Cassandra Rose Clarke

Cassandra Rose Clarke (born 1983) is an American author who writes speculative fiction novels.

Education Clarke graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in English. She received a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Texas at Austin in 2008. She was selected for the Clarion West Writers Workshop in 2010.

Writing style Clarke writes speculative fiction novels. The worldbuilding in The Mad Scientist's Daughter was done with "a very light and deft touch" according to Kirkus Reviews.

Works

The Mad Scientist's Daughter (2013) A compilation of two of Clarke's earlier novels, The Assassin's Curse (2012) and The Pirate's Wish (2013) Magic of Wind and Mist (2017): A compilation of two of Clarke's earlier novels, The Wizard’s Promise (2014) and The Nobleman’s Revenge (previously unpublished) Star's End (2017) Halo: Battle Born (2019) Halo: Meridian Divide (2019) Shadows Have Offended (2021)

Awards In 2010, Clarke was a recipient of the Susan C. Petrey Clarion Scholarship Fund. She has also been nominated for the Young Adult Library Services Association Best Fiction for Young Adults Award.