She is a vegetarian, and currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her cat Karma. Her interests include sewing, embroidery, desultory attempts at gardening, chocolate, not mowing the lawn, High Tea, and, of course, reading. In 1985, shortly before the publication of her fifth book, she left the world of the gainfully employed to try winging it on her own. It came out at last in 1982, which is the year she met Lillian Stewart Carl (who introduced her to Lois McMaster Bujold by mail). In April of 1980, Patricia's first novel sold to Ace Books. In January, 1980, Pamela Dean, Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Steven Brust, Nate Bucklin, and Patricia Wrede - all, at that point, hopeful but unpublished - formed the writer's group that later became known as 'The Scribblies.' Several years later, they were joined by Kara Dalkey. Patricia finished her first novel in late 1978. Dalton Booksellers, and finally at the Dayton Hudson Corporation headquarters. She worked for several years as a financial analyst and accountant, first with the Minnesota Hospital Association, then with B. from the University of Minnesota in 1977. She finished it five years later and started her second book at once, having become permanently hooked on writing by this time. She began work on her first novel, Shadow Magic, just after graduating from college in 1974. She attended Carleton College in Minnesota, where she majored in Biology and managed to avoid taking any English courses at all. The magic plants, objects, and animals can trap you in another form, and there are many animals that are hungry, that would eat a human.Patricia Collins Wrede was born in Chicago, Illinois and is the eldest of five children. Naturally, this is not always the case as every part of the forest is dangerous if you're being careless. The Outer Forest is relatively safe, while the Deep Woods are relatively dangerous.

The Enchanted Forest is made up of two parts, the Outer Forest and the Deep Woods.

If a wizard steals some of the magic with his staff, the area dies and turns into what looks like a burned forest.

The king of the Enchanted Forest can use the magic strands through out the forest to transport to different places, send people away, etc. Being kidnapped by ogres, giants, or trolls, or doing the wrong thing and being cursed, or getting enchanted by witches or evil fairies. The Enchanted Forest never looks the same all the time and you need an enchanted map to find your way around it with accuracy.People often stumble in, and are changed into plants, rocks like the Water of Healing's fountain's gold dipper, or animals. Appears a little in Dealing with Dragons, however it is not a major setting.

The enchanted forest chronicles