Katherine Roberts facts for kids

Katherine Roberts is an English author who writes exciting fantasy books. She is most famous for her series called The Echorium Sequence. Katherine grew up in the beautiful areas of Devon and Cornwall in England.

Katherine Roberts' Early Life

Katherine Roberts was born and spent her childhood in Devon and Cornwall. She went to different schools, including an infant school in Redruth and Oldway County Primary School in Paignton. Later, she attended Torquay Grammar School for Girls.

She studied Mathematics at the University of Bath. After university, Katherine had many interesting jobs. She worked with computers, took care of racehorses, and even worked in a pet shop!

Katherine Roberts' Writing Career

Katherine Roberts started her writing journey in 1999. Her first book, Song Quest, was published that year. This book was very popular and won the Branford Boase Award for children's literature.

She then wrote two more books in the same series: Crystal Mask (published in 2001) and Dark Quetzal (published in 2003). These books continued the adventures from Song Quest.

The Seven Fabulous Wonders Series

In 2001, Katherine began a new series called The Seven Fabulous Wonders. The first book was The Great Pyramid Robbery. The Sunday Express newspaper called it "A terrific tale of plots, curses and evil forces set in ancient Egypt."

The second book, The Babylon Game, came out in 2002. A reviewer said it had "Incredible... adventures that twist and turn and will have you spellbound on every page." Also in 2002, she published The Amazon Temple Quest.

More books in this series followed: The Mausoleum Murder (2003), The Olympic Conspiracy (2004), and The Colossus Crisis (2005). The series finished in 2006 with the seventh book, The Cleopatra Curse.

Other Exciting Books

Katherine Roberts has written other standalone books too. One of these is Spellfall. The Sunday Times said this book teaches kids about taking responsibility. Its sequel, Spell Spring, was published in 2016.

She also wrote an epic novel called I Am the Great Horse in 2006. This book tells the story of Alexander the Great from the viewpoint of his horse!

Katherine mainly writes books in the fantasy genre. Since 2014, she has also helped university students improve their academic writing as a Royal Literary Fund Fellow.

Awards Katherine Roberts Has Won

Katherine Roberts has received several awards for her writing:

• Raconteur Award (1995) - for Across the Water
• Story Cellar Award (1994) - for Mars Take Seed Make Man
• Grotesque Readers Award (1996) - for Fatstock
• Broadsword Fiction of the Year Award (1996) - for Under the Eyemoon
• Branford Boase Award (2000) - for Song Quest