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Midori Snyder is the author of eight books for children and adults, published in English, French, and Dutch. She won the Mythopoeic Award for The Innamorati, a novel inspired by early Roman myth and the Italian "Commedia dell'Arte" tradition. Other novels include The Flight of Michael McBride (a mythic western), Soulstring (a lyrical fairy tale), The Oran Trilogy: New Moon, Sadar's Keep, and Beldan's Fire (imaginary-world fantasy, recently re-published in Vikings's Firebird line), and Hannah's Garden (a contemporary faery novel for young adults). Except the Queen, a novel written in collaboration with Jane Yolen is forthcoming in 2010.

Her short stories have appeared in numerous venues including the The Armless Maiden; Black Thorn, White Ros ...more

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	New Moon (Oran, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 904 ratings — published 1989 — 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
	Sadar's Keep (Oran, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 705 ratings — published 1990 — 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
	Beldan's Fire (Oran, #3) 3.98 avg rating — 658 ratings — published 1993 — 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
	Hatchling (Dinotopia, #3) 3.76 avg rating — 611 ratings — published 1995 — 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 Innamorati 3.77 avg rating — 464 ratings — published 1998 — 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
	Hannah's Garden 3.90 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	The Flight of Michael McBride 3.71 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1994 — 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
	Soulstring 3.74 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1987 — 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
	Dinotopia Picturebook 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1999	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
	Winter Wheat by Midori Snyder, George Schnobrich (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1985	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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“To deny ones' true nature and the gifts given you by the gods is to tempt disaster. You cannot hide behind the mask forever.”
― Midori Snyder

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“A true hero is the one who knows that often as not the dragon is in the damsel and not the other way around.”
― Midori Snyder, The Innamorati

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“But instead of a rust color, the hatchling's scales were blue and lavender.”
― Midori Snyder, Hatchling

tags: amazing-technicolor-wildlife, dinosaurs, scales

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SEPTEMBER Fantasy: This poll decides which two books will go on to the run off poll for the September 2014 Fantasy BOTM.

A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham

26 votes, 32.5%

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

18 votes, 22.5%

Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis

12 votes, 15.0%

Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold

11 votes, 13.8%

Except the Queen by Jane Yolen and Midori Snyder

9 votes, 11.3%

Gods and Monsters: Unclean Spirits by Chuck Wendig

4 votes, 5.0%

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