Kelley Armstrong
Kelley Armstrong (* 1968 in Sudbury , Ontario , Canada ) is a Canadian author of Fantastics .
Life
Kelley Armstrong was born the oldest of four siblings. When she was nine months her family moved to London, Ontario . After studying psychology at the University of Western Ontario , she moved to Fanshawe College , London (Ontario) and began studying computer science. Then she turned to writing. Today she lives in Ontario with her husband and three children .
Her first story, Bitten , was sold in 1999 and published in 2001. After this success she wrote another six books and a number of short stories in the Women of the Otherworld series. Her first crime story Exit Strategy was published in 2007. She has been a full-time writer since 2002.
Works
Otherworld series
The "Women of the Otherworld" series takes place in a world with werewolves , vampires and other supernatural creatures. The main characters are women with special gifts. Kelley Armstrong currently has a contract for twelve books in the series. The following titles have appeared in the "Otherworld Novels" series so far:
- Bitten , German The night of the she-wolf , Schneekluth, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7951-1789-5 .
- Stolen , German The return of the she-wolf , Knaur-Taschenbuch-Verl., Munich November 2004, ISBN 3-426-62790-6 .
- Dime Store Magic , German Night of the Witches , Knaur-Taschenbuch-Verl., Munich 2006, ISBN 3-426-63202-0 .
- Industrial Magic , German Pact of Witches , Knaur-Taschenbuch-Verl., Munich December 2007, ISBN 3-426-63807-X
- Haunted , German night of the ghosts , Knaur-Taschenbuch-Verl., Munich September 2008, ISBN 978-3-426-50007-1
- Broken , German blood of the she-wolf , Knaur-Taschenbuch-Verl., Munich August 2009, ISBN 3-426-50333-6
- No Humans Involved , German call of the dead , Knaur-Taschenbuch-Verl., Munich April 2011, ISBN 3-426-50395-6
- Personal Demon , German Night of the Demon , Knaur-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich July 2011, ISBN 3-426-50915-6
- Living with the Dead
- Frostbitten , German bite of the she-wolf , Knaur-Taschenbuch-Verl., Munich December 2012, ISBN 3-426-50883-4
- Waking the Witch
- Spell Bound
- Thirteen
- 2011 Hidden
Short stories
Short stories that have appeared in other volumes but belong to the Otherworld series.
- Chaotic in Dates from Hell
- Twilight in Many Bloody Returns
- Stalked in My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon
- Chivalrous in Tales of Dark Fantasy 2
- The Ungrateful Dead in Blood Lite
- Zen And The Art Of Vampirism in A Fantasy Medley
- Learning Curve in Evolve
In addition, the author has published some free short stories ("Free Online Fiction") on her website.
Comic
Becoming , a free graphic novel by the cartoonist "Angilram" for the Otherworld series.
Darkest Powers & Darkness Rising series
- The Summoning , German The Dark Powers: Shadow Hour , PAN Verlag, Munich 2010, ISBN 3-426-28341-7
- The Awakening German The Dark Powers: Soul Night , PAN Verlag, Munich 2010, ISBN 3-426-28342-5
- The Reckoning dt. The dark powers: Höllenglanz , PAN Verlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 3-426-28343-3
- The Gathering
- The calling
- The rising
Other works
- Exit Strategy , 2007
- Made to be Broken , 2009
Web links
- Literature by and about Kelley Armstrong in the catalog of the German National Library
- Kelley Armstrong in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Official Homepage (English)
- Interview with Kelley Armstrong on orbitbooks.co (English)
- Interview with Kelley Armstrong on Literatur-Community.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Armstrong, Kelley |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian fantasy writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sudbury , Ontario |