Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| EchoStar |
2024 |
Buy |
| AdelAIDE: just wants to help |
2024 |
Buy |
Sorrow Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| State of Sorrow |
2018 |
Buy |
| Song of Sorrow |
2019 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Floored |
2018 |
Buy |
| Hold Back the Tide |
2020 |
Buy |
| Her Dark Wings |
2023 |
Buy |
| AdelAIDE Just Wants to Help… |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Foundation |
2025 |
Buy |
The Sin Eater’s Daughter Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The King of Rats |
2016 |
N/A |
| Smrtící dotyk |
2015 |
N/A |
| The Sin Eater’s Daughter |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Sleeping Prince |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Scarecrow Queen |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Heart Collector |
2017 |
Buy |
Melinda Salisbury lives by the sea in the south of England and writes YA fantasy with a dark edge. Her debut, The Sin Eater’s Daughter (2015), introduced readers to Twylla, a girl whose touch is deadly, engaged to a prince in a kingdom built on fear and ritual. The book earned nominations for the Carnegie Medal, the Waterstones Children’s Book Award, and several other prizes.
The Sin Eater’s Daughter grew into a trilogy with The Sleeping Prince (2016) and The Scarecrow Queen (2017), each expanding the world and its political intrigue. Salisbury followed with the Sorrow duology — State of Sorrow (2018) and Song of Sorrow (2019) — and several standalone novels including Hold Back the Tide (2020) and Her Dark Wings (2023). Her more recent work, AdelAIDE Just Wants to Help… (2024), moves into speculative fiction territory. She has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal four times.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Melinda Salisbury written?
Melinda Salisbury has written fifteen books across four series.
What was Melinda Salisbury's first book?
Melinda Salisbury’s first book is Smrtící dotyk, published in 2015.
Has Melinda Salisbury won any awards?
The Sin Eater’s Daughter was nominated for the Carnegie Medal, the Waterstones Children’s Book Award, the Bookseller YA Book Prize, and the Branford Boase Award, all in 2015. Salisbury has received four Carnegie nominations across her career.