Linda McNabb

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

McNabb, Linda (1963 – ) writes fantasy novels for children and young adults. She was born in England and moved to Auckland at the age of five. She has worked as a computer operator, computer production scheduler and, most recently, in customer service for Scholastic.

McNabb’s first three published books were And the Winner Is… (2001), The Dragon’s Apprentice (2002) and The Puppet Master (2003). The author describes her work as focusing ‘mainly on fantasy that forces the mind to explore things and ideas beyond the "real" world.’ About The Dragon’s Apprentice, reviewers Haylee Bedford and Emma McGinty from Newall School, write in Lookout, ‘This book is one we want to read again and again.’ In the New Zealand Herald, Margie Thomson comments, ‘McNabb’s second novel follows The Dragon’s Apprentice … and brings readers more well-crafted fantasy.’ Graeme Beattie says in citymix ‘[McNabb] has a gift for inventing characters and worlds for them to live in.’

The Dragon’s Apprentice was a finalist at the 2003 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, and was listed as a 2003 Storylines Notable Junior Fiction Book.

The Stonekeeper's Daughter was published by HarperCollins in 2004, and was listed as a 2005 Storylines Notable Junior Fiction Book.

McNabbs fourth fantasy novel, The Seventh Son, was published by HarperCollins in 2005.

Circle of Dreams: Runeweaver was published by Scholastic in 2005. The second book of the series is Circle of Dreams: Timeweaver (Scholastic 2007), which tells the story of the young runeweaver Zaine and what happens when the runes don't go his way.

Mountains of Fire (HarperCollins, 2006) is the first book in the Book of the Dragon Charmers series. Valley of Silver, published in 2007 by HarperCollins, is the sequel.

The Crystal Runners was published by Scholastic in 2006.

The Shadow Hunters (HarperCollins, 2007) is a new fantasy novel, a rich story of the kingdom of elves and humans.

Dragon's Bane (HarperCollins, 2008) is the third book in the series that begun with The Dragon's Apprentice. Toby has been living in Dragon Valley for a year now, and things are starting to come apart at the seams of the worlds.

Circle of Dreams: Starweaver (Scholastic, 2008) is the third and final book in the Circle of Dreams series. As time slows down, the people at Willow Castle realise there is only one way to keep the world going, and Zaine is recalled.

MEDIA LINKS AND CLIPS

• Linda McNabb's website