Cherith Baldry

Cherith Baldry (born 21 January 1947) is a British children's fiction and fantasy fiction writer. She also publishes under the pseudonyms Adam Blade, Jenny Dale, Jack Dillon, and Erin Hunter. She has also written several one-act plays.^[1][2]

Biography

Born in Lancaster, England, Baldry studied at Manchester University and St Anne's College, Oxford. She worked both as a teacher and a lecturer.^[3] She taught in Sierra Leone and England.^[4][5] She is a member of and has published reviews in the British Science Fiction Association.^[6]

Baldry is one of seven authors who writes under the pen name of Erin Hunter.^[7][8] Baldry has written for Warriors, in which wild cats strive for peace in their territories,^[9] and Seekers, in which a group of four bears go on a journey together.

She currently lives in Reigate with her two cats, Bramble and Sorrel, who were the inspirations for two characters in the Warriors books (Brambleclaw and Sorreltail, respectively).^[10] She was married to the late Peter Baldry, a scientist, and has two sons, Will and Adam.

Books

Eaglesmount trilogy

• The Silver Horn (2001)
• The Emerald Throne (2001)
• The Lake of Darkness (2004)

Abbey series

• The Buried Cross (2004)
• The Silent Man (2004)
• The Scarlet Spring (2004)
• The Drowned Sword (2006)

Saga of the Six Worlds series

• The Book and the Phoenix (1989) a.k.a. A Rush of Golden Wings and revised as Cradoc's Quest (1994)
• Hostage of the Sea (1990) a.k.a. Rite of Brotherhood
• The Carpenter's Apprentice (1992)
• Storm Wind (1994)

Warriors series

Main article: Warriors (novel series)

• Forest of Secrets (2003)
• A Dangerous Path (2004)
• The Darkest Hour (2004)
• Midnight (2005)
• Moonrise (2005)
• Starlight (2006)
• Twilight (2006)
• Sunset (2007)
• Outcast (2008)
• Long Shadows (2008)
• Sunrise (2009)
• The Fourth Apprentice (2009)
• Sign of the Moon (2011)
• The Forgotten Warrior (2011)
• The Sun Trail (2013)
• Thunder Rising (2013)
• The Blazing Star (2014)
• The Apprentice's Quest (2016)
• Shattered Sky (2017)
• River of Fire (2018)
• Lost Stars (2019)
• Veil of Shadows (2020)
• The Place of No Stars (2021)
• River (2022)
• Shadow (2023)
• Wind (2024)
• Firestar's Quest (2007)
• SkyClan's Destiny (2010)
• Yellowfang's Secret (2012)
• Bramblestar's Storm (2014)
• Hawkwing's Journey (2016)
• Crowfeather's Trial (2018)
• Graystripe's Vow (2020)
• Onestar's Confession (2022)
• Ivypool's Heart (2024)
• Pebbleshine's Kits (2020)
• Daisy's Kin (2021)
• Beyond the Code: Brightspirit's Mercy (2009)

Seekers series

Main article: Seekers (novel series)

• Great Bear Lake (2009)
• The Last Wilderness (2010)
• Spirits in the Stars (2011)
• Island of Shadows (2012)
• River of Lost Bears (2013)
• Forest of Wolves (2014)
• The Burning Horizon (2015)
• The Longest Day (2016)

Novels

• Drew's Talents (1997)
• Mutiny in Space (1997)
• Exiled from Camelot (2000)
• The Reliquary Ring (2002)
• The Roses of Roazon (2004)

Plays

• Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (1989)
• Achilles His Armour (1991)