Julie Kagawa (born October 12, 1982) is an American author, best known for publishing and writing ''
The Iron Fey Series'' consisting of 15 books including: ''The Iron King'', ''The Iron Daughter'', ''The Iron Queen'', and ''The Iron Knight''.
Biography
She was born in
Sacramento, California
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, but moved to
Hawaii
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with her family at the age of nine. Kagawa is of Japanese descent. She currently lives in
Louisville, Kentucky
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Kagawa has written novellas, along with novels. Three novellas were written in the Iron Fey series: ''Winter's Passage'', ''Summer's Crossing'', and ''Iron's Prophecy''. In August all three were published together as ''The Iron Legends''. A short novella of the lovers of the Iron Fey series during Valentine's Day was published on Kagawa's website. She has written a
spin-off series of the Iron Fey called
Call of the Forgotten. The first book, ''The Lost Prince'', was published in October 2012. The second book, ''The Iron Traitor'', was published on 29 October 2013.
Kagawa's vampire series is called
Blood of Eden
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. The first book of this series is called ''
The Immortal Rules'' and was published April 24, 2012. The second book is titled ''The Eternity Cure'' and was published May 1, 2013. The series has been optioned to become a movie by
Joni Sighvatsson
Joni may refer to:is
Given name
* Joni Anwar (born 1981), Thai singer and actor
* Joni Eareckson Tada (born 1949), American author and Christian ministry founder
*Joni Ernst (born 1970), American senator from Iowa
* Joni Haverinen (born 1987), Fin ...
of Palomar Pictures. Kagawa has also opened her own Etsy shop where she sells her miniature clay figurines. She also draws illustrations that match her books.
Bibliography
The Iron Fey Series
* ''The Iron King'' (2010)
* ''First Kiss'' (2013) short scene from Ash's point of view. Available online.
* ''Winter's Passage'' (2010) ''short fiction'' published in the anthology ''The Iron Legends''
* ''The Iron Daughter'' (2010)
* ''The Iron Queen'' (2011)
* ''Summer's Crossing'' (2011) ''short fiction'' published in the anthology ''The Iron Legends''
* ''The Iron Knight'' (2011)
* ''Iron's Prophecy'' (released September 1, 2012) ''short fiction'' published in the anthology ''The Iron Legends''
* ''The Iron Legends'' (released August 28, 2012) ''omnibus edition''
* ''The Iron Raven''
The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten Trilogy
* ''The Lost Prince'' (released October 23, 2012)
* ''The Iron Traitor'' (released October 29, 2013)
*''The Iron Warrior'' (released October 27, 2015)
Blood of Eden
"Blood of Eden" is the third single from English rock musician Peter Gabriel's 1992 album '' Us'', featuring backing vocals by Sinéad O'Connor. It narrowly failed to enter the UK top 40, peaking at number 43.
The single has two B-side tracks: ...
* ''Dawn of Eden'' (released January 29, 2013), short story published in ''
'Til The World Ends''
* ''The Immortal Rules'' (released April 24, 2012)
* ''The Eternity Cure'' (released April 30, 2013)
* ''The Forever Song'' (released April 15, 2014)
Talon series
* ''Talon'' (released October 28, 2014)
* ''Rogue'' (released May 1, 2015)
* ''Soldier'' (released April 26, 2016)
* ''Legion'' (released May 4, 2017)
* ''Inferno'' (release April 24, 2018)
Shadow of the Fox series
* ''Shadow of the Fox'' (released October 2, 2018)
* ''Soul of the Sword'' (released June, 2019)
* ''Night of the Dragon'' (released April, 2020)
Other
* "Eyes like Candlelight" in ''A Thousand Beginnings and Endings'', edited by
Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman (June 26, 2018)
* ''Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl'' (released April 26, 2022)
References
External links
Official websitewww.juliekagawa.com
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Living people
21st-century American novelists
American fantasy writers
American women novelists
American writers of Japanese descent
American novelists of Asian descent
American women writers of Asian descent
1982 births
Women science fiction and fantasy writers
Writers from Louisville, Kentucky
21st-century American women writers
RITA Award winners
Women romantic fiction writers
Novelists from Kentucky
Kentucky women writers