Signe Pike

Signe Pike is an American author known for The Lost Queen trilogy, a work of historical fiction reimagining the sixth-century origins of the Merlin legend through Languoreth, a fictional twin sister to the man believed to have inspired the myth. The trilogy comprises The Lost Queen, The Forgotten Kingdom, and The Shadowed Land, set amid the political and religious upheaval of early medieval Scotland as Christianity displaces older Brittonic traditions. The series draws on Pike's research into Scottish history and folklore and has been optioned for television adaptation by the production company Made Up Stories. Pike's work sits within the broader trend of historical fiction that recovers women's perspectives from myth and legend traditionally centered on male heroes.