It won the RAI Book of the Year 2013, and has been shortlisted for the Sakura Medal (English High) 2014. It is the first book to have won both categories. Kiernan’s fourth novel, Into the Grey (aka Taken Away) – a YA ghost story set in 1970′s Ireland – won the 2012 CBI Book of the Year (formerly The Bisto award) and the CBI Children’s Choice Award. First published in Kiernan’s native Ireland in 2008, the trilogy has since been published in 15 different territories, and translated into 10 different languages. She is best known for The Moorehawke Trilogy, a dark, complex trilogy of fantasy YA books set in an alternative renaissance Europe. Her critically acclaimed work combines fantasy elements with the exploration of political, humanitarian and philosophical themes. Celine Kiernan is an award-winning author of fantasy novels for young adults.
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