Richelle Mead

Richelle Mead (born November 12, 1976) is a bestselling American fantasy author. She has three ongoing series: the Georgina Kincaid series, the Vampire Academy series, and the Dark Swan series. All are available internationally, including countries in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.

She was born in Michigan, and now lives in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Washington.^[5] She has three degrees: a Bachelor of General Studies from the University of Michigan, a Master of Comparative Religion from Western Michigan University, and a Master of Teaching from the University of Washington.Her teaching degree led her to become an 8th grade teacher in suburban Seattle, where she taught social studies and English. She continued writing in her free time, until she sold her first novel, Succubus Blues. After quitting her job to write full time, her other books quickly followed.

Mead actively writes books in three different series. The schedule for this is so demanding that she has to turn out a draft for a new book every three months. This is an extremely fast turnaround compared to the year that most authors take to write a book.

Novels

Georgina Kincaid series

1. Succubus Blues (2007)
2. Succubus on Top (2008) (UK title: Succubus Nights)
3. Succubus Dreams (2008)
4. Succubus Heat (June 2009)
5. Succubus Shadows (released March 30, 2010)
6. TBA

Dark Swan series

1. Storm Born (2008)
2. Thorn Queen (2009)
3. Iron Crowned (scheduled for release early 2011)
4. Title TBA

Vampire Academy Series

1. Vampire Academy (2007)
2. Frostbite (2008)
3. Shadow Kiss (2008)
4. Blood Promise (2009)
5. Spirit Bound (scheduled for release May 18, 2010)
6. Last Sacrifice (scheduled for release December 7, 2010)