Caitlin Kittredge
Caitlin Kittredge (born September 1984) is an American author and comic-book writer of dark fantasy and urban fantasy noir. She is known for her "Nocturne City" series of adult novels, and for "The Iron Codex", a series of young adult books. She has also written the comic books "Coffin Hill" for Vertigo Comics and "Witchblade" and "Throwaways" for Image Comics. Personal life. Caitlin Kittredge graduated from college with a degree in English. She has cited Raymond Chandler, Neil Gaiman, and H.P. Lovecraft as inspirations. Kittredge is a fan of film noir, classic pulp novels, and comic books . She describes herself as "a skeptical believer in the Something Else. There's too much strange in this world for me to totally discount the possibility of Something Else being out there. But at the same time, I'm the first person to try and debunk any supernatural stuff that people claim is going on around them. I, personally, had one completely terrifying encounter with something supernatural that I still can't explain...hence my lack of 100% skepticism." Career. Adult fiction. Kittredge's "Nocturne City" is a series of adult urban fantasy novels. The story follows Luna Wilder, a  young police officer who lives in a city inhabited by both normal humans and paranormal beings. Being a werewolf herself, Luna has ties to both sides of her society. Young-adult fiction. Kittredge's debut young-adult novel, "The Iron Thorn", was released in February 2011. It is the first novel in the "Iron Codex" series, an alternate-history steampunk story set in a Victorian-themed America. The novel's main setting, Lovecraft, was named after author H.P. Lovecraft. The book follows a girl named Aoife, who embarks on a journey to save herself from a hereditary madness, and ends  up on a paranormal adventure alongside two allies. A review from "Booklist" applauded the novel's romance and plot twists, and stated that "Kittredge's richly descriptive narrative captures all the details of clockwork, inventive machinery, foggy mists, ghastly ghouls, and creative landscapes." The review also called Aoife "a caustic-tongued, feisty, and independent young woman, with plenty of nerve and courage." A review from "Publishers Weekly" stated, "Though the material borrowed from H.P. Lovecraft occasionally calls too much attention to itself, Kittredge generates significant thrills and chills in this fast-moving tale". Comic books. Kittredge began writing a monthly  comic-book series for Vertigo Comics titled "Coffin Hill" in October 2013. She is also the writer of the ongoing series "Throwaways", which began in July 2016 and a revamp of "Witchblade", which began in December 2017, both for Image Comics. Bibliography. Vertigo. Coffin Hill #1-ongoing (with Inaki Miranda, 2013-...) Image. Throwaways #1-ongoing (with Steven Sanders, 2016-...) Witchblade #1-ongoing (with Roberta Ingranata and Bryan Vanelza, 2017-...)