Caitlin Kittredge (born September 1984) is an American author and comic-book writer of dark fantasy and

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noir. She is known for her ''Nocturne City'' series of adult novels, and for ''The Iron Codex'', a series of

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books. She has also written the comic books ''Coffin Hill'' for

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and ''

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'' and ''Throwaways'' for Image Comics.

Personal life

Caitlin Kittredge graduated from college with a degree in English. She has cited Raymond Chandler, Neil Gaiman, and H.P. Lovecraft as inspirations. Kittredge is a fan of film noir, classic

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novels, and comic books. She describes herself as "a skeptical believer in the Something Else. There's too much strange in this world for me to totally discount the possibility of Something Else being out there. But at the same time, I'm the first person to try and debunk any supernatural stuff that people claim is going on around them. I, personally, had one completely terrifying encounter with something supernatural that I still can't explain...hence my lack of 100% skepticism."

Career

Adult fiction

Kittredge's ''Nocturne City'' is a series of adult

novels. The story follows Luna Wilder, a young police officer who lives in a city inhabited by both normal humans and paranormal beings. Being a werewolf herself, Luna has ties to both sides of her society.

Young-adult fiction

Kittredge's debut young-adult novel, ''The Iron Thorn'', was released in February 2011. It is the first novel in the ''Iron Codex'' series, an alternate-history steampunk story set in a Victorian-themed America. The novel's main setting, Lovecraft, was named after author H.P. Lovecraft. The book follows a girl named Aoife, who embarks on a journey to save herself from a hereditary madness, and ends up on a paranormal adventure alongside two allies. A review from ''Booklist'' applauded the novel's romance and plot twists, and stated that "Kittredge's richly descriptive narrative captures all the details of clockwork, inventive machinery, foggy mists, ghastly ghouls, and creative landscapes." The review also called Aoife "a caustic-tongued, feisty, and independent young woman, with plenty of nerve and courage." A review from ''

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'' stated, "Though the material borrowed from H.P. Lovecraft occasionally calls too much attention to itself, Kittredge generates significant thrills and chills in this fast-moving tale".

Comic books

Kittredge began writing a monthly comic-book series for

titled ''Coffin Hill'' in October 2013. She is also the writer of the ongoing series ''Throwaways'', which began in July 2016 and a revamp of ''

'', which began in December 2017, both for Image Comics.

Bibliography

Novels

''Nocturne City''

#''Night Life'' (March 2008) #''Pure Blood'' (August 2008) #''Second Skin'' (March 2009) #''Witch Craft'' (September 2009) #''Daemon's Mark'' (May 2010)

''Black London''

#''Street Magic'' (June 2009) #''Demon Bound'' (December 2009) #''Bone Gods'' (November 2010) #''Devil's Business'' (2011) #''Soul Trade'' (2012) #''Dark Days'' (2013)

''Icarus Project''

#'' Black & White'' (2009), with Jackie Kessler #''Shades of Gray'' (2010), with Jackie Kessler

''Iron Codex''

#''The Iron Thorn'' (February 2011) #''The Nightmare Garden'' (February 2012) #''The Mirrored Shard'' (February 2013)

''Hellhound Chronicles''

#''Black Dog'' (October 2014) #''Grim Tidings'' (August 2015)

Short Stories

*"Ginger: A Nocturne City Story", in ''

Strange Brew ''Strange Brew'' (also known as ''The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew'') is a 1983 Canadian comedy film starring the popular '' SCTV'' characters Bob and Doug McKenzie, portrayed by Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis, who also served ...

'' *"Newlydeads" (Black London), in "

My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon ''My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon'', edited by P.N. Elrod, is the 2007 sequel to the 2006 book '' My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding''. ''Honeymoon'' is an anthology of honeymoon stories contributed by several authors such as the author of the Ot ...

" *"Perdition", in "Love Bites" *"The Devil Went Down to Boston", in "Games Creatures Play"

Comic Books

Vertigo

Coffin Hill #1-ongoing (with Inaki Miranda, 2013-...)

Image

Throwaways #1-ongoing (with Steven Sanders, 2016-...)

#1-ongoing (with Roberta Ingranata and Bryan Vanelza, 2017-...)

References

External links

Caitlin Kittredge's Official Site
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Interviews

FantasyLiterature.com interviews Caitlin Kittredge
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