Elaine Cunningham (born August 12, 1957) is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her almost poetic literary style and her contributions to the Forgotten Realms campaign world, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep. Amongst Elaine's most popular characters are the half-elf Arilyn Moonblade, the bard Danilo Thann, the quirky drow wizard Liriel Baenre, her companion the Rashemi berserker Fyodor, and her enemy - the single-minded Gorlist, Elaith "The Serpent" Craulnober (created by Ed Greenwood), Matteo and Tzigone, and the deep dragon Zz'Pzora. Elaine is also the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Journey, from the Star Wars New Jedi Order saga. Elaine is currently working on the final book of her long-running Songs & Swords series entitled Reclamation. The book will feature Arilyn Moonblade and Danilo Thann, and is due out in March of 2008 (Cunningham, Elaine. Elain Cunningham Bookshelf. Retrieved on 2007-12-29.). Elaine lives in New England with her husband, their two sons, and two eccentric Siamese cats.
Bibliography
- Songs & Swords (featuring Arilyn, Danilo and Elaith)
- Starlight and Shadows (featuring Liriel, Fyodor, Gorlist and Zz'Pzora)
- (1998)
- Councelors & Kings (featuring Matteo and Tzigone)
- (With Ed Greenwood; 2005)
- Forgotten Realms anthology novellas
- "The Bargain"—Realms of Valor (1993)/ (2007)
- "The More Things Change"—Realms of Infamy (1994)/ (2007)
- "The Direct Approach"—Realms of Magic (1995)/ (2007)
- "Rite of Blood"—Realms of the Underdark (1996)/The Best of the Realms, Book 1 (2003)
- "Secrets of Blood, Spirits of the Sea"—Realms of the Arcane (1997)/ (2007)
- "The Great Hunt"—Dragon magazine #246 (1998)/ (2007)
- "Speaking with the Dead"—Realms of Mystery (1998)/ (2007)
- "Stolen Dreams"—Dragon magazine #259 (1999)/ (2007)
- "Fire is Fire"—Realms of the Deep (2000)/ (2007)
- "Possessions"—Dragon magazine #282 (2002)/ (2007)
- "A Little Knowledge"—Realms of Shadow (2002)/ (2007)
- "Gorlist's Dragon"—Realms of Dragons (2004)
- "Games of Chance"—Dragon magazine #335 (2005)/ (2007)
- "The Knights of Samular"— (2007)
- "Tribute"— (2007)
- "Answered Prayers"— (2007)
- Del Rey's Star Wars books
- Red Sky, Blue Flame
- Dark Journey, Book 10 (featuring Jaina Solo)
- The Apprentice
- The Changeling Detective Agency series
- Fantasist Enterprises anthology novellas
Quotes
- (From Candlekeep web forums): Ravens and crows will also interact with humans. Occasionally they'll imitate human behavior (such as helping gardeners pull weeds.) Sometimes they're willing to cut a deal. I've got one going with the local "raven mafia." They always gather on trash pickup day, but in exchange for some "protection bread," they'll leave my trash alone and even chase other birds away from it.
- (From Elaine Cunningham's website, on the subject of author photos): I find this sort of thing unnecessary and irrelevant. It's like that scene from "Wizard of Oz," when the wizard admonishes Dorothy and company, "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!" It's the illusion -- in this case, the story -- that matters. What difference does it make if an author is male or female, young or old, or for that matter, a Caucasian human or a sentient dolphin?
