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 with her daughter Kristin Cast, as well as her own Goddess Summoning and Partholon book series.

On her own, P.C. Cast is known for her Goddess Summoning and Partholon book series.Her first book, Goddess by Mistake, originally published in 2001, won the Prism, Holt Medallion, and Laurel Wreath awards, and was a finalist for the National Readers' Choice Award; her subsequent books have also won a variety of prizes.

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.

According to P.C. Cast, the concept for the House of Night novels came from her agent, who suggested the theme "vampire finishing school."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.

In November 2008, Variety reported that producers Michael Birnbaum and Jeremiah S. Chechik had obtained an option to acquire the motion picture rights in the House of Night series.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.

Born in Watseka, Illinois, Cast now lives in Oregon, She also lived in Tulsa where she taught high school English and where her daughter was a student at the University of Tulsa.

One of Cast's former students is horror journalist and novelist Preston Fassel, who calls Cast his "earliest writing mentor" and cites her as an influence on his novel Our Lady of the Inferno.

Goddess Summoning

1. Goddess of the Sea, Berkley, 2003 (ISBN 0-425-19279-2).
2. Goddess of Spring, Berkley, 2004 (ISBN 0-425-19749-2)
3. Goddess of Light, Berkley, 2005 (ISBN 0-425-20196-1)
4. Goddess of the Rose, Berkley, 2006 (ISBN 0-425-20891-5)
5. Goddess of Love, Berkley, 2007 (ISBN 0-425-21528-8)
6. Warrior Rising, Berkley, 2008 (ISBN 0425221377)
7. Goddess of Legend, Berkeley, 2010 (ISBN 0-425-22816-9)
8. Goddess of Troy, 2011 (ISBN 0-749-95361-6) (reissue of Warrior Rising)

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 Celtic goddess from a parallel dimension ruled by centaurs. 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.

1. Divine by Mistake(ISBN 0-373-80247-1) or Goddess by Mistake, 21 April 2001
2. Divine by Choice(ISBN 0-373-80251-X), 1 December 2006
3. Divine by Blood(ISBN 0-373-80291-9), 2007
4. Divine BeginningsISBN 9781426845376 , 2009, PREQUAL
5. Elphame's Choice, 2004 (ISBN 0-373-80213-7)
6. Brighid's Quest, 2005 (ISBN 0-373-80242-0)

House of Night

1 Marked,St. Martin's (ISBN 9780312360269) May 28, 2007

2 Betrayed, St. Martin's (ISBN 978-0-312-36028-3) October 2, 2007

3 Chosen, St. Martin's (ISBN 9780312360306) March 4, 2008

4 Untamed, St. Martin's (ISBN 9780312379834) September 23, 2008

5 Hunted, St. Martin's (ISBN 9780312379827) March 10, 2009

6 Tempted, St. Martin's (ISBN 9780312567484) October 27, 2009

7 Burned, St. Martin's (ISBN 9780312606169) April 27, 2010

8 Awakened, St. Martin's (ISBN 9780312650247) January 4, 2011

8.1 Dragon's Oath, St. Martin's (ISBN 9781250000231) July 12, 2011, novella

9 Destined, St. Martin's (ISBN 9780312650254) October 25, 2011

9.1 Lenobia's Vow, St. Martin's (ISBN 9781250000248) January 31, 2012, novella

10 Hidden, St. Martin's (ISBN 9780312594428) October 16, 2012

10.1 Neferet's Curse, St. Martin's (ISBN 9781250000255) February 19, 2013, novella

11 Revealed, St. Martin's October 15, 2013

11.1 Kalona's Fall, St. Martin's July 29, 2014, novella

12 Redeemed, St. Martin's October 14, 2014

House of Night Other World

1. Loved, July 11, 2017
2. Lost, July 10, 2018
3. Forgotten, October 29, 2019

Related Books

• The Fledgling Handbook or The Fledgling Handbook 101,St. Martin's (ISBN 9780312595128) October 26, 2010
• Nyx In The House Of Night, BenBella Books (ISBN 9781935618553) June 7, 2011
• House of the Night: Legacy, graphic novel July 10, 2021

Time Raiders

• The Avenger, October 1, 2009 (ISBN 0373285965)

Tales of a New World

1. Moon Chosen, October, 2016 (ISBN 9781250100726)
2. Sun Warrior, 17 October 2017 (ISBN 9781250100757)
3. Wind Rider, 16 October 2018 (ISBN 9781250100788)

Dysasters

• The Dysasters, February 26, 2019

Anthologies and Collections

Edited by P.C. Cast

• Immortal: Love Stories With Bite, BenBella Books (announced release date October 2009) (ISBN 9781933771922)
• Eternal: Love Stories With Bite, BenBella Books (ISBN 978-1935618010, Smart Pop, October 2010)