Karen Lee Field

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Karen Lee Field
Born1961 (age 6263)
London, England
OccupationWriter and Administrator
Genre Fantasy, children's books, Dark Fiction
Website
www.karenleefield.com

Karen Lee Field (born 1961) is an author of fantasy novels for younger readers, 9- to 12-year-olds, as well as adults. She also writes short fiction.

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Born in the UK, Field moved to Australia with her parents in 1969 and settled in Sydney. In 2009 she moved to the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. She works part-time for the Australian Government, which pays the bills and allows her more time to pursue her writing career. In 2010 she founded her own business, Kayelle Press. [1] However, the business was shut down in 2016 due to a death in the family and having to care for her mother, who had Alzheimer's disease.

Bibliography

Novels

Middle Grade Books

Cat and Mouse Adventures

  • TBA The House on the Hill (trade paperback) [3] and (ebook) [4]

The Land of Miu Series

  • 3 May 2015 The Land of Miu (The Land of Miu, #1, 3rd Ed.) (ebook) [5]
  • 22 May 2015 The King's Riddle (The Land of Miu, #2, 2nd Ed.) (ebook) [6]
  • 1 June 2018 The Lion Gods (The Land of Miu, #3) (ebook) [7]
Forthcoming
  • Whispering Caves - a fantasy novel for adults

Out of Print

  • 2010 Cat's Eyes (Land of Miu, #1) (Kayelle Press, December 2010) [8] [9]
  • 25 Nov 2011 The Land of Miu (2nd Edition, Land of Miu, #1) – originally published with the title "Cat's Eyes" [10] [11]
  • 25 Jan 2012 The King's Riddle (Land of Miu, #2) (Kayelle Press, 2011) [12]

Short stories

Forthcoming

None at present

Articles

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References

  1. "About Me" – Author's Website
  2. - ASIN: B07KMV7H8
  3. Field, Karen Lee (7 July 2019). House on the Hill: A Cat and Mouse Adventure. Karen Lee Field. ISBN   978-0-9943362-5-5.
  4. Field, Karen Lee (9 July 2019). House on the Hill: A Cat and Mouse Adventure. Karen Lee Field. ISBN   978-0-9943362-4-8.
  5. - ISBN   978-0-9943362-0-0
  6. - ISBN   978-0-9808642-6-7
  7. - ISBN   978-0-9943362-2-4
  8. National Library of Australia record ISBN   978-0-9808642-0-5 (pbk.)
  9. National Library of Australia record ISBN   978-0-9808642-1-2 (eBook)
  10. Publisher's official announcement
  11. Publisher's page
  12. Kayelle Press – The King's Riddle page
  13. Speculative Realms
  14. Kayelle Press – Hope Anthology