Mollie Hunter

Maureen Mollie Hunter McIlwraith, more commonly known as Mollie Hunter (born 1922), is a Scottish writer. She was born and bred near Edinburgh in the small village of Longniddry. Her debut was The Smartest Man in Ireland in 1963. She writes fantasy for children, historical stories for young adults and realistic novels for adults. She won the Carnegie Medal in 1974 for The Stronghold. She also wrote the book A Stranger Came Ashore.
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Books by Mollie Hunter
Speculative Fiction Books
Day of the Unicorn
1994 | fantasy, childrens
The Mermaid Summer
1988 | fantasy, young adult
The Enchanted Boy
1986 | fantasy, childrens
The Brownie
1986 | fantasy, childrens
The Three-Day Enchantment
1985 | fantasy, childrens
The Enchanted Whistle
1985 | fantasy, childrens
The Knight of the Golden Plain
1983 | fantasy, childrens
The Wicked One
1977 | fantasy, young adult
A Furl of Fairy Wind: Four Stories
1977 | fantasy, childrens, short stories
A Stranger Came Ashore
1975 | fantasy, young adult
The Haunted Mountain
1972 | fantasy, childrens
The Thirteenth Member
1971 | fantasy, young adult
The Walking Stones
1970 | fantasy, young adult
Thomas and the Warlock
1967 | fantasy, young adult
The Kelpie's Pearls
1964 | fantasy, young adult
The Smartest Man in Ireland
1963 | fantasy, young adult