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Also writes as: Philippa Meadows
Gender: Non-binary
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1 1 y separately published work icon All the Hidden Paths Foz Meadows , New York (City) : Tor , 2023 27289527 2023 single work novel fantasy

'With the plot against them foiled and the city of Qi-Katai in safe hands, newlywed and tentative lovers Velasin and Caethari have just begun to test the waters of their relationship. But the wider political ramifications of their marriage are still playing out across two nations, and all too soon, they're summoned north to Tithena's capital city, Qi-Xihan, to present themselves to its monarch.

'With Caethari newly invested as his grandmother's heir and Velasin's old ghosts gnawing at his heels, what little peace they've managed to find is swiftly put to the test. Cae's recent losses have left him racked with grief and guilt, while Vel struggles with the disconnect between instincts that have kept him safe in secrecy and what an open life requires of him now. Pursued by unknown assailants and with Qi-Xihan's court factions jockeying for power, Vel and Cae must use all the skills at their disposal to not only survive, but thrive.

'Because there's more than one way to end an alliance, and more than one person who wants to see them fail...and they will resort to murder if needed.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Tithenai Chronicles Foz Meadows , 2022 New York (City) : Tor , 2022- 27289497 2022 series - author novel fantasy
2 y separately published work icon A Strange and Stubborn Endurance Foz Meadows , New York (City) : Tor , 2022 21710170 2022 single work novel fantasy

'When Lord Velasin vin Aaro of Ralia is summoned home, he doesn’t expect to be offered a diplomatic marriage to a daughter of the ruling family of Qi-Katai in neighboring Tithena. When an ugly confrontation sees Velasin’s preference for men revealed to the Tithenai envoy, however, a very un-Ralian solution is proposed: that he marry the lord of Qi-Katai’s son instead. Accompanied by his friend and manservant, Markel, a shattered Velasin is taken to Tithena, where he has no idea what awaits him.

'Tiern Caethari Aeduria has known for years that marriage lay in his future; he just didn’t think it would happen with the Ralian intended for his sister. But when Velasin arrives in Qi-Katai, it soon becomes clear that an unknown faction is set against their union, while Velasin himself is wrestling with more than culture shock. As the danger escalates, Caethari and Velasin must learn to trust each other in order to survive – and maybe make a marriage in the process.' (Publication summary)

1 The Song of Savi Foz Meadows , 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: The Fantasist , June no. 3 2017;
1 Mnemosyne Foz Meadows , 2017 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: The Fantasist , June no. 3 2017;
1 Letters Sweet As Honey Foz Meadows , 2017 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: The Fantasist , June no. 3 2017;
1 y separately published work icon A Tyranny of Queens Foz Meadows , Nottingham : Angry Robot , 2017 10213725 2017 single work novel fantasy

'Saffron Coulter is back on Earth, but even so, nothing is easy. Struggling with the victimising expectations of her friends and family and threatened with a stay in psychiatric care, Saffron has to make a choice: to forget about Kena and fit back into the life she’s outgrown, or pit herself against everything she’s ever known and everyone she loves.

'Meanwhile in Kena, Gwen is increasingly troubled by Leoden’s absence and his plans for the captive worldwalkers, while Yena, still in Veksh, must confront the deposed Kadeja. What is their endgame? Who can they trust? And what happens when Leoden returns?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 1 y separately published work icon An Accident of Stars Foz Meadows , Cammeray : Angry Robot , 2016 9769091 2016 single work novel fantasy

'When Saffron Coulter stumbles through a hole in reality, she finds herself trapped in Kena, a magical realm on the brink of civil war.

'There, her fate becomes intertwined with that of three very different women: Zech, the fast-thinking acolyte of a cunning, powerful exile; Viya, the spoiled, runaway consort of the empire-building ruler, Vex Leoden; and Gwen, an Earth-born worldwalker whose greatest regret is putting Leoden on the throne. But Leoden has allies, too, chief among them the Vex'Mara Kadeja, a dangerous ex-priestess who shares his dreams of conquest.

'Pursued by Leoden and aided by the Shavaktiin, a secretive order of storytellers and mystics, the rebels flee to Veksh, a neighboring matriarchy ruled by the fearsome Council of Queens. Saffron is out of her world and out of her depth, but the further she travels, the more she finds herself bound to her friends with ties of blood and magic.

'Can one girl – an accidental worldwalker – really be the key to saving Kena? Or will she just die trying?' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Manifold Worlds Series Foz Meadows , 2016 Nottingham : Angry Robot , 2016- 9769068 2016 series - author novel fantasy
1 y separately published work icon Coral Bones Foz Meadows , United Kingdom (UK) : Abaddon Books , 2016 9529681 2016 single work novella fantasy

'Miranda, daughter to Prospero, the feared sorcerer-Duke of Milan, stifles in her new marriage. Oppressed by her father, unloved by Ferdinand, she seeks freedom; and is granted it, when her childhood friend, the fairy spirit Ariel, returns. Miranda sets out to reach Queen Titania’s court in Illyria, to make a new future...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Bright Moon Foz Meadows , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: Cranky Ladies of History 2015; (p. 57-72)
1 Ten Days' Grace Foz Meadows , 2014 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Apex Magazine , August no. 63 2014;
In a future world governed by rigid social conservatism, a recently widowed woman is given ten days from her husband's funeral to find a new husband or give her twelve-year-old daughter up for adoption by a couple.
1 Scales of Time Foz Meadows , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Phantazein 2014; (p. 212)
1 Silence i "In this desert", Foz Meadows , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Goblin Fruit , Summer 2012;
1 4 y separately published work icon The Key to Starveldt Foz Meadows , Ormond : Hybrid , 2011 Z1811612 2011 single work novel young adult fantasy 'The castle of Starveldt is waiting. Having escaped once from Sanguisidera, Solace and her friends are in desperate need of guidance. Seeking to unravel a cryptic prophecy, they travel to the Rookery, an otherworldly place governed by the enigmatic Liluye. Magical and wild, the Rookery tests them all in preparation for the crossing to Starveldt. But the group is starting to fracture. The threat of Lord Grief continues to grow; old betrayals, lies and secrets boil to the surface - with startling consequences. As danger closes in, can they make their peace before everything falls apart? Or will the Bloodkin triumph?' (Publisher's blurb)
1 The Rare Foz Meadows , 2010 series - author novel
1 Writing Solace and Grief - Foz Meadows Foz Meadows , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 16-17)
1 The Rise and Rise of Vampires and Werewolves in Stories for Young Adults Foz Meadows , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 25 no. 4 2010; (p. 16-18)

Meadows deals exclusively with works by non-Australian authors.

1 Solace and Grief by Foz Meadows Foz Meadows , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Specusphere , April no. 13 2010;

— Review of Solace and Grief Foz Meadows , 2010 single work novel
1 Memorable Characters Foz Meadows , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 18 no. 2 2010; (p. 5-6)
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