Kate Quinn is an American writer, known for her works of

historical fiction Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other ty ...

Biography

Quinn is a native of

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. She is based in

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. She graduated from

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...

with a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in classical voice. Quinn's 2017 historical fiction novel, ''

The Alice Network ''The Alice Network'' is a 2017 historical novel by American author Kate Quinn. It was a ''New York Times'' and ''USA Today'' bestseller. The story is based on the real-life World War I spy ring called the Alice Network, which operated in Ge ...

'', was a ''

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'' bestseller. Her 2019 follow-up (and eighth novel), ''The Huntress'', earned positive reviews in ''

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''.

Books

The Empress of Rome Series

*''Mistress of Rome'' (2010) *''Daughters of Rome'' (2011) *''Empress of the Seven Hills'' (2012) *''The Three Fates'' (2015) ASIN B00TXRB1J0 *''Lady of the Eternal City'' (2015)

The Borgia Chronicles

*''The Serpent and the Pearl'' (2013) *''The Lion and the Rose'' (2014)

Other novels

*''

'' (2017) * ''The Huntress'' (2019) *''The Rose Code'' (2021) *''The Diamond Eye'' (2022)

Anthologies

*''A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii'' (2014) ISBN 978-0990324577 *''A Year of Ravens: A Novel of Boudica's Rebellion'' (2015) ISBN 978-1517635411 *''A Song of War: A Novel of Troy'' (2016) ISBN 978-1536931853 *''Ribbons of Scarlet: A Novel of the French Revolution's Women'' (2019) ISBN 978-0062952196

References

Living people 21st-century American writers American historical fiction writers 21st-century American women writers Writers from California Boston University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-writer-stub