Caitlín R. Kiernan
Caitlín R. Kiernan
Caitlín R. Kiernan — Author
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About the Author[]
Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan (born 26 May 1964) is the author of science fiction and dark fantasy works, including ten novels; many comic books; and more than two hundred published short stories, novellas, and vignettes. She is also the author of scientific papers in the field of palaeontology.
Genres[]
Contemporary Weird Fiction / Horror / UF-Horror / Short Stories / Urban Fantasy
Writing Style[]
In her blog she stated, "I'm getting tired of telling people that I'm not a 'horror' writer. I'm getting tired of them not listening, or not believing. Most of them seem suspicious of my motives."[2] "I've never tried to fool anyone. I've said I don't write genre 'horror.' A million, billion times have I said that."[3] "It's not that there are not strong elements of horror present in a lot of my writing. It's that horror never predominates those works. You may as well call it psychological fiction or awe fiction. I don't think of horror as a genre. I think of it – to paraphrase Doug Winter – as an emotion, and no one emotion will ever characterize my fiction."
"Anyone can come up with the artifice/conceit of a 'good story.' Story bores me. Which is why critics complain it's the weakest aspect of my work. Because that's essentially purposeful. I have no real interest in plot. Atmosphere, mood, language, character, theme, etc., that's the stuff that fascinates me. Ulysses should have freed writers from plot."
Kiernan has garnered a reputation as one of the foremost authors of contemporary weird fiction. In his review of her novel 2009 The Red Tree, H. P. Lovecraft scholar S. T. Joshi writes: "Kiernan already ranks with the most distinctive stylists in our field – Edgar Allan Poe, Lord Dunsany, Thomas Ligotti. With Ligotti's regrettable retreat into fictional silence, hers is now the voice of weird fiction." ~ Caitlín R. Kiernan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Series[]
| Series Title | Genre | Supernatural Elements |
|---|---|---|
| Siobhan Quinn series | UF | Werepire hybrid, Demon-monster hunter, Vampire, Werewolves, lupe, demons, djinn, ghouls, Ghosts, trolls, necromancers, magic totem, talking bird |
| Silk (2 books) | Horror | |
| Chance Matthews (2 books) | Horror | |
| The Girl Who Would Be Death | Horror | |
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Anthologies[]
- Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy
- Vampires: The Recent Undead
- Halloween: Magic, Mystery & the Macabre
- Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance
- Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance 2: Love Bites
Cover Artists & Contributors[]
- Chad Michael Ward
- Gene Mollica
- Cliff Nielsen
- Partick Kang — Blood Oranges, Siobhan Quinn series
Quotes[]
Caitlín R. Kiernan - Wikiquote
Awards[]
Won:
- International Horror Guild Award, Best First Novel 1998 (Silk)
- Barnes and Noble Maiden Voyage Award, Best First Novel 1998 (Silk)
- International Horror Guild Award, Best Novel 2001 (Threshold)
- International Horror Guild Award, Best Short Story 2001 ("Onion")
- International Horror Guild Award, Best Mid-Length Fiction 2005 ("La Peau Verte")
- James Tiptree, Jr. Award Honoree, 2010 ("Galápagos")
- James Tiptree, Jr. Award Winner, 2012 (The Drowning Girl: A Memoir)
- Bram Stoker Award, Best Novel 2012 (The Drowning Girl: A Memoir)
- Bram Stoker Award, Best Graphic Novel 2013 (Alabaster: Wolves)[12]
- Locus Award, Best Short Story 2014, ("The Road of Needles")
- World Fantasy Award, Best Short Story 2014, ("The Prayer of Ninety Cats")
- World Fantasy Award, Best Collection 2014, (The Ape's Wife and Other Stories)
~ Caitlín R. Kiernan - Wikipedia
Notes[]
This author has a page on the Urban Fantasy Wiki based on being included in many UF anthologies and several UF Artists pages. However, I won't be including her series here, since they do not classify as Urban Fantasy.
See Also[]
- List of Sidekicks
- 2014 UF Release Schedule
- List of Vampires of Urban Fantasy
- List of UF Anthologies — UF Anthologies
- List of PNR Anthologies and Collections— Single Author Collections and PNR Anthologies
- List of Cover Artists
- Urban Fantasy Links
External References[]
Bibliography / Books:
- ~ Author book page — n/a
- Caitlín R. Kiernan (Author of The Dreaming) ~ Goodreads
- Caitlín R Kiernan ~ Fantastic Fiction (FF)
- Caitlin R. Kiernan - Summary Bibliography ~ ISFdb
- Caitlin R. Kiernan Author Page ~ Shelfari
- Caitlin R. Kiernan author ~ Fictfact
- Caitlín R. Kiernan | LibraryThing ~ LibraryThing
Interviews:
Author:
- Caitlín R. Kiernan - Wikipedia
- Goodreads | Caitlín R. Kiernan (Author of The Dreaming)
- Caitlin R. Kiernan - IMDb
Community, Blogs, etc:
- Dear Sweet Filthy World ~ Live Journal
- Caitlín R. Kiernan (@auntbeast) | Twitter