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{{Infobox Writer
[[Image:Catie Murphy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Catie Murphy]]
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'''C. E. Murphy''' is a writer of [[fantasy]] [[novel]]s and [[short story|short stories]].
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She also writes "action-adventure romance" novels under the [[pseudonym]] '''Cate Dermody''', which was her grandmother's maiden name.
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| pseudonym = Cate Dermody
| birth_date = June 1, 1973
| birth_place = [[Kenai, Alaska]]
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| occupation = [[Writer]]
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
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| genre = [[Science fiction]], [[fantasy]]
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| website = http://www.cemurphy.net
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'''C. E. Murphy''' ([[June 1]], [[1973]]) is an [[Alaska]]n-born writer of [[fantasy]] [[novel]]s, [[short story|short stories]] and [[comic books]]. She has also written a [[romance novel]] trilogy under the [[pseudonym]] '''Cate Dermody'''. She currently lives in [[Ireland]].


==Bibliography ==
==Bibliography ==
===The Walker Papers ===
===The Walker Papers ===
<blockquote style="font-style:italic;">Joanne Walker is a Seattle police mechanic with no use for the mystical[…]until, on her deathbed, a trickster offers her the chance to live. In choosing life, she becomes a shaman and is forced to acknowledge an aspect of the world she's always refused to see. [http://www.cemurphy.net/]</blockquote>

# ''Urban Shaman'' (2005, ISBN 0-373-80223-4)
# ''Urban Shaman'' (2005, ISBN 0-373-80223-4)
# ''Thunderbird Falls'' (May 2006, ISBN 0-373-80235-8)
# ''Thunderbird Falls'' (May 2006, ISBN 0-373-80235-8)
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# ''Rattlesnake Dances'' (2011)
# ''Rattlesnake Dances'' (2011)
A related novella, ''Banshee Cries'', falls chronologically between the first two books, and was published in the ''Winter Moon'' [[anthology]] (November 2005, ISBN 0-373-80239-0).
A related novella, ''Banshee Cries'', falls chronologically between the first two books, and was published in the ''Winter Moon'' [[anthology]] (November 2005, ISBN 0-373-80239-0).
Titles subject to change.

===The Strongbox Chronicles ===
''written as '''Cate Dermody'''''
# ''The Cardinal Rule'' (December 2005, ISBN 0-373-51385-2)
# ''The Firebird Deception'' (June 2006, ISBN 0-373-51409-3)
# ''The Phoenix Law'' (December 2006, ISBN 0-373-51433-6)


===The Negotiator Trilogy ===
===The Negotiator Trilogy ===
<blockquote style="font-style:italic;">[…] a contemporary urban fantasy about Margrit Knight, a young lawyer who finds herself involved with Alban Korund, a gargoyle who's wanted for murder. As Margrit is drawn into his world, she's exposed to more of the Old Races--fantastic peoples whose existence is the stuff of legends--and once she knows about them, they all want to use her as a pawn in tensions that are building toward racial war. Margrit will find herself torn between Alban's world and her own, struggling to keep his secrets even as she tries to keep herself alive.[http://www.cemurphy.net/]</blockquote>
<blockquote style="font-style:italic;">Margrit Knight has finally found the perfect man--only he's a gargoyle, and wanted for murder. Margrit is drawn into Alban Korund's world and exposed to the Old Races--fantastic peoples whose existence is the stuff of legends. Once she knows about them, they all want to use her as a pawn in tensions that are building toward racial war. Margrit finds herself torn between Alban's world and her own, struggling to keep his secrets even as she tries to keep herself alive.[http://www.cemurphy.net/]</blockquote>
# ''Heart of Stone'' (November 2007)
# ''Heart of Stone'' (November 2007)
# ''House of Cards'' (March 2008)
# ''House of Cards'' (March 2008)
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# ''The Queen's Bastard'' (May 2008)
# ''The Queen's Bastard'' (May 2008)
# ''The Pretender's Crown'' (January 2009)
# ''The Pretender's Crown'' (January 2009)

Titles subject to change.
===The Strongbox Chronicles ===
''written as '''Cate Dermody'''''
# ''The Cardinal Rule'' (December 2005, ISBN 0-373-51385-2)
# ''The Firebird Deception'' (June 2006, ISBN 0-373-51409-3)
# ''The Phoenix Law'' (December 2006, ISBN 0-373-51433-6)


==External links ==
==External links ==
* [http://www.cemurphy.net/ Official website]
* [http://www.cemurphy.net/ Official website (cemurphy.net)]
* [http://mizkit.com/ Personal website (mizkit.com)]


[[Category:Fantasy writers|Murphy, C. E.]]
[[Category:Fantasy writers|Murphy, C. E.]]

Revision as of 12:06, 20 March 2008

C.E. Murphy
Murphy in 2005
Murphy in 2005
BornJune 1, 1973
Kenai, Alaska
Pen nameCate Dermody
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
GenreScience fiction, fantasy
Website
http://www.cemurphy.net

C. E. Murphy (June 1, 1973) is an Alaskan-born writer of fantasy novels, short stories and comic books. She has also written a romance novel trilogy under the pseudonym Cate Dermody. She currently lives in Ireland.

Bibliography

The Walker Papers

Joanne Walker is a Seattle police mechanic with no use for the mystical[…]until, on her deathbed, a trickster offers her the chance to live. In choosing life, she becomes a shaman and is forced to acknowledge an aspect of the world she's always refused to see. [1]

  1. Urban Shaman (2005, ISBN 0-373-80223-4)
  2. Thunderbird Falls (May 2006, ISBN 0-373-80235-8)
  3. Coyote Dreams (May 2007, ISBN 0-373-80272-2)
  4. Cauldron Borne (work in progress, tentatively scheduled for May 2009)
  5. Wendengo Hunts (2010)
  6. Rattlesnake Dances (2011)

A related novella, Banshee Cries, falls chronologically between the first two books, and was published in the Winter Moon anthology (November 2005, ISBN 0-373-80239-0). Titles subject to change.

The Negotiator Trilogy

Margrit Knight has finally found the perfect man--only he's a gargoyle, and wanted for murder. Margrit is drawn into Alban Korund's world and exposed to the Old Races--fantastic peoples whose existence is the stuff of legends. Once she knows about them, they all want to use her as a pawn in tensions that are building toward racial war. Margrit finds herself torn between Alban's world and her own, struggling to keep his secrets even as she tries to keep herself alive.[2]

  1. Heart of Stone (November 2007)
  2. House of Cards (March 2008)
  3. Hands of Flame (September 2008)

The Inheritors' Cycle

An epic science-fantasy to be put out by Del Rey.

  1. The Queen's Bastard (May 2008)
  2. The Pretender's Crown (January 2009)

The Strongbox Chronicles

written as Cate Dermody

  1. The Cardinal Rule (December 2005, ISBN 0-373-51385-2)
  2. The Firebird Deception (June 2006, ISBN 0-373-51409-3)
  3. The Phoenix Law (December 2006, ISBN 0-373-51433-6)