P. C. Cast

On her own, P. C. Cast is known for her Goddess Summoning and Partholon book series. In 2005, she and her daughter began co-writing the House of Night series. In the wake of the current popularity of vampire fiction led by Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, the Casts' books have enjoyed substantial and increasing critical and commercial success, and in March 2009, the fifth book in their series, Hunted, opened at number one on the best-seller lists of USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. The books take place in an alternative universe version of Tulsa, Oklahoma inhabited by both humans and "vampyres" (Cast uses this alternative spelling in the books, explaining it as a choice she made "just 'cause I like the way it looks"). The protagonist, Zoey Redbird, age 16, is "marked" as a "fledgling" and moves to the "House of Night" school to undergo her transformation. No film resulted from this, and in November 2011, it was announced that the film rights had been acquired by producer Samuel Hadida's company, Davis Films. ==Personal life==

Born in Watseka, Illinois, Cast now lives in Oregon. She also lived in Tulsa where she taught English at South Intermediate High School in Broken Arrow and where her daughter was a student at the University of Tulsa. ==Influence==

One of Cast's former students is horror journalist and novelist Preston Fassel, who calls Cast his "earliest writing mentor" and cites her as an influence on his novel Our Lady of the Inferno. ==Published works==

Goddess Summoning • Goddess of the Sea, Berkley, 2003 (). • Goddess of Spring, Berkley, 2004 () • Goddess of Light, Berkley, 2005 () • Goddess of the Rose, Berkley, 2006 () • Goddess of Love, Berkley, 2007 () • Warrior Rising, Berkley, 2008 () • Goddess of Troy, 2011 () [Reissue of Warrior Rising] • Goddess of Legend, Berkeley, 2010 () Partholon The Divine Series (also known as the Partholon Series) was Cast's earliest work, with the first entry, Goddess by Mistake, published in 2001 by the independent press Hawk Publishing. The series follows Shannon Parker, a high school English teacher from Oklahoma who swaps places with Rhiannon, a High Priestess of the goddess Epona from Partholon, a quasi-Greco-Celtic parallel world/dimension populated by humans, centaurs, and monsters known as Fomorians. Following Cast's later success, the original entry was rereleased under the title Divine by Mistake, and followed by a sequel, Divine by Choice, in 2006. Two further entries in the series followed in 2007 and 2009. • Divine by Mistake () or Goddess by Mistake, August 28, 2001 • ''Elphame's Choice'' (), November 24, 2004 • ''Brighid's Quest'' (), November 29, 2005 • Divine by Choice (), November 21, 2006 • Divine by Blood (), August 28, 2007 • Divine Beginnings (), October 1, 2009 [Series Prequel] House of Night • Marked, St. Martin's Press () May 1, 2007 • Betrayed, St. Martin's Press () October 2, 2007 • Chosen, St. Martin's Press () March 4, 2008 • Untamed, St. Martin's Press () September 23, 2008 • Hunted, St. Martin's Press () March 10, 2009 • Tempted, St. Martin's Press () October 27, 2009 • Burned, St. Martin's Press () April 27, 2010 • Awakened, St. Martin's Press () January 4, 2011 • ''Dragon's Oath'', St. Martin's Press () July 12, 2011 [Novella] • Destined, St. Martin's Press () October 25, 2011 • ''Lenobia's Vow'', St. Martin's Press () January 31, 2012 [Novella] • Hidden, St. Martin's Press () October 16, 2012 • ''Neferet's Curse'', St. Martin's Press () February 19, 2013 [Novella] • Revealed, St. Martin's Press () October 15, 2013 • Kalona's Fall, St. Martin's Press (), July 29, 2014 [Novella] • Redeemed, St. Martin's Press (), October 14, 2014 House of Night: Other World • Loved, Blackstone Publishing (), July 11, 2017 • Lost, Blackstone Publishing (), July 10, 2018 • Forgotten, Blackstone Publishing (), October 29, 2019 • Found, Blackstone Publishing (), July 7, 2020 Related Books • The Fledgling Handbook or The Fledgling Handbook 101, St. Martin's () October 26, 2010 • Nyx In The House Of Night, BenBella Books () June 7, 2011 • House of Night: Legacy, Dark Horse Comics (), July 10, 2021 Time Raiders • The Avenger (), October 1, 2009 Tales of a New World • Moon Chosen (), October 18, 2016 • Sun Warrior (), October 17, 2017 • Wind Rider (), October 16, 2018 Dysasters • The Dysasters, February 26, 2019 • The Rage of Storms, TBA Dysasters: Graphic Novel • The Dysasters: A Graphic Novel, Wednesday Books (), February 25, 2020 Sisters of Salem • Spells Trouble, St. Martin's (), May 25, 2021 • Omens Bite, St. Martin's (ISBN 9781250765666), April 5, 2022 • Hex You • Boudicca: A Novel, HarperCollins (), January 21, 2025 Anthologies and collections After Moonrise, Harlequin (), October 23, 2012 • "Possessed" by P. C. Cast • "Haunted" by Gena Showalter Mysteria Mysteria, Berkley (), July 5, 2006 • "Mortal in Mysteria" by Susan Grant • "Alone Wolf" by MaryJanice Davidson • "The Witches of Mysteria and the Dead Who Love Them" by Gena Showalter • "Candy Cox and the Big Bad (Were)Wolf" by P. C. Cast Mysteria Lane, Berkley (), October 7, 2008 • "Disdaining Trouble" by MaryJanice Davidson • "The Nanny from Hell" by Susan Grant • "A Tawdry Affair" by Gena Showalter • "''It's In His Kiss''" by P. C. Cast Mysteria Nights, Berkley (), July 5, 2011 [Omnibus Reissue] • Collects the eight previous stories collected in both Mysteria and Mysteria Lane. Accidental Magic, Berkley (), September 4, 2012 • Collects both novellas "Candy Cox and the Big Bad (Were)Wolf" and "''It's In His Kiss''" by author P. C. Cast Love Stories with Bite, Edited by P. C. Cast Immortal: Love Stories with Bite, BenBella Books (), August 1, 2008 • "Haunted Love" by Cynthia Leitich Smith • "Amber Smoke" by Kristen Cast • "Dead Man Stalking" by Rachel Caine • "Table Manners" by Tanith Lee • "Changed" by Nancy Holder • "Blue Moon" by Richelle Mead • "Free" by Claudia Gray Eternal: More Love Stories with Bite, BenBella Books (), November 2, 2010 • "Bloodshed" by Claudia Gray • "Say Yes" by Lili St. Crow • "The Other Side" by Heather Brewer • "Letters to Romeo" by Nancy Holder • "Drama Queen’s Last Dance" by Rachel Caine • "Thief" by Jeri Smith-Ready ==References==