# Kelley Armstrong

Kelley Armstrong (born 14 December 1968) is a Canadian writer, primarily of fantasy novels since 2001.
She has published thirty-one fantasy novels to date, thirteen in her Women series, five in her Cainsville series, six in her Rockton series, three in her Darkest Powers series, three in her Darkness Rising trilogy and three in the Age of Legends series, and three stand-alone teen thrillers. She has also published three middle-grade fantasy novels in the Blackwell Pages trilogy, with co-author Melissa Marr. As well, she is the author of three crime novels, the Nadia Stafford trilogy. She has also written several serial novellas and short stories for the Otherworld series, some of which are available free from her website. Starting in 2014, a Canadian television series based on the Women of the Otherworld, called Bitten, aired for 3 seasons on Space, and SyFy.

## Biography

Kelley Armstrong was born on 14 December 1968, the oldest of four siblings in a "typical middle-class family" in Sudbury, Ontario.
After graduating with a degree in psychology from University of Western Ontario, Armstrong then switched to studying computer programming at Fanshawe College so she would have time to write.
   I'm a former computer programmer, but I have escaped my corporate cubicle and hope never to return
Her first novel Bitten was sold in 1999, and it was released in 2001. Following her first success she has written a total of 13 novels and a number of novellas in the world of the Women of the Otherworld series, and her first crime novel, Exit Strategy, was released July 2007. Armstrong has been a full-time writer and parent since 2002.
Her novel No Humans Involved (the seventh book of the Women of the Otherworld series) was a New York Times bestseller in the hardback fiction category on 20 May 2007. Also, her YA novel The Awakening was a No. 1 New York Times bestseller in the Children's Chapter books category on 17 May 2009.

## Description of work

Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series is part of a recently popular contemporary fantasy subgenre of the fantasy genre that superimposes supernatural characters upon a backdrop of contemporary North American life, with strong romantic elements. Within that subgenre, she is notable for including many types of supernatural characters, including witches, sorcerers, werewolves, necromancers, ghosts, shamans, demons and vampires, rather than limiting herself primarily to a single type of supernatural creature. Most of her works have a mystery genre plot, with leading characters investigating some novel situation or unsolved question.
In the Otherworld novels, most supernatural powers are either hereditary, or arise from the act of an existing supernatural of the same type. The Otherworld, while it has overarching conflicts and plotlines that span multiple novels, is not an epic battle between good and evil. The novels are largely episodic with the continuing plotlines primarily involving the developing lives of the main characters.
Her contemporary fantasy writings share genre similarities with writers Charlaine Harris, Laurell K. Hamilton and Kim Harrison.

## Works

Source:

### Standalone novels

* Wherever She Goes (2019)
* Every Step She Takes (2020)
* The Life She Had (2022) (as K.L. Armstrong)
* Hemlock Island (2023)
* Known to the Victim (2024) (as K.L. Armstrong)
* Finding Mr. Write (2024)
* I'll Be Waiting (2024)

#### Young adult

* The Masked Truth (2015)
* The Unquiet Past (2016)
* Missing (2017)
* Aftermath (2018)
* Someone Is Always Watching (2023), ISBN 9780735270923

### The Women of the Otherworld Series

| Book # | Title | Publication Date | Anthology or Collection | Comments |
| 0.5 | Beginnings | Jul 2012 | Werewolves Tales of the Otherworld | Werewolves |
| 1 | Bitten | 2001 | Werewolves Tales of the Otherworld | Werewolves |
| 2 | Stolen | 2002 | Werewolves | Werewolves |
| 3 | Dime Store Magic | 2004 | Spellcasters Witch Magic | Witches Sorcerers |
| 4 | Industrial Magic | 2004 | Spellcasters Witch Magic | Witches Sorcerers |
| 4.5 | Wedding Bell Hell | Jun 2016 | Spellcasters Tales of the Otherworld | Witches Sorcerers |
| 5 | Haunted | 2005 | | Demons Demi-Gods Ghost Bounty Hunter Angels |
| 6 | Broken | 2006 | | Zombies Werewolves Demons Dimensional Portal |
| 7 | No Humans Involved | 2007 | | Necromancers Werewolves Witches and Sorcerers Demons |
| 8 | Personal Demon | 2008 | | Demons The Cabals Witches and Sorcerers Werewolves |
| 9 | Living with the Dead | 2008 | | Demons Necromancers Humans |
| 10 | Frostbitten | 2009 | | Werewolves |
| 11 | Waking the Witch | 2010 | | Witch Magic Demons Black Magic |
| 12 | Spell Bound | 2011 | | Assassins Witches and Sorcerers The Cabals Werewolves Necromancers Demons |
| 13 | Thirteen | 2012 | | Final Novel Angels Witches and Sorcerers Demons Werewolves Vampires Necromancers The Cabals Hellhounds |
| 13.1 | Branded | Nov 2015 | Shards & Ashes | |
* All other stories may be found on the series' main article.

#### Otherworld novellas

| Title | Publication Date | Anthology or Collection | Comments |
| Driven | Jan 2016 | | |
| Forsaken | Jan 2015 | | |
| Bounty Hunt | Dec 2014 | | Graphic Novel |
| Brazen | Dec 2013 | Otherworld Chills | |
| Amityville Horrible | Jan 2013 | Otherworld Chills | |
| Forbidden Nights | Dec 2012 | | |
| Hidden | Dec 2011 | Otherworld Nights | |
| Becoming | | | Graphic Novel |
| Counterfeit Magic | Dec 2010 | Otherworld Secrets | |
| Angelic | 2011 | Otherworld Secrets | |
| Chaotic | Jan 2012 | Otherworld Chills | |

#### Otherworld Young Adult

* Wolf's Bane (Oct 2019)
* Wolf's Curse (Mar 2020)

### The Nadia Stafford Series

* Exit Strategy (novel, Jul 2007)
* Made to be Broken (novel, Feb 2009)
* Wild Justice (novel, late 2013)
* Double Play (Apr 2016)
* Perfect Victim (Nov 2017)

### The Darkest Powers Series
#### The Darkest Powers Trilogy

| Book # | Title | Publication Date | Anthology or Collection | Comments |
| 0.4 | Dangerous | Dec 2017 | The Complete Darkest Power Tales Darkest Power Tales available online | Narrator: Derek |
| 0.5 | Kat | | The Eternal Kiss free online Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. | |
| 1 | The Summoning | Jul 2008 | The Darkest Power Trilogy Darkest Power Tales | |
| 1.5 | Divided | 2009 | The Complete Darkest Power Tales Darkest Power Tales available online. | Narrator: Derek |
| 2 | The Awakening | Apr 2009 | The Darkest Power Trilogy | Narrator: Tori and Simon |
| 2.5 | Disenchanted | Dec 2017 | The Complete Darkest Power Tales Darkest Power Tales | |
| 3 | The Reckoning | Apr 2010 | The Darkest Power Trilogy | |
| 3.4 | Facing Facts | Dec 2017 | The Complete Darkest Power Tales Enthralled Darkest Power Tales | |
| 3.5 | Hunting Kat | Mar 2012 | Kisses From Hell | ebook |
| 3.6 | Belonging | Dec 2017 | The Darkest Powers Tales Darkest Power Tales | Narrator: Derek |

#### The Darkness Rising Trilogy

| Book # | Title | Publication Date | Anthology or Collection | Comments |
| 1 | The Gathering | Apr 2011 | Darkness Rising | |
| 1.5 | The New Guy | Dec 2017 | The Complete Darkest Power Tales | Narrator: Maya |
| 1.6 | The Invitation | Dec 2017 | The Complete Darkest Power Tales | |
| 2 | The Calling | Apr 2012 | Darkness Rising | |
| 3 | The Rising | Apr 2013 | Darkness Rising | |
| 3.5 | Atoning | Mar 2015 | The Complete Darkest Power Tales | Narrator: Chloe; eBook |

### Cainsville series

* Omens (novel, Aug 2013)
* Visions (novel, Aug 2014)
* Deceptions (novel, Aug 2015)
* Betrayals (novel, Aug 2016)
* Rituals (novel, Aug 2017)
* Portents: A Collection of Cainsville Tales (collection, Aug 2018)
* Cruel Fate (novella, Apr 2019)
* Rough Justice (novella, Jun 2018)
* Lost Souls (novella, Mar 2017)

### The Age of Legends Series

* Sea of Shadows (novel, 2014)
* Empire of Night (novel, 2015)
* Forest of Ruin (novel, 2016)

### The Blackwell Pages Trilogy

Written under the alias: K. L. Armstrong. Co-authored with Melissa Marr.
* Loki's Wolves (2013)
* Odin's Ravens (May 2014)
* Thor's Serpent (May 2015)

### Rockton novels

* City of the Lost (Jan 2017)
* A Darkness Absolute (Nov 2017)
* This Fallen Prey (Nov 2018)
* Watcher in the Woods (Nov 2019)
* Alone in the Wild (Feb 2020)
* A Stranger in Town (Feb 2021)
* The Deepest of Secrets (Feb 2022)

### A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying

* A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying (Aug 2019)
* The Gryphon's Lair (Jun 2020)
* The Serpent's Fury (Jun 2021)
* The Final Trial (Jun 2022)

### Haven's Rock

* Murder at Haven's Rock (Feb 2023)
* The Boy Who Cried Bear (Feb 2024)

### A Stitch in Time

| Book # | Title | Publication Date | Comments |
| 1 | A Stitch in Time | Oct 2020 | |
| 1.5 | Ballgowns & Butterflies | Nov 2020 | Under a Winter Sky |
| 2 | A Twist of Fate | Oct 2021 | |
| 2.5 | Snowstorms & Sleigh Bells | Nov. 2021 | |
| 3 | A Turn of the Tide | Oct. 2022 | |
| 3.5 | Ghosts & Garlands | Nov. 2022 | |
| 4 | A Castle in the Air | Oct. 2023 | |

### Cursed Luck

| Book # | Title | Publication Date | Comments |
| 1 | Cursed Luck | May 2021 | |
| 1.5 | Goddess of Summer Love | Nov 2021 | Hex on the Beach |
| 2 | High Jinx | Dec 2021 | |

### A Rip Through Time

| Book # | Title | Publication Date |
| 1 | A Rip Through Time | May 2022 |
| 2 | The Poisoner's Ring | May 2023 |
| 2.5 | Cocktails & Chloroform | December 2023 |
| 3 | Disturbing the Dead | May 2024 |

### Series in collaboration

| Series Title | # | Title | In Collaboration With | Comments |
| Angel | Volume 5 | Aftermath | Joss Whedon | Graphic Novel |

### Anthologies and collections

| Title | Contents | Publication Date |
| Like a Charm | Plan B | 2004 |
| Witch Magic | Dime Store Magic Industrial Magic | 2004 |
| Dying for It: Tales of Sex and Death | Death Dealer | 2006 |
| Many Bloody Returns | Twilight | 2007 |
| My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon | Stalked | 2008 |
| Blood Lite | The Ungrateful Dead | 2008 |
| Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance | Paranormal Romance Blues | 2009 |
| A Fantasy Medley | Zen and the Art of Vampirism | 2009 |
| The Eternal Kiss | Kat | 2009 |
| By Blood We Live | Twilight | 2009 |
| Tesseracts Thirteen | Dead to Me | 2009 |
| Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary | A Haunted House of Her Own | 2009 |
| Campus Chills | Harbinger | 2009 |
| Hellbound Hearts | The Collector | 2009 |
| The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror | A Haunted House of Her Own | 2010 |
| The New Dead | Life Sentence | 2010 |
| Evolve | Learning Curve | 2010 |
| The Bitten Word | Young Bloods | 2010 |
| Kisses from Hell | Hunting Kat | 2010 |
| The Living Dead 2 | Last Stand | 2010 |
| Blood Lite 2: Overbite | Lucifer's Daughter | 2010 |
| Men of the Otherworld | Infusion Savage Ascension Kitsunegari | Feb 2010 |
| The Urban Fantasy Anthology | A Haunted House of Her Own | 2011 |
| Vampires: The Recent Undead | Zen and the Art of Vampirism | 2011 |
| Tales of Dark Fantasy 2 | Chivalrous | 2011 |
| Evolve 2 | The List | 2011 |
| Imaginarium 2012: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing | The List | 2011 |
| The Monster's Corner | Rakshasi | 2011 |
| Enthralled | Facing Facts | 2011 |
| Subterranean Tales of Dark Fantasy 2 | Chivalrous | 2011 |
| The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror 2012 | Rakshasi | 2012 |
| Blood Lite 3: Aftertaste | V Plates | 2012 |
| The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women | Dead Flowers by a Roadside | 2012 |
| Werewolves | Bitten Stolen Beginnings | July 2012 |
| Tales of the Otherworld | Rebirth Birthright Beginnings Ghosts Expectations Wedding Bell Hell The Case of El Chupacabra Bewitched | Nov 2012 |
| The Hunter and the Hunted | Off-Duty Angel Stalked | Jun 2012 |
| Shards & Ashes | Branded | 2013 |
| Four Summoner's Tales | Suffer the Children | 2013 |
| Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird | Introduction | 2013 |
| Spellcasters | Dime Store Magic Industrial Magic Wedding Bell Hell Case of the Half Demon Spy | Jun 2013 |
| Dead Man's Hand | Bamboozled | 2014 |
| Out of Tune | Making Music | 2014 |
| Rags & Bones | New Chicago | 2014 |
| Fantasy for Good | The Kitsune's Nine Tales | 2014 |
| Subterranean Press Magazine | The Screams of Dragons | 2014 |
| Dark Screams: Vol 1 | The Price You Pay | 2014 |
| The Darkest Power Trilogy | The Summoning The Awakening The Reckoning | 2014 |
| Darkness Rising | The Gathering The Calling The Rising | 2014 |
| Otherworld Nights | Demonology Stalked Hidden Twilight Chivalrous Lucifer's Daughter From Russia with Love Vanishing Act | Oct 2014 |
| Gifted | Gabriel’s Gargoyles The Puppy Plan | Nov 2014 |
| Darkest Powers Tales | Dangerous Divided Disenchanted Facing Facts Belonging | Mar 2015 |
| Led Astray | Rakshashi Kat A Haunted House of Her Own Learning Curve The Screams of Dragons The Kitsune's Nine Tales Last Stand Bamboozled Branded The List Young Bloods The Door Dead Flowers by a Roadside Suffer the Children The Collector Gabriel's Gargoyles Harbinger V Plates Life Sentence Plan B The Hunt Dead to Me Devil May Care | Sep 2015 |
| Life Sentence | Life Sentence Last Stand | Nov 2015 |
| Imaginarium 4 | Bamboozled | 2015 |
| The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror 2015 | The Screams of Dragons | 2015 |
| Science Fiction World Magazine (China) | The Screams of Dragons | 2015 |
| Expiration Date | Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word | 2015 |
| nEvermore! | The Orange Cat | 2015 |
| Seize the Night | We Are All Monsters Here | 2015 |
| X-Files: The Truth is Out There | Dead Ringers | 2015 |
| The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror 2016 | The Door | 2016 |
| The Best Horror of the Year | We Are All Monsters Here | 2016 |
| Urban Allies | Tailed | 2016 |
| Strangers Among Us | The Culling | 2016 |
| Otherworld Secrets | Life After Theft Forbidden Angelic Zen and the Art of Vampirism The Ungrateful Dead Counterfeit Magic | Jan 2016 |
| Otherworld Chills | Brazen Amityville Horrible Chaotic Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word Off-Duty Angel The Puppy Plan Baby Boom | Oct 2016 |
| Indigo | | Jun 2017 |
| Urban Enemies | Hounded | 2017 |
| Halloween Carnival Volume 3 | The Way Lost | 2017 |
| Haunted Nights | Nos Galan Gaeaf | 2017 |
| The Complete Darkest Power Tales | Dangerous Divided Disenchanted Facing Facts Belonging The New Guy The Invitation Atoning | Dec 2017 |
| Dark Screams: Volume Nine | Invitation to the Game | 2018 |
| The Dame was Trouble | Indispensable | 2018 |
| Phantoms: Haunting Tales from Masters of the Genre | The Ghost in the Glade | 2018 |
| Hark! The Herald Angels Scream | Angels & Absinthe | 2018 |
| Portents: A Collection of Cainsville Tales | The Screams of Dragons Devil May Care Gabriel's Gargoyles Bad Publicity The Orange Cat Matagot The Lady of the Lake | Aug 2018 |
| Ten Word Tragedies | The War Within | 2019 |
| Hexed | Black Magic Momma | 2019 |
| Life is Short and Then You Die | Floater | 2019 |
| Under a Winter Sky | Ballgowns & Butterflies | Nov 2020 |
| Final Cuts | Drunk Physics | 2020 |
| Hex on the Beach | Goddess of Summer Love | Jul 2021 |
| Christmas at Thorne Manor | Short fiction from A Stich in Time series: Ballgowns & Butterflies Snowstorms & Sleigh Bells Ghosts & Garlands | 2022 |

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2001 | International Horror Guild Award | First Novel | Bitten | Nominated |
| 2009 | Sunburst Award | Young Adult | The Summoning | Nominated |
| 2011 | Goodreads Choice Awards | Paranormal Fantasy | Spell Bound | Nominated |
| 2011 | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award | Fiction | The Summoning | Nominated |
| 2012 | Goodreads Choice Awards | Paranormal Fantasy | Thirteen | Nominated |
| 2012 | White Pine Award | Fiction | The Gathering | Won |
| 2013 | Aurora Awards | YA Novel | The Calling | Nominated |
| 2013 | Goodreads Choice Awards | Paranormal Fantasy | Omens | Nominated |
| 2013 | Goodreads Choice Awards | Middle Grade & Children's | Loki's Wolves | Nominated |
| 2014 | Aurora Awards | YA Novel | The Rising | Won |
| 2014 | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award | Fiction | Loki's Wolves | Nominated |
| 2015 | Aurora Awards | YA Novel | Sea of Shadows | Nominated |
| 2015 | Monica Hughes Award | | Sea of Shadows | Nominated |
| 2017 | Forest of Reading Red Maple Award | Fiction | The Unquiet Past | Nominated |
| 2017 | Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence | Novel | City of the Lost | Nominated |
| 2020 | Aurora Awards | YA Novel | Wolf's Bane | Nominated |
| 2021 | Aurora Awards | YA Novel | The Gryphon's Lair | Nominated |
| 2021 | Aurora Awards | Novel | A Stitch in Time | Nominated |
| 2022 | Aurora Awards | YA Novel | The Serpent's Fury | Nominated |
| 2022 | Young Reader's Choice Award | Junior Division | A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying | Nominated |