The Alchemist's Daughter

The Alchemist's Daughter is a young adult historical fantasy, set in Elizabethan England a year before the Armada, in which Sidonie Quince attempts to save her father from the consequences of a rash night with the Queen. It was written by Eileen Kernaghan and published in 2004.

The Alchemist's Daughter
AuthorEileen Kernaghan
LanguageEnglish
Genrehistorical fantasy
Awards
  • Best Canadian Speculative Novel in English (Prix Aurora Awards 2005)
  • 2006 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award
  • Publishing In Education Award 2005 at the Saskatchewan Book Awards

The Alchemist's Daughter was shortlisted for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize at the BC Book Prizes 2005,[1] Best Canadian Speculative Novel in English at the Prix Aurora Awards 2005,[2] the 2006 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award and the Publishing In Education Award 2005 at the Saskatchewan Book Awards.[3]

  • Kernaghan, Eileen (2004). The Alchemist's Daughter. Saskatoon, Sask: Thistledown Press. ISBN 978-1-894345-79-8.

References

  1. "Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Finalists 2005". BC Book Prizes. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
  2. "Nominated Books: English". Prix Aurora Awards. Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
  3. "2005 Nominees". Award Nominees By Year. Saskatchewan Book Awards. Retrieved 2007-10-30.


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