Kate Forsyth's Fairytale Oracle
By: Kate Forsyth, Merle Hunt (Illustrator)
Card or Card Deck | 30 April 2025
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ISBN: 9781922785428
ISBN-10: 1922785423
Series: Rockpool Oracle
Published: 30th April 2025
Format: Card or Card Deck
Language: English
Number of Pages: 144
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Rockpool Publishing
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 15.0 x 11.5 x 5.33
Weight (kg): 0.43
Kate Forsyth
Other historical novels include The Blue Rose, set during the French Revolution and the first British embassy to Imperial China; Beauty in Thorns, a reimagining of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ told in the voices of four women of the Pre-Raphaelite circle of artists and poets; The Wild Girl, the story of the forbidden romance behind the Grimm brothers’ fairy tales which was named Most Memorable Love Story of 2013; and Bitter Greens, a retelling of ‘Rapunzel’ which won the 2015 American Library Association award for Best Historical Fiction.
Kate’s non-fiction books include Searching for Charlotte: The Fascinating Story of Australia’s First Children’s Author, co-written by her sister Belinda Murrell, with the assistance of the Nancy Keesing Fellowship. It was longlisted for the 2021 Readings Non-Fiction Prize. Her collection of essays, The Rebirth of Rapunzel: A Mythic Biography of the Maiden in the Tower, won the William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism in 2017.
Books for children include the Long-Lost Fairy-Tales collection, illustrated by Lorena Carrington. The first in the series, Vasilisa the Wise & Other Tales of Brave Young Women, won a silver medal in the 2018 US Readers Favorite Book awards. Other titles in the series are The Buried Moon & Other Tales of Bright Young Women; Snow White, Rose Red & Other Tales of Kind Young Women; and The Gardener’s Son & the Golden Bird & Other Tales of Gentle Young Men.
Kate has a Doctorate of Creative Arts in fairy tale studies, and is also an accredited master storyteller with the Australian Guild of Storytellers. She has taught writing retreats in Australia, Fiji, Greece, and the United Kingdom.
What genres does Kate Forsyth write in?
She writes historical fiction, literary fairy tale retellings, fantasy (epic series), children's fairy-tale collections, and non-fiction and criticism about fairy tales and literature.
Which book is a good place to start with her fairy-tale retellings?
Bitter Greens is a frequently recommended entry: it is a retelling of Rapunzel and won a major award. Beauty in Thorns and The Wild Girl are other accessible historical retellings to try next.
In what order should I read her main series?
Witches of Eileanan series: Dragonclaw (Book 1), The Pool of Two Moons (Book 2), The Cursed Towers (Book 3), The Forbidden Land (Book 4), The Skull of the World (Book 5), The Fathomless Caves (Book 6). Rhiannon's Ride series: The Tower of Ravens (Book 1), The Shining City (Book 2), The Heart of Stars (Book 3).
Has Kate Forsyth won any notable awards?
Yes. Bitter Greens won the 2015 American Library Association award for Best Historical Fiction. The Rebirth of Rapunzel won the William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism in 2017. Vasilisa the Wise & Other Tales of Brave Young Women won a silver medal in the 2018 US Readers Favorite Book awards. Searching for Charlotte was longlisted for the 2021 Readings Non-Fiction Prize.
Does she write for both adults and children?
Yes. She publishes adult historical novels and fantasy series, as well as children's collections of long-lost fairy tales and illustrated storybooks.
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