P. C. Cast

Phyllis Christine Cast (born April 30, 1960) is an American romance/fantasy author, known for the House of Night series she writes and her daughter Kristin Cast edits, as well as her own Goddess Summoning and Partholon book series.

Career 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.

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