Kate Cary (born 4 November 1967 in

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) is an author, most well known for her work on the ''

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'' series.

Works

Cary is a contributor to, alongside several others, the pen name

Erin Hunter Erin Hunter is a collective pseudonym used by the authors Victoria Holmes, Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Clarissa Hutton, Inbali Iserles, Tui T. Sutherland, and Rosie Best in the writing of several juvenile fantasy novel series, which focus on anima ...

. She is also the single author of a series entitled ''Bloodline.''

Warriors

Cary has written '' Into the Wild'', '' Fire and Ice'', '' The Sight'', ''The Last Hope'' and '' Bluestar's Prophecy'', among other titles in the series. She stated that she becomes attached to the characters of the novels and usually feels distraught when writing death scenes. She also suggests that

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offers her the inspiration for ThunderClan's territory in the novels.

Bloodline

The first ''Bloodline'' book was written in 2005, simply entitled ''Bloodline''. It is an unofficial sequel to ''

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'' and is an

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taking place during

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praised its plot twists, but said that the novel had flat characterization. She also wrote a sequel titled ''Bloodline: Reckoning'' in 2007. Kirkus Reviews say that bad pacing and characterization hurt the story, but the tension is kept high by bluffs and mysteries.

Biography

Cary was born outside Birmingham on 4 November 1967. She wrote her first book when she was four years old, and has been enthusiastic about writing ever since. Cary stated that she has loved cats since the age of 6. She attended King Edward VI High School for Girls in Edgbaston, later moving to Surrey to study History at

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(RHUL), where she graduated in 1989.Kate Carey
Royal Holloway University of London Official website. Retrieved 13 October 2013 After leaving the university, she began sending her books to publishers, regularly being rejected. Eventually, she discovered a small publisher who hired her to write "how to" and activity books. In 2003, Cary sent a writing sample to Victoria Holmes at Working Partners. Holmes offered her a position writing for the ''Warriors'' series, where she would share the workload with

Cherith Baldry Cherith Baldry (born 21 January 1947) is a British writer of children's fiction and fantasy fiction. Beside publication under her own name, she is the author of some works published under the pseudonyms Adam Blade, Jenny Dale, Jack Dillon, and ...

and Holmes herself in order to keep up with the publishing schedule. Cary moved to Scotland in 1992, where she gave birth to her son, Joshua, in 1997. Cary returned to England in 2004, where she currently resides.

BlogClan

Cary created an unofficial website for the ''Warriors'' series called BlogClan. She regularly posts on the site, where she is known by the username Cakestar, and has drawn attention from many fans of the series. The site has had multiple associated wikis and role-playing sites created by members.

References

External links

Warriors
(official)
Kate Cary's blog
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Erin Hunter
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