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Melanie Rawn


Born
in The United States
June 12, 1954

Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy


Melanie Rawn received a BA in history from Scripps College and worked as a teacher and editor before becoming a writer.

She has been nominated for a Locus award on three separate occasions: in 1989 for Dragon Prince (in the first novel category), in 1994 for Skybowl (in the fantasy novel category), and again in 1995 for Ruins of Ambrai (in the fantasy novel category).

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.02 · 93,242 ratings · 2,204 reviews · 77 distinct works • Similar authors
Dragon Prince (Dragon Princ...
3.95 avg rating — 16,716 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions
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Stronghold (Dragon Star, #1)
4.04 avg rating — 12,051 ratings — published 1991 — 21 editions
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Skybowl (Dragon Star, #3)
4.11 avg rating — 10,273 ratings — published 1993 — 14 editions
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The Star Scroll (Dragon Pri...
4.10 avg rating — 9,602 ratings — published 1989
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Sunrunner's Fire (Dragon Pr...
4.12 avg rating — 9,136 ratings — published 1990 — 24 editions
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The Ruins of Ambrai (Exiles...
4.08 avg rating — 9,222 ratings — published 1994 — 11 editions
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The Mageborn Traitor (Exile...
4.16 avg rating — 6,963 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions
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The Dragon Token (Dragon St...
4.12 avg rating — 6,760 ratings — published 1992 — 11 editions
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3.83 avg rating — 3,681 ratings — published 1996 — 10 editions
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Touchstone (Glass Thorns, #1)
3.43 avg rating — 994 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions
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Series by Melanie Rawn

Dragon Prince The Star Scroll Sunrunner's Fire
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4.04 avg rating — 35,688 ratings

Stronghold The Dragon Token Skybowl
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4.08 avg rating — 29,083 ratings

The Ruins of Ambrai The Mageborn Traitor
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4.11 avg rating — 16,404 ratings

The Diviner The Golden Key
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3.80 avg rating — 4,111 ratings

Touchstone Elsewhens Thornlost Window Wall Playing to the Gods
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3.71 avg rating — 2,132 ratings

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“Nothing is written stone, child. Even if it were, the stones can be shattered”
― Melanie Rawn, Dragon Prince
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“If she could find a man who could feel and laugh as well as desire, she might even think about thinking about marriage.”
― Melanie Rawn, The Ruins of Ambrai
tags: desire, marriage, men, relationships
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“Affection isn't so plentiful in this life that any of us can afford to reject it when it's offered, whatever its source.”
― Melanie Rawn, The Star Scroll
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Polls

SERIES DISCUSSION: This poll determines which two series will move on to the run-off poll for our second official Beyond Reality Series Discussion!

The Wars of Light and Shadow - Janny Wurts
 
  13 votes, 28.9%

Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny
 
  10 votes, 22.2%

Book of the New Sun - Gene Wolfe
 
  6 votes, 13.3%

The Chanur series - C.J. Cherryh
 
  4 votes, 8.9%

Saga of Pliocene Exile / Intervention / Galactic Milieu - Julian May
 
  3 votes, 6.7%

Chronicles of the Cheysuli - Jennifer Roberson
 
  2 votes, 4.4%

The Dragaeran Books - Steven Brust
 
  2 votes, 4.4%

The Shadowmarch series - Tad Williams
 
  2 votes, 4.4%

The Recluce Saga - L.E. Modesitt Jr.
 
  1 vote, 2.2%

Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever - Stephen R. Donaldson
 
  1 vote, 2.2%

The Garrett, PI series - Glen Cook
 
  1 vote, 2.2%

The Dragon Prince & Dragon Spawn trilogies - Melanie Rawn
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

The Emberverse series - S.M. Stirling
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

The Alvin Maker series - Orson Scott Card
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

45 total votes
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