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Melanie Cellier

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Website

http://www.melaniecellier.com

Genre

Young Adult, Fantasy

Member Since

November 2014

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Melanie Cellier grew up on a staple diet of books, books and more books. And although she got older, she never stopped loving children’s and young adult novels.  She always wanted to write one herself, but it took three careers and three different continents before she actually managed it.  

She now feels incredibly fortunate to spend her time writing from her home in Adelaide, Australia where she keeps an eye out for koalas in her backyard. Her staple diet hasn’t changed much, although she’s added choc mint Rooibos tea and Chicken Crimpies to the list. 

She writes young adult fantasy including her Spoken Mage series, and her Four Kingdoms and Beyond the Four Kingdoms series which are made up of linked stand-alone stories that retell classic ...more

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Melanie Cellier’s books

Average rating: 4.23 · 124,134 ratings · 9,291 reviews · 93 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea (The Four Kingdoms, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 7,525 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voice of Power (The Spoken Mage, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 6,881 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dance of Silver and Shadow (Beyond the Four Kingdoms, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 5,930 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crown of Secrets (The Hidden Mage, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 5,933 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voice of Command (The Spoken Mage, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 5,376 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Tale of Beauty and Beast (Beyond the Four Kingdoms, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 4,985 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voice of Life (The Spoken Mage, #4) 4.40 avg rating — 4,725 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voice of Dominion (The Spoken Mage, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 4,774 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Princess Fugitive: A Reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood (The Four Kingdoms, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 4,785 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crown of Danger (The Hidden Mage, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 4,579 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Melanie Cellier

The Four Kingdoms (5 books)
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4.20 avg rating — 33,155 ratings

The Spoken Mage (5 books)
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4.29 avg rating — 25,770 ratings

Beyond the Four Kingdoms (6 books)
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4.22 avg rating — 24,383 ratings

The Hidden Mage (4 books)
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4.15 avg rating — 18,991 ratings

Return to the Four Kingdoms (6 books)
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4.31 avg rating — 9,218 ratings

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Melanie Cellier is now friends with Genesis Porter
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Melanie Cellier answered Reader's question: Hi!! I love the series of the Four Kingdoms, Beyond the Four Kingdoms, and Return to the Four Kindgoms. And I was wondering will there be a 4th series by any chance? I just absolutely love these books! Yes! In fact it has just released! The fourth Four Kingdoms series is a duology (that is, two books) retelling the fairy tale East of the Sun and West of the Moon. The titles are To Ride the Wind (Book 1) and To Steal the Sun (Book 2) and book two ju See Full Answer
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Quotes by Melanie Cellier (?)

“Sometimes I have good ideas, sometimes I have bad ideas and sometimes I have colossally bad ideas.”
― Melanie Cellier, The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea

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“I am soft. But that doesn't mean I'm not brave. I just save my bravery for when it's actually needed.”
― Melanie Cellier, The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea

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“Don’t let them eat all those cookies, Coralie. I’m relying on you.” “I will not betray your trust,” she said with the utmost seriousness. I nodded. Cookies were serious business.”
― Melanie Cellier, Voice of Dominion

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Hello everyone. Here is the poll for July BotM. Feel free to suggest write ins and I'm looking forward to which book we chose next month!

The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson

The Golden Braid (Hagenheim, #6) by Melanie Dickerson

5 votes, 23.8%

Cinderella Must Die by W.R. Gingell (write-in)

4 votes, 19.0%

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyer

3 votes, 14.3%

Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier

Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood, #1) by Juliet Marillier

2 votes, 9.5%

Entwined by Heather Dixon Wallwork

2 votes, 9.5%

A Dance of Silver and Shadow: A Retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses by Melanie Cellier

A Dance of Silver and Shadow A Retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses (Beyond the Four Kingdoms, #1) by Melanie Cellier

1 vote, 4.8%

Thief of Cahraman by Lucy Tempest

Thief of Cahraman (Fairytales of Folkshore, #1) by Lucy Tempest

1 vote, 4.8%

Girl in the Red Hood by Brittany Fichter

Girl in the Red Hood (The Classical Kingdoms, #4) by Brittany Fichter

1 vote, 4.8%

The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson

The Captive Maiden (Hagenheim, #4) by Melanie Dickerson

1 vote, 4.8%

Beauty and the Beast by K.M. Shea

Beauty and the Beast (Timeless Fairy Tales, #1) by K.M. Shea

1 vote, 4.8%

The Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson

The Fairest Beauty (Hagenheim, #3) by Melanie Dickerson

0 votes, 0.0%

A Whole New World by Liz Braswell

A Whole New World (Twisted Tales) by Liz Braswell

0 votes, 0.0%

The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher

0 votes, 0.0%

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Aussie Readers: New Release - YA Retelling of The Princess and the Pea	4	16	Jan 17, 2016 10:52PM
YA Buddy Readers'...: The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea (The Four Kingdoms #1) by Melanie Cellier - Starting April 24th 2016	70	149	Jun 07, 2016 02:53AM
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