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Kristin Cast

American author

Kristin F. Cast (born November 4, 1986) is an American author of young adult books. She is the editor for the House of Night series for young adults with her mother, P.C. Cast, and the author of The Escaped series.

Contents

  • 1 Life and career
  • 2 Works
    • 2.1 House of Night series
      • 2.1.1 House of Night novellas
    • 2.2 The Escaped series
      • 2.2.1 The Escaped novella
    • 2.3 Sisters of Salem series
    • 2.4 Other Novels
  • 3 References
  • 4 External links

Life and career

Cast graduated from Broken Arrow Senior High School in 2005.

Cast is biracial and has Nigerian ancestry.

Cast lives in Portland, Oregon

In 2007, the House of Night series began with the publishing of its first book, Marked. It was created by Kristin and her mother, P.C. Cast, with Kristin beginning when she was 19-years-old. Kristin was an editor for the series. The last book of the series was Redeemed, published in 2014.

In 2014, Cast signed a five-book deal with Diversion Books for a series called The Escaped. In 2015, she released the first book of the series, Amber Smoke.

In 2019, it was announced that Don Carmody and David Cormican, producers of the Shadowhunters television series, would create a House of Night live-action television show.

As of September 2020, Cast and her mother have created more than 20 books together.

Works

House of Night series

Co-created with P.C. Cast

  • Marked, St. Martin's Press (SMP), 2007 (ISBN:0-312-36026-6)
  • Betrayed, SMP, 2007 (ISBN:0-312-36028-2)
  • Chosen, SMP, 2008 (ISBN:978-0-312-36030-6)
  • Untamed, SMP, 2008 (ISBN:0312379838)
  • Hunted, SMP, 2009 (ISBN:031237982X)
  • Tempted, SMP, 2009 (ISBN:1905654804)
  • Burned, SMP, 2010 (ISBN:0312606168)
  • Awakened, SMP, 2011 (ISBN:0312650248)
  • Destined, SMP, 2011 (ISBN:1905654871)
  • Hidden, SMP, 2012 (ISBN:9781250041746)
  • Revealed, SMP, 2013 (ISBN:9780312594435)
  • Redeemed, SMP, 2014 (ISBN:9780312594435)

House of Night novellas

  • Dragon's Oath, SMP, 2011 (ISBN:9781250000231)
  • Lenobia's Vow, SMP, 2012 (ISBN:9781250000248)
  • Neferet's Curse, SMP, 2013 (ISBN:9781250000255)
  • Kalona's Fall, St. Martin's, 2014 (ISBN:9781250046116) (before Redeemed in House of Night)

The Escaped series

  • Amber Smoke, Diversion Publishing, 2015 (ISBN:978-1-62681-553-7)
  • Scarlet Rain, Diversion Publishing, 2016 (ISBN:978-1-62681-894-1)
  • Cerulean Sea, Diversion Publishing, 2020 (ISBN:9781635760484)

The Escaped novella

  • The Scent of Salt & Sand, Diversion Publishing, 2016 (ISBN:978-1682303436) (between books 2 and 3 of The Escaped)

Sisters of Salem series

  • Spells Trouble, Wednesday Books, 2021 (ISBN:978-1250765635)
  • Omens Bite, Wednesday Books, 2022 (ISBN 9781250765666)

Other Novels

  • The Dysasters, Wednesday Books, 2019 (ISBN:978-1-250-14104-0), with P.C. Cast

References

    External links

    • Website of the series.
    • http://ra.okstate.edu/osu_tulsa/WritingOutLoud/KristinCast/video.htm