Richelle Mead (born November 12, 1976) is an

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author. She is known for the ''

Georgina Kincaid The ''Georgina Kincaid'' series is a collection of six urban fantasy novels written by Richelle Mead. The series is written in a first-person perspective following the main character, Georgina Kincaid, who is a succubus A succubus is a demon ...

'' series, ''

Vampire Academy ''Vampire Academy'' is a series of six young adult paranormal romance novels by American author Richelle Mead. It tells the story of Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway, a dhampir girl, who is training to be a guardian of her moroi best friend, Vasilisa " ...

'', ''

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'' and the '' Dark Swan'' series.

Education and career

Richelle Mead was born in

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, and currently lives in the Seattle suburb of

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, United States. She has three degrees: a Bachelor of General Studies from the

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, a Master of Comparative Religion from

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, and a Master of Teaching from the

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. Her teaching degree led her to become an 8th grade teacher in suburban Seattle, where she taught social studies and English. She continued writing in her free time, until she sold her first novel, ''Succubus Blues''. After quitting her job to write full-time, her other books quickly followed.

Awards and recognitions

*Honorable Mention - 2009 P.E.A.R.L. Awards - Best Romantic Fantasy - ''Thorn Queen'' *Winner - 2010 Teen Read Awards - Best Teen Series - ''

series'' *Winner - 2010

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- Goodreads Author - Richelle Mead *Nominee - 2010 Goodreads Choice Awards - Paranormal Fantasy - '' Succubus Shadows'' *Nominee -

2011 Kids' Choice Awards The 24th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on April 2, 2011, at the Galen Center at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, US's University Park neighborhood due to renovations disallowing use of tradition ...

- Favorite Book - ''

series'' *Winner - 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Graphic Novels and Comics - ''Vampire Academy'' *Nominee - 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards - Favorite Book of 2011 - ''

'' *Nominee - 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Paranormal Fantasy - ''Succubus Revealed'' *Nominee - 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction - ''

'' *Nominee - 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Goodreads Author *Winner - 2013

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Reviewers' Choice Best Book Awards - YA Protagonist - '' The Fiery Heart'' *Nominee - 2013 Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Best Book Awards - Futuristic Romance ''Gameboard of the Gods''

Bibliography

Novels

Georgina Kincaid series

# ''Succubus Blues'' (February 27, 2007): Nominee - 2007 Reviewers' Choice Awards - Best Urban Fantasy Novel # ''Succubus on Top'' (December 18, 2007) (United Kingdom title: ''Succubus Nights'') # ''Succubus Dreams'' (September 30, 2008) # ''Succubus Heat'' (May 26, 2009) # ''Succubus Shadows'' (March 30, 2010) # ''Succubus Revealed'' (August 30, 2011)

Dark Swan series

# ''Storm Born'' (August 5, 2008): Nominee - 2008 Reviewers' Choice Awards - Best Urban Fantasy Novel # ''Thorn Queen'' (July 28, 2009) # ''Iron Crowned'' (February 22, 2011) # ''Shadow Heir'' (December 27, 2011)

Age of X Series

This series has been dropped by Richelle Mead's publisher and all further books in the series are unlikely to be released. # ''Gameboard of the Gods'' (June 4, 2013) # ''The Immortal Crown'' (May 29, 2014) # ''The Eye of Andromeda'' (not yet released)

Young adult novels

Vampire Academy series

# ''Vampire Academy'' (August 16, 2007):Library Association: 2008 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers # ''Frostbite'' (April 10, 2008): Library Association: 2009 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers # ''

Shadow Kiss ''Shadow Kiss'' is a vampire novel written by Richelle Mead. It is the third novel in the ''Vampire Academy'' series, and was preceded by ''Frostbite''. The release of the book pushed the Vampire Academy series into the ''New York Times'' Best S ...

'' (November 13, 2008) # ''Blood Promise'' (August 25, 2009) # ''

Spirit Bound ''Spirit Bound'' is the fifth book in the ''Vampire Academy'' series by Richelle Mead. In its opening week, ''Spirit Bound'' debuted at #1 on ''The Wall Street Journals hardcover fiction list and #1 on the ''USA Today'' bestseller list, which cov ...

'' (May 18, 2010)*Nominee - 2011 Children's Choice Book Awards - Teen Choice Book of the Year # ''

Last Sacrifice ''Last Sacrifice'' is the sixth book in the #1 ''New York Times'' bestselling series, ''Vampire Academy'' by Richelle Mead. It is the last book in the original storyline, but Mead will continue writing more ''Vampire Academy'' books in a spino ...

'' (December 7, 2010) The first ''Vampire Academy'' book was adapted into a movie under the title ''

'' in 2014. Mead makes a non-speaking cameo appearances as a teacher in the film. The series was also loosely adapted into a

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in 2022 on

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Bloodlines series

Mead wrote a six-book spin-off series featuring characters from the ''Vampire Academy'' series: Sydney, Jill, Eddie, and Adrian. This spin-off series takes place in the same universe as ''Vampire Academy''. # ''Bloodlines'' (August 23, 2011, ) #'' The Golden Lily'' (June 12, 2012, ) #'' The Indigo Spell'' (February 12, 2013) #'' The Fiery Heart'' (November 19, 2013) #'' Silver Shadows'' (July 29, 2014) #''The Ruby Circle'' (February 10, 2015)

The Glittering Court series

# ''The Glittering Court'' (April 5, 2016) # ''Midnight Jewel'' (June 27, 2017) # ''The Emerald Sea'' (June 26, 2018)

Standalone novels

''Soundless'' (November 17, 2015)

Children's novels

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: Something Borrowed'', the sixth

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(23 June 2013)

Anthologies

*''“Brushstrokes”'', Dreams & Desires Vol. 1 (Freya’s Bower, February 2007) (featuring characters from the ''Georgina Kincaid'' series) *''“City of Demons”'', Eternal Lover (Kensington, April 2008) (featuring characters from the ''Georgina Kincaid'' series) *''“Blue Moon”'', Immortal: Love Stories With Bite (BenBella Books, August 2008) *''“Sunshine”'', Kisses From Hell (HarperTeen, August 2010) (featuring characters from the ''Vampire Academy'' series) *''"Homecoming"'', Foretold (August 2012) (featuring characters from ''Vampire Academy'' series)

References

External links

Richelle Mead's official website
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