Kendare Blake

Kendare Blake is a contemporary author of young adult novels. Her works include Anna Dressed in Blood, Antigoddess and Three Dark Crowns.

Kendare Blake
BornSeoul, South Korea
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
EducationMFA in Creative Writing
Alma materIthaca College, Middlesex University
GenreYoung adult fiction
Years active2011-now
Notable worksThree Dark Crowns
Website
kendareblake.com

Early life

Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Kendare Blake was raised in Cambridge, Minnesota by adoptive parents.[1]

She is an alumna of both Ithaca College (in New York)[2] and Middlesex University in London. It was at the latter where she received her Master of Arts Degree in Creative Writing.[3]

Career

Her books stretch over a variety of genres, including horror, fantasy and contemporary fiction. Several of her works have been listed on the New York Times' Best Seller's List.[4][5]

Her Anna Dressed in Blood duology and Goddess Wars trilogy were originally published in English by Tor Teen, while the Three Dark Crowns series was published by Harper Teen.

In November 2019 Blake announced via an Instagram post that Harper Teen would also be publishing her next three books. This was confirmed by a small piece in Publishers Weekly online on November 11.[6] A stand-alone horror novel titled All These Bodies was released in 2021.

In April 2021, Publishers Weekly announced Disney-Hyperion had obtained the rights to a new trilogy series by Blake, to be entitled In Every Generation. This series will is set in the same universe as the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Primary works

The Anna Duology

The Anna Duology is a two book series comprising the books Anna Dressed in Blood and Girl of Nightmares. The books follow Cas Lowood, a teenage ghost hunter whose father was killed by ghosts. Cas and his mother travel the world searching for spirits needing to be sent to the afterlife, and his latest assignment is Anna Dressed in Blood, a ghost with a reputation for ripping apart young men who venture into her home. Despite his life-long commitment to destroying spirits like Anna, Cas feels compelled to learn more about the real girl behind the spirit, and while working to solve her murder develops feelings for the ghost. In the first book, Anna eventually sacrifices herself to save Cas' life, while the second book focuses on Cas' journey to get her back and allow her to find a peaceful afterlife.

The Goddess Wars Series

The Goddess Wars is a series comprising three main books and two novellas. The first book, Antigoddess, focuses on the Greek goddess Athena and several other ancient immortals, all of whom are slowly dying in a variety of ways. A few of the old Gods have gone mad in their death throes and are hunting other former immortals in order to absorb some of their life force and prolong their existence. Looking for help, Athena and Hermes seek out a mortal girl named Cassandra who was once a powerful oracle, hoping to unlock her past memories that could help them. Book 2, Mortal Gods, Athena and Cassandra have formed an alliance and hope to battle Ares and his army of other dying Gods, which includes Aphrodite who killed the love of Cassandra's life. The two also seek out Achilles who they believe may be the key to winning the war. They are beaten back, however, and in the final book, Ungodly, Athena is stuck in the underworld while her allies try to find a way to heal the three Fates, who they discover are the source of the God's illnesses.

The two novellas in the series are both prequels with The Dogs of Athens focusing on Artemis as she searches for other immortals along with her pack of hungry dogs and When Gods and Vampires Roamed Miami focusing on a young man who mistakenly believes Athena to be a vampire and his attempts to get her to "turn" him.

Buffy: The Next Generation

The planned trilogy is a sequel series to the Joss Whedon television show Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. Book 1 in the series, In Every Generation, focuses on Frankie Rosenberg, daughter of Willow Rosenberg who is both a witch and a vampire slayer. Book 2, One Girl in All the World, introduces a new "big bad" known as "The Darkness."

Bibliography

The Anna Duology
  1. Anna Dressed In Blood (2011; Tor Teen) – ISBN 978-0765328656
  2. Girl of Nightmares (2012; Tor Teen) – ISBN 978-0765328663

Ominibus:

  • The Anna Dressed in Blood Duology (2018) – ISBN 978-1250301024

The Goddess War
  1. Antigoddess (2013; Tor) – ISBN 978-0765334435
  2. Mortal Gods (2014; Tor) – ISBN 978-0765334442
  3. Ungodly (2015; Tor) – ISBN 978-0765334459

Prequel novellas:

  • 0.1. The Dogs of Athens (Prequel novella) (2015; Tor) – ISBN 978-0765384539
  • 0.5. When Gods and Vampires Roamed Miami (Prequel novella) (2014; Tor) – ISBN 978-1466882478

Ominibus:

  • The Goddess War Trilogy (2018; Tor Teen) – ISBN 978-1250293466

Three Dark Crowns Series
  1. Three Dark Crowns (2016; Quill Tree Books) – ISBN 978-0062385437
  2. One Dark Throne (2017; Quill Tree Books) – ISBN 978-0062385468
  3. Two Dark Reigns (2018; Quill Tree Books) – ISBN 978-0062686145
  4. Five Dark Fates (2019; Quill Tree Books) – ISBN 978-0062686176

Prequel novellas:

  • 0.1. The Oracle Queen (Prequel novella) (2018; Quill Tree Books) – ISBN 978-0062748270 (e-book)
  • 0.2. The Young Queens (Prequel novella) (2017; Quill Tree Books) – ISBN 978-0062748263 (e-book)

Collection:

  • Queens of Fennbirn (Combining The Young Queens and The Oracle Queen) (2018; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062748287

Ominibus:

  • Three Dark Crowns Series (2020) – ISBN 978-9123969289

In Every Generation Trilogy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  1. In Every Generation (2022; Disney-Hyperion) – ISBN 978-1368075022
  2. One Girl In All the World (Winter 2023) – ISBN 978-1368075077
  3. Untitled Book 3

Heromakers
  1. Champion of Fate (September 19, 2023)

Standalone novels
  • Sleepwalk Society (2010; PRA Publishing) – ISBN 978-0982140710
  • All These Bodies (2021; Quill Tree Books) – ISBN 978-0062977168

Contributions to anthologies
Year Contribution Anthology Editor ISBN
2015 "On the I-5" (short fiction) Slasher Girls & Monster Boys (2015) ed. April Genevieve Tucholke ISBN 978-0803741737
"Burning Effigies" Violent Ends (2015)
2016 "Heart" (short fiction) The Truth Is Out There, X-Files universe (2016) ed. Jonathan Maberry ISBN 978-1631405266
2019 "She Rode a Horse of Fire" (short fiction) His Hideous Heart (2019) ed. Dahlia Adler ISBN 978-1250302779

Contributions to magazines
Year Contribution Magazine Editor ISBN
2009 "The Oak Prison" (short fiction) Expanded Horizons, Issue 13 ed. Dash
2010 "Twilight, Choking on Owl Feathers" (short fiction) Mirror Dance, Summer 2010 ed. Megan Arkenberg

Other media

In 2016, Twilight author Stephenie Meyer purchased the rights to turn Anna Dressed in Blood into a feature film through her production company Fickle Fish Films.[7] In May of that same year, it was announced that Maddie Hasson and Cameron Monaghan had been cast in the roles of Anna and Cass Lowood, respectively.[8] At that time, Trish Sie was named as the director, though later she was replaced by Amanda Row.[9]

In February 2017, Variety announced the Fox corporation had plans to turn the Three Dark Crowns series into a feature film through the 21 Laps Entertainment production company, which has also produced the Netflix series Stranger Things and the film Arrival. Shawn Levy and Dan Levine were announced as producers.[10]

In April 2019 it was also announced that Blake's short story On the I-5, which was featured in the Slasher Girls & Monster Boys anthology had been optioned for adaptation by Warner Brothers. As with Three Dark Crowns, production is being handled by 21 Laps Entertainment and Shawn Levy and Dan Levine will also produce. The story has been called "a female-empowered subversion of the serial-killer genre."[11]

Awards and honors

Anna Dressed In Blood

Three Dark Crowns
  • Missouri Gateway Reader's Award Nominee (2018) [16]
  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2019) [17]

All These Bodies
  • YALSA Teens Top Ten award winner. (2022)[18]

References
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  4. "Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Books - Oct. 9, 2016 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  5. "Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Books - Oct. 8, 2017 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  6. "Book Deals: Week of November 11, 2019". www.publishersweekly.com. November 8, 2019. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  7. McNary, Dave (2016-05-03). "'Twilight' Author Stephenie Meyer Adapting YA Book Franchise 'Anna Dressed in Blood'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  8. Hipes, Patrick (2016-05-03). "Maddie Hasson & Cameron Monaghan Join Stephenie Meyer's 'Anna Dressed In Blood' – Cannes". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  9. Anna Dressed in Blood, archived from the original on 2017-02-20, retrieved 2018-01-13
  10. McNary, Dave (2017-02-23). "'Three Dark Crowns' Fantasy Novel to Get Movie Adaptation at Fox". Variety. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  11. Fleming, Mike Jr. (2019-04-12). "Warner Bros, 21 Laps Option Kendare Blake Short Story 'On The I-5'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  12. "2011 Best Books for Teens: The Complete List (pg. 28) | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  13. "The Teens Are All Right: 2011's Top 5 YA Novels". NPR.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  14. "2013-2014 Gateway Award Final Nominees - Missouri Association of School Librarians". www.maslonline.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  15. "2015 Abraham Lincoln Award Nominees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  16. "2018-2019 MASL Readers Awards Final Nominees". Missouri Association of School Librarians. 2018-07-23. Archived from the original on 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  17. "Lincoln Awards Master List 2019" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  18. SKUENN (2022-10-20). "Teens' Top Ten". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Archived from the original on 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
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