Aprilynne Pike

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Aprilynne Pike at the Texas Book Festival in Austin in 2013

Aprilynne Pike (* 1981 in Salt Lake City , Utah , United States ) is an American author, best known for her debut novel Elfenkuss (original title: Wings ), which was first published in English on May 5, 2009. Her first novel reached number one on the Children's Best Seller List, a sub-category of the Best Seller List published by The New York Times . This made Pike the best-selling, non-celebrity debut children's author of 2009. Her second novel Elfenliebe (original title Spells ), which was released on May 4, 2010, also made it onto the New York Times best-seller list.

Life

Aprilynne Pike was born in Salt Lake City and grew up in Phoenix ( Arizona on). At the age of twenty Pike acquired at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston ( Idaho concluding) Bachelor of Arts in the Department of Creative Writing .

Influences

Pike cited several authors who influenced her writing, including youth writers Lois Lowry and Stephenie Meyer , who promoted Pike's debut novel in blurb .

Works

The Elf Novels , translator Anne Brauner
  1. Elf kiss . 2010 ISBN 978-3-570-13884-7 (Wings, 2009)
  2. Elf love . 2011 ISBN 978-3-570-13885-4 (Spells, 2010)
  3. Elven spell . 2012 ISBN 978-3-570-13886-1 (Illusions, 2011)
  4. Elf shine . 2013 ISBN 978-3-570-13887-8 (Destined, 2012)
The Goddess Series , transl. Karen Gerwig
  1. The kiss of the goddess . 2013 ISBN 9783570156186 (Earthbound, 2013)
  2. The love of the goddess . 2014 ISBN 9783570157756 (Earthquake, 2014)
Dangerous Visions series
  1. Übers. Karen Gerwig: Dangerous Visions - It's in your hand . 2015 ISBN 9783570159941 (Sleep No More, 2014)
  2. Sleep of Death . 2014 (not yet available in German)
Single volumes
  • Life After Theft . 2013 (not yet available in German)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Children's Best Sellers for May 31, 2009 . In: New York Times . Retrieved May 23, 2009. 
  2. ^ The Reign Continues . In: Publishers Weekly . Retrieved May 23, 2009.
  3. ^ Children's Best Sellers for May 23, 2010 . In: New York Times , May 23, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010. 
  4. ↑ About Aprilynne . In: Aprilynne Pike's website . Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 22, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / aprilynnepike.com
  5. ↑ Aprilynne Pike . In: HarperTeen.com . Retrieved February 22, 2010.
  6. ↑ Authors Pick Five: Aprilynne Pike . In: It's All About Books . Retrieved February 22, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Pike, Aprilynne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author
DATE OF BIRTH 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Salt Lake City , Utah