American young adult and fantasy writer Cas* at the Texas Book Festival in 2012

Kristin Cas* (born 1976) is an American young adult and fantasy writer.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Literary career
• 3 Books
  • 3.1 Series
    • 3.1.1 Graceling Realm
  • 3.2 Standalones
  • 3.3 Graphic Novels
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early life

Cas* grew up in the Pennsylvania countryside, the second of four daughters. She has a bachelor's degree from Williams College. She received her master's degree in Children's Literature from the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College in 2003. She has worked as a dog runner, a packer in a candy factory, an editorial *istant, a legal *istant, and a freelance writer. She writes her novels by hand.

Literary career

Her debut novel, Graceling, was published in October 2008.The book has been nominated for the Andre Norton and William C. Morris awards.

Her second book, Fire, was released in October 2009, and is described as being a 'prequel-ish companion book' to Graceling. Fire received the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award.

Her third book, Bitterblue, was released in May 2012. All three books were a part of the Graceling Realm series which has sold more than 1.5 million copies and has been translated into 33 languages.

Her fourth book, Jane, Unlimited, was released in September 2017. Jane, Unlimited is her first published novel that takes a step away from the Graceling Realm, and is told in multiple genres.

Her most recent book, Winterkeep, was released in January 2021 and returned to the Graceling Realm series.

Cas* has also written professionally for textbooks, and teacher editions, as well as for The Horn Book Guide.

Books

Series

Graceling Realm

• Graceling (October 1, 2008)
• Fire (October 5, 2009)
• Bitterblue (May 1, 2012)
• Winterkeep (January 19, 2021)
• Seasparrow (November 1, 2022)

Standalones

• Jane, Unlimited (September 19, 2017)

Graphic Novels

• Graceling: Graphic Novel (November 16, 2021)

References

External links

• Official page on Blogger
• Kristin Cas* at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Kristin Cas* at Library of Congress Authorities, with 4 catalog records