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Anvard Anvard is the moatless castle where King Lune of Archenland resides in the fictional land of Narnia, as described in "The Chronicles of Narnia", a book series by C. S. Lewis. It is made of red-brown stones and sits on a green lawn in front of a high woody ridge. In "The Horse and His Boy", Prince Rabadash led a force of two hundred Calormene horsemen in a surprise attack against it, but was defeated by a relief army from Narnia led by King Edmund.
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C. S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, broadcaster, lecturer, and Christian apologist. He held academic positions at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge University (Magdalene College, 1954–1963). He is best known for his works of fiction, especially "The Screwtape Letters", "The Chronicles of Narnia", and "The Space Trilogy", and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as "Mere Christianity", "Miracles", and "The Problem of Pain".
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J. P. Martin J. P. (John Percival) Martin (1879 – 24 March 1966) was an English author best known for his "Uncle" series of children's stories.
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The Castle of Llyr The Castle of Llyr (1966) is a high fantasy novel by Lloyd Alexander, the third of five volumes in "The Chronicles of Prydain". The story continues the adventures of Taran "Assistant Pig-Keeper", primarily on the Isle of Mona west of Prydain, far from the forces of Arawn, Lord of Death.
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Philip Ardagh Philip Ardagh (born 11 September 1961, Kent) is an English children's author, primarily known for the Eddie Dickens series of books. He has written more than 100 books including adult fiction and children's non-fiction.
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Erik Christian Haugaard Erik Christian Haugaard (April 13, 1923 – June 4, 2009) was a Danish-born American writer, best known for children's books and for his translations of the works of Hans Christian Andersen.
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Mort Castle Mort Castle (born 1946) is an American horror author and writing teacher, with more than 500 short stories and a 17 books to his credit, including "Cursed Be the Child" (Leisure Books, 1994) and "The Strangers". Castle's first novel was published in 1967. Since then he has had pieces published in all sorts of places ranging from traditional literary magazines to more off-the-wall or risqué markets. He has been nominated eleven times for the Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction and winner three times.
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Missandei Missandei is a fictional character in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation "Game of Thrones".
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Margot Benary-Isbert Margot Benary-Isbert (December 2, 1889 – May 27, 1976) was a German and later an American writer of children's books.
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Ivan Orav Ivan Orav (September 1, 1908 – June 19, 2009) is a fictional character created by Estonian writer Andrus Kivirähk, who published a book ""Memoirs of Ivan Orav or the Past as Azure Mountains"" ("Ivan Orava mälestused, ehk, Minevik kui helesinised mäed") in 1995. The book mocks popular stereotypes about the interbellum period of Estonian independence.
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Maria Gripe Maria Gripe, born Maja Stina Walter (25 July 1923 – 5 April 2007), was a Swedish author of books for children and young adults, often written in a magical and mystical tone. For her lasting contribution to children's literature she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Writing in 1974.
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Yrjö Karilas Yrjö Antero Karilas (3 January 1891 – 7 June 1982) was a Finnish writer. He is most known for his "Pikkujättiläinen" book series.
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Sansa Stark Sansa Stark is a fictional character created by American author George R. R. Martin. She is a prominent character in Martin's award-winning "A Song of Ice and Fire" series.
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Sven Nordqvist Sven Otto Rickard Nordqvist (born 30 April 1946) is a Swedish writer and illustrator of children's books, best known for his series Pettson and Findus, about the old farmer Pettson and his talented cat Findus.
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Monarchies of God The Monarchies of God is an epic fantasy series written by Irish author Paul Kearney. This series was published between 1995 and 2002 in five volumes. The series is noteworthy for its ruthlessness in dispatching major characters, its large number of epic battles and its use of gunpowder and cannons. Kearney also has an extensive knowledge of sailing and uses this to inform his description of naval travel and combat. The series garnered critical praise and numbers fantasy author Steven Erikson among its fans as he mentions in an interview with Neil Walsh, May 2000. The series has also been criticised for its pessimism.
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Felix Wedgwood Arthur Felix Wedgwood (18 July 1877 - 14 March 1917) was an English author, mountaineer and soldier who died on active service during the First World War.
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Jaime Lannister Jaime Lannister is a fictional character in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation "Game of Thrones". He becomes a prominent point of view character in the novels beginning in "A Storm of Swords" (2000).
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Håvard Narum Håvard Narum (born 23 June 1944) is a Norwegian journalist and author.
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Violet Florence Martin Violet Florence Martin (11 June 1862 – 21 December 1915) was an Irish author who co-wrote a series of novels with cousin Edith Somerville under the pen name of Martin Ross in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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Leonora Christina Ulfeldt Leonora Christina, Countess Ulfeldt, born "Countess Leonora Christina Christiansdatter" til Slesvig og Holsten (8 July 1621 – 16 March 1698), was the daughter of King Christian IV of Denmark and wife of Steward of the Realm, traitor Count Corfitz Ulfeldt. Renowned in Denmark since the 19th century for her posthumously published autobiography, "Jammers Minde", written secretly during two decades of solitary confinement in a royal dungeon, her intimate version of the major events she witnessed in Europe's history, interwoven with ruminations on her woes as a political prisoner, still commands popular interest, scholarly respect, and has virtually become the stuff of legend as retold and enlivened in Danish literature and art.
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A. L. Rowse Alfred Leslie Rowse (4 December 1903 – 3 October 1997), known publicly as A. L. Rowse but to friends and family as "Leslie", was a British author and historian from Cornwall, England, UK.
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Julian Fane (author) The Honourable Julian Charles Fane (27 May 1927 – 13 December 2009), was a British author.