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

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, but moved to

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with her family at the age of nine. Kagawa is of Japanese descent. She currently lives in

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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

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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. 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 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

* ''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

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and Elsie Chapman (June 26, 2018) * ''Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl'' (released April 26, 2022)

References

External links

Official website
www.juliekagawa.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Kagawa, Julie 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 American women science fiction and fantasy writers Writers from Louisville, Kentucky 21st-century American women writers RITA Award winners American women romantic fiction writers Novelists from Kentucky