Kristin Cast

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,[1] and the author of The Escaped series.

Kristin Cast
Born (1986-11-04) November 4, 1986
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
OccupationEditor/Novelist
Notable worksHouse of Night series (co-author)

Life and career

Cast graduated from Broken Arrow Senior High School in 2005.[2] She served in the United States Air Force. Cast is biracial and has Nigerian ancestry.[3]

Cast lives in Portland, Oregon.[4]

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,[5] with Kristin beginning when she was 19-years-old.[6] Kristin was an editor for the series.[7] The last book of the series was Redeemed, published in 2014.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

As of September 2020, Cast and her mother have created more than 20 books together.[11]

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

The Escaped series
  • Amber Smoke, Diversion Publishing, 2015 (ISBN 978-1-62681-553-7)[12]
  • Scarlet Rain, Diversion Publishing, 2016 (ISBN 978-1-62681-894-1)[13]
  • 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

References
  1. "P.C.; Cast, Kristin Cast Book List". FictionDB. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  2. Wooley, John (2023-04-25). "Oklahoma Magazine". Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  3. Cast, Kristin. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FKCastAuthor%2Fposts%2F2180413102136185&show_text=true&width=500. Retrieved 4 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Cast, Kristin. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FKCastAuthor%2Fposts%2F2180413102136185&show_text=true&width=500. Retrieved 4 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Milliot, Jim (February 15, 2010). "House of Night Shines for SMP". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  6. Dyer, Lucinda (June 3, 2017). "BookCon 2017: P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast Build a World Together". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  7. Rought, Karen (February 3, 2020). "P.C. and Kristin Cast announce new series, Sisters of Salem (exclusive)". Hypable. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  8. Baker, Jeff (June 2, 2015). "Kristin Cast, co-author of 'House of Night' series, moves to Portland, writes new book". OregonLive. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  9. Swanson, Clare (June 12, 2015). "Diversion Books Branches Out". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  10. McDonnell, Brandy (October 2, 2019). "Oklahoma authors P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast to have 'House of Night' YA books adapted to TV". Oklahoman.com. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  11. Skinner, Dan (9 September 2020). "Conversations: P.C. Cast, "Found"". Kansas Public Radio. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  12. "Amber Smoke". Publishers Weekly. April 13, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  13. "Fiction Book Review: Scarlet Rain". Publishers Weekly. April 4, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  14. "The Dysasters". Kirkus Reviews. November 7, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
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