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== Bio ==
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“The only other calling I ever felt was an irrepressible desire to be Captain of my own Starship. I was born in the wrong century and it wasn’t possible, so I chose to explore the universe by writing fiction instead. Books are doors to endless adventure.” -KMM
  
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*born November 1, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio
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'''Karen Marie Moning''' is the #1 NYT bestselling author of the Fever Series and Highlander novels.
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*BA in Society & Law
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An alum of the Immaculate Conception Academy, at seventeen she attended Purdue University where she completed a BA in Society & Law, with minors in Philosophy, Creative Writing and Theatre, while working full time as a bartender and computer consultant. She intended to go to law school but after an internship with a firm of Criminal Attorneys, decided against it. For the next decade, she worked in insurance, where she wrote intercompany arbitrations and directed commercial litigation. At the age of thirty, she decided it was time to get serious and do what she’d always wanted to do: write fiction novels.
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Beyond the Highland Mist was published in 1999 and nominated for two RITA awards. She then published six more novels in her award-winning HIGHLANDER series, and received the RITA Award in 2001 for The Highlander’s Touch.
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In 2004, she began writing the #1 New York Times bestselling FEVER series. The books have been optioned twice for potential franchise development by Twentieth Century Fox and DreamWorks Studios, but the rights are currently held by Moning who has expressed a desire to one day see it as a television series. Her novels have been published in over thirty countries. She divides her time between Ohio and Florida and is working on two future projects for Random House Publishing.
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“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” – Jorge Luis Borges
  
 
== On the Web ==
 
== On the Web ==
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Marie_Moning]
  
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* [http://www.karenmoning.com/index2.html Karen Marie Moning]
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== Books ==
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* ''[[Beyond the Highland Mist]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Bloodfever]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Burned]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[The Dark Highlander|Dark Highlander, The]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Darkfever]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Faefever]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Fever Moon]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Feverborn]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Feversong]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[High Voltage]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[The Highlander's Touch|Highlander's Touch, The]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Iced]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[The Immortal Highlander|Immortal Highlander, The]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Into The Dreaming]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Kingdom Of Shadow And Light]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Kiss of the Highlander]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Shadowfever]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Spell of the Highlander]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[To Tame a Highland Warrior]]'' - 1999
  
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== Books ==
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=== Anthologies ===
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* Beyond the Highland Mist
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* ''[[Tapestry]]'' - 2002
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*To Tame a Highland Warrior
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*The Highlander's Touch - won the [[2001 RITA® Winners|2001 RITA®]] in the [[Paranormal]] category
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==Series/Related Titles==
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*Kiss of the Highlander
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'''Fever'''
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*The Dark Highlander
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# ''[[Darkfever]]''
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*The Immortal Highlander
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# ''[[Bloodfever]]''
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*The Spell of the Highlander
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# ''[[Faefever]]''
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# ''[[Dreamfever]]''
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# ''[[Shadowfever]]''
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# ''[[Iced]]''
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# ''[[Burned]]''
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# ''[[Feverborn]]''
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# ''[[Feversong]]''
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# ''[[High Voltage]]''
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# ''[[Kingdom Of Shadow And Light]]''
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'''Highlanders'''
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# ''[[Beyond The Highland Mist]]''
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# ''[[To Tame A Highland Warrior]]''
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# ''[[The Highlander's Touch]]''
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# ''[[Kiss Of The Highlander]]''
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# ''[[The Dark Highlander]]''
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# ''[[The Immortal Highlander]]''
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# ''[[Spell Of The Highlander]]''
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==Awards==
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*2015  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Fantasy Romance, ''[[Burned]]''
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*2011  [[Goodreads Choice Award]]'' Winner - Paranormal Fantasy, ''[[Shadowfever]]''
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*2011  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Urban Fantasy Protagonist, ''[[Shadowfever]]''
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*2002  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Contemporary Paranormal, ''[[The Dark Highlander]]''
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*2001  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Alternate Reality, ''[[Kiss Of The Highlander]]''
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*2001  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Paranormal Romance, ''[[The Highlander's Touch]]''
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*1999  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Time-Travel, ''[[Beyond The Highland Mist]]''
  
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==Recognitions==
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*2007  [[Audies]] Finalist - Romance, ''[[Darkfever]]
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*2007  [[Audies]] Finalist - Solo Narration - Female, ''[[Darkfever]]
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*2005  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Paranormal Romance, ''[[The Immortal Highlander]]''
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*2002  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[The Dark Highlander]]''
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*2000  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - First Book, ''[[Beyond The Highland Mist]]''
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*2000  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance, ''[[Beyond The Highland Mist]]''
  
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== Awards (body of work) ==
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*1999  [[P.E.A.R.L. Award]] Finalist - Best New Author

Latest revision as of 22:28, 11 November 2024


“The only other calling I ever felt was an irrepressible desire to be Captain of my own Starship. I was born in the wrong century and it wasn’t possible, so I chose to explore the universe by writing fiction instead. Books are doors to endless adventure.” -KMM

Karen Marie Moning is the #1 NYT bestselling author of the Fever Series and Highlander novels.

An alum of the Immaculate Conception Academy, at seventeen she attended Purdue University where she completed a BA in Society & Law, with minors in Philosophy, Creative Writing and Theatre, while working full time as a bartender and computer consultant. She intended to go to law school but after an internship with a firm of Criminal Attorneys, decided against it. For the next decade, she worked in insurance, where she wrote intercompany arbitrations and directed commercial litigation. At the age of thirty, she decided it was time to get serious and do what she’d always wanted to do: write fiction novels.

Beyond the Highland Mist was published in 1999 and nominated for two RITA awards. She then published six more novels in her award-winning HIGHLANDER series, and received the RITA Award in 2001 for The Highlander’s Touch.

In 2004, she began writing the #1 New York Times bestselling FEVER series. The books have been optioned twice for potential franchise development by Twentieth Century Fox and DreamWorks Studios, but the rights are currently held by Moning who has expressed a desire to one day see it as a television series. Her novels have been published in over thirty countries. She divides her time between Ohio and Florida and is working on two future projects for Random House Publishing.

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” – Jorge Luis Borges

On the Web

Books

Anthologies

Series/Related Titles

Fever

  1. Darkfever
  2. Bloodfever
  3. Faefever
  4. Dreamfever
  5. Shadowfever
  6. Iced
  7. Burned
  8. Feverborn
  9. Feversong
  10. High Voltage
  11. Kingdom Of Shadow And Light

Highlanders

  1. Beyond The Highland Mist
  2. To Tame A Highland Warrior
  3. The Highlander's Touch
  4. Kiss Of The Highlander
  5. The Dark Highlander
  6. The Immortal Highlander
  7. Spell Of The Highlander

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)

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