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Cinda Williams Chima worked selling and proofreading ads for the Akron Beacon Journal and as a freelance journalist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. She turned to writing full-time in 2009 and is currently at work on her third series of young adult fantasty novels. Born in Springfield, Ohio, Cinda is a graduate of the University of Akron and currently lives in Chagrin Falls.
School Visits & Speaking Engagements
Cinda speaks on frequently-asked questions about the writing and publishing process including where authors get their ideas, how a novel progresses from idea to finished work, what do to with a first draft, what common problems to look for in revision, and how to get feedback on your work. Cinda also conducts writing workshops. Audience: Teen or Adult.
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DEATHCASTER (2019): In this indispensable conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Shattered Realms series, master storyteller Cinda Williams Chima delivers spellbinding action, bittersweet reunions, and dazzling revelations.
Warrior Alyssa ana’Raisa would do anything to protect her home, the Fells, and her legacy, the Gray Wolf line. But as a prisoner of Empress Celestine, Lyss is forced to turn her fearsome talents as an army commander against her beloved homeland. Refusal would swiftly lead to her death, and her death would end the Gray Wolf line.
In Lyss’s absence, Fellsmarch Castle swarms with intrigue, deception, and a primordial threat. Destin Karn, a southern spymaster with a hidden agenda of his own, might be the queendom’s only hope of defeating the forces aligned against the Seven Realms…as well as the enemies within the castle. (Ages 14+)
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STORMCASTER (2018): The third of four novels in the Shattered Realms series. Vagabond seafarer Evan Strangward can move wind, waves, and weather, but his magical abilities can’t protect him forever from the brutal Empress Celestine. As Celestine’s relentless bloodsworn armies grow, Evan travels to the Fells to warn the queendom that an invasion is imminent.
If he can’t convince the Gray Wolf queen to take a stand, he knows that the Seven Realms will fall, and his last sanctuary will be destroyed. Among the dead will be the one person Evan can’t stand to lose.
Meanwhile, the queen’s formidable daughter, Princess Alyssa ana’Raisa, is already a prisoner aboard the empress’ ship, sailing east. Lyss may be the last remaining hope of bringing down the empress from within her own tightly controlled stronghold. (Ages 14+)
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SHADOWCASTER (2017): The second of four novels in the Shattered Realms series. Alyssa ana’Raisa, the reluctant princess heir to the Gray Wolf throne of the Fells, feels more comfortable striking with a sword than maneuvering at court. After a brush with death, Lyss goes on the offensive, meaning to end the war that has raged her whole life. If her gamble doesn’t pay off, she could lose her queendom before she even ascends to the throne.
Across enemy lines in Arden, young rising star Captain Halston Matelon is being sent on ever more dangerous assignments. Between the terrifying rumors of witches and wolfish warriors to the north and his cruel king at home, Hal is caught in an impossible game of life and death.
Lyss and Hal’s intricately linked fates become inseparable when they fall under the shadow of a new enemy—a force that threatens to extinguish the last rays of hope in the Shattered Realms. (Ages 14+)
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FLAMECASTER (2016): The first of four novels in the Shattered Realms series. Ash is a trained healer with a powerful gift of magic and a thirst for revenge. Ash is forced into hiding after a series of murders throws the queendom into chaos. Abandoned at birth, Jenna Bandelow was told that the mysterious magemark on the back of her neck would make her a target. Eventually, Ash and Jenna’s paths will collide. Set in the world of the acclaimed “Seven Realms” series a generation later, this is a thrilling story of dark magic, chilling threats, and two unforgettable characters walking a knife-sharp line between life and death. (Ages 14+)
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