Sally Green

Sally Green (born 1961) is a British fantasy author. Her work includes the Half Bad trilogy, related short stories, and The Smoke Thieves trilogy. The Half Bad trilogy was adapted into the Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself.

Early life and career Green was born in 1961 and grew up in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England. She studied mining geology and graduated from Imperial College London in 1983. After she completed her degree, she worked for an industry publishing firm, and then trained to become an accountant.

After becoming a mother, she stopped working as an accountant for four years. She told The Daily Telegraph, "I loved being at home with the baby. We had a huge garden so I kept chickens, grew vegetables and became a complete earth mother."

In 2014, Half Bad was published, the first book in a trilogy where according to the Sunday Mail, "there are white witches and black witches. And in this modern-day Britain, humans and witches co-exist." Green won the 2015 'Best Book for Teens' in the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Half Bad, and her second book continued the Half Bad story with Half Wild in 2015.

In 2014, Green also published the short story "Half Lies", and in 2015, the short story "Half Truths", both related to the Half Bad trilogy as prequels. The final book of the trilogy, Half Lost, was published in 2016. Green has cited Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë as the main inspiration for her Half Bad trilogy.

In 2018, Green published The Smoke Thieves, the first book in The Smoke Thieves trilogy, followed by the sequel The Demon World in 2019, and the conclusion The Burning Kingdoms in 2020. In 2022, Netflix released one season of The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself series, a show based on the Half Bad books.

Personal life Green is married and has a son.

Works

Half Bad trilogy

Half Bad (2014) Half Wild (2015) Half Lost (2016) Green also wrote two short stories that are prequels to the Half Bad trilogy. "Most translated children’s book by a debut author, pre-publication" "Most translated book by a debut author, pre-publication"