Kristen Britain (born October 18, 1965) is an American author. She is the author of the fantasy series Green Rider which includes the eponymous first volume (nominated for the Crawford Award),
Early life and education
Britain grew up in the
Finger Lakes region of New York State, where she started her first novel — an undersea fantasy featuring herself and her friends — at the age of nine. She published her first book, a cartoon collection called
Horses and Horsepeople, at the age of thirteen.
[ Kristen Britain Biography ]
After completing her degree in film production, with a minor in writing,[" Fantasy-writing alumna to give storytelling tips ," The Ithacan, 2009-04-16] at Ithaca College in 1987, she went to work for the National Park Service in 1988
Britain currently resides in Maine.
Career
Her first ranger job was a seasonal position at Clara Barton National Historic Site in Maryland.
[ Kristen Britain Interview, Future Fiction]
At the time of the publication of her first novel,
Green Rider, she was working full-time as a park ranger at Acadia National Park, and she drew much of the inspiration for the landscape of Sacoridia from the park.
[" Into the Woods: An Interview with Kristen Britain," Amazon UK] Her many years as a park ranger enabled her to work in a variety of natural and historical settings, from 300 feet below the surface of the Earth to 13,000 feet above sea level on the Continental Divide; and from the textile mills of the American Industrial Revolution to the homes of Americans who changed the course of history.
Kristen Britain's first novel, Green Rider, was published by
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Published works
Green Rider series
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Green Rider (1998, US paperback; UK paperback)
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First Rider's Call (2003, US paperback; UK paperback) (initial working title was Mirror of the Moon)
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The High King's Tomb (2007, )
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Blackveil (2011, , hardcover)
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Mirror Sight (2014, , hardcover)
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Firebrand (2017, , hardcover)
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The Dream Gatherer (2018, , hardcover); collection of Green Rider short fiction
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Winterlight (2021, , hardcover)
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Spirit of the Wood (2023, ISBN 978-0756418717, hardcover); Green Rider novella / short novel
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Falling in a Sea of Stars (scheduled for 30 September 2025)
Short stories
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Linked, on the Lake of Souls in DAW 30th Anniversary Anthology: Fantasy 2003
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Avalonia Out Of Avalon 2001
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Justine and the Mountie in Imaginary Friends 2008
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Chafing the Bogey Man in Misspelled 2008
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