Tui T. Sutherland


Tui T. Sutherland is a Venezuelan-American children's book author who has also written under the pen name Heather Williams. She shares another pen name, Erin Hunter, with writers Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, and others when they collaborate with editor Victoria Holmes on the Seekers and Warriors series of novels. She is well known for writing the Wings of Fire.
In 2009, she appeared as a contestant on Jeopardy!, becoming a two-day champion and winning a grand total of $46,200.

Early life

Tui T. Sutherland was born on July 31, 1978 in Caracas, Venezuela. Her mother, who is from New Zealand named her after the tui, a bird native to that country. Sutherland lived in Asuncion, Paraguay; Miami, Florida; and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; before moving to New Jersey in high school. While in high school she began doing theatre, which consisted mostly of backstage work.
Sutherland graduated from Williams College in 1998, after which she abandoned her ideas of a career in theatre in favor of a career in fiction writing, which she found to be more stable and lucrative.

Personal life

Sutherland lives in Massachusetts with her husband, their two children, and two dogs.

Books

''Seekers''

  1. The Menagerie
  2. The Menagerie #2: Dragon on Trial
  3. The Menagerie #3: Krakens and Lies

    ''Warriors''

  1. The Dragonet Prophecy
  2. The Lost Heir
  3. The Hidden Kingdom
  4. The Dark Secret
  5. The Brightest Night
  6. Moon Rising
  7. Winter Turning
  8. Escaping Peril
  9. Talons of Power
  10. Darkness of Dragons
  11. The Lost Continent
  12. The Hive Queen
  13. The Poison Jungle
  14. The Dangerous Gift

    ''Wings of Fire Graphic Novels''

  15. The Dragonet Prophecy
  16. The Lost Heir
  17. The Hidden Kingdom
  18. The Dark Secret

    ''Wings of Fire: Legends''

  19. Darkstalker
  20. Dragonslayer

    ''Spirit Animals''