Kate Cary

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::summary British novelist (born 1967) ::

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Field	Value
name	Kate Cary
pseudonym	Erin Hunter (shared)
birth_date
birth_place	outside Birmingham, England
occupation	Writer
genre	Fantasy
notableworks	{{plainlist
children	Joshua
website
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| name = Kate Cary | pseudonym = Erin Hunter (shared) | birth_date = | birth_place = outside Birmingham, England | occupation = Writer | genre = Fantasy | notableworks = {{plainlist|

• Warriors
• Seekers
• Bloodline | children = Joshua | website =

Kate Cary (born 4 November 1967 in Birmingham, England) is an author, most well known for her work on the Warriors series.

Works

Cary was a contributor to the pen name Erin Hunter for many years before her eventual retirement from the Hunter writing team. She is also the single author of a series entitled Bloodline.

''Warriors''

Cary has written Into the Wild, Fire and Ice, The Sight, The Last Hope and Bluestar's Prophecy, among other titles in the series. She stated that she becomes attached to the characters of the novels and usually feels distraught when writing death scenes. She also suggests that Loch Lomond offers her the inspiration for ThunderClan's territory in the novels. She announced her retirement from the Warriors series in 2024.

Bloodline

The first Bloodline book was written in 2005, simply entitled Bloodline. It is an unofficial sequel to Dracula and is an epistolary novel taking place during World War I. Kirkus Reviews praised its plot twists, but said that the novel had flat characterization. She also wrote a sequel titled Bloodline: Reckoning in 2007. Kirkus Reviews say that bad pacing and characterization hurt the story, but the tension is kept high by bluffs and mysteries.

Biography

Cary was born outside Birmingham on 4 November 1967. She wrote her first book when she was four years old, and has been enthusiastic about writing ever since. Cary stated that she has loved cats since the age of 6. She attended King Edward VI High School for Girls in Edgbaston, later moving to Surrey to study History at Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL), where she graduated in 1989. After leaving the university, she began sending her books to publishers, regularly being rejected. Eventually, she discovered a small publisher who hired her to write "how to" and activity books. In 2003, Cary sent a writing sample to Victoria Holmes at Working Partners. Holmes offered her a position writing for the Warriors series, where she would share the workload with Cherith Baldry and Holmes herself in order to keep up with the publishing schedule.

Cary moved to Scotland in 1992, where she gave birth to her son, Joshua, in 1997. Cary returned to England in 2004, where she currently resides.

BlogClan

Cary created an unofficial website for the Warriors series called BlogClan. For several years, she regularly posted on the site. In recent years, she has taken a break from the site, and delegated site moderators as volunteers to run the site in her absence.

References

References

1. "Kate Cary".
2. Cary, Kate. "FAQ".
3. "Instagram".
4. "BLOODLINE by Kate Cary". [[Kirkus Reviews]].
5. "RECKONING by Kate Cary". Kirkus Reviews.
6. [http://www.rhul.ac.uk/history/yourfuturecareer/katecarey.aspx Kate Carey] Royal Holloway University of London Official website. Retrieved 13 October 2013
7. "Cadvent Day 23 – BlogClan".
8. "BlogTeam Den – BlogClan".

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