Elizabeth E. Wein (/wiːn/, born October 2, 1964) is an American-born writer best known for her young adult historical fiction.
[1] Wein's first five books recount a version of the King Arthur stories which moves the narrative to the Kingdom of Aksum in 6th century Ethiopia.
The stories focus on her interpretation of Medraut (Mordred) and his half-Aksumite, half-British son Telemakos.
[5] A follow-up novel, Rose Under Fire, also set in World War II,[6] tells the story of an Air Transport Auxiliary pilot who is captured and sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp.
[7] Wein's short stories have been published in collections edited by Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling, and Sharyn November.