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The Darkest Minds (book Series)
''The Darkest Minds,'' written by Americans, American author Alexandra Bracken, is a Young adult fiction, young adult Utopian and dystopian fiction, dystopian fiction series consisting of four novels and several Novella, novellas compiled in ''Through the Dark''. The series was first published in the United States in 2012 by Hyperion Books for Children, an Imprint (trade name), imprint of Disney Publishing Worldwide. The first novel, ''The Darkest Minds,'' spent eight weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list for a children's series, peaking at number three. Books The series follows a teenage girl named Ruby, a 16-year-old girl with special abilities that she has only just begun to understand. It takes place during the aftermath of a fictional disease known as 'IAAN' which killed most of the children in the United States and left the surviving children with supernatural abilities. ''The Rising Dark'' ''The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection'', published January 11, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Bracken
Alexandra Bracken (born 27 February 1987) is a The New York Times Best Seller list, #1 ''New York Times'' bestselling American author known for ''The Darkest Minds'' series and ''Passenger'' series. Early life Alexandra Bracken was born in Phoenix, Arizona, where she later returned after living in New York City for many years. She graduated from Chaparral High School (Scottsdale, Arizona), Chaparral High School in 2005, and attended The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, Williamsburg, Virginia, graduating magna cum laude with a degree in History and English in May 2009. She worked in the children's publishing industry in New York City, first as an editorial assistant and then in marketing. Career Bracken wrote her first unpublished novel as a college freshman, and began her debut novel, ''Brightly Woven,'' as a birthday present for her friend during her sophomore year when she was nineteen. In their review of the book, Publishers Weekly dubbed Bracken "a debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |