Kim Harrison

Kim Harrison (born 1966) is a pen name of American author Dawn Cook. Kim is best known as the author of the ''New York Times'' #1 best selling Hollows series, but she has written more than urban fantasy and has published over two dozen books spanning the gamut from young adult, accelerated-science thriller, anthology, and a unique, full-color world book, and has scripted two original graphic novels set in the Hollows universe. She has also published traditional fantasy under the name Dawn Cook.

The Rachel Morgan urban fantasy series is set in an alternate history in which a worldwide pandemic caused by genetically modified tomatoes led to the death of a large portion of the world's human population. Under the name of Dawn Cook, she writes the Decoy Princess and Truth series, published in the first few years of the 21st century.

Harrison has received praise from fellow authors, and has reached the #1 spot on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list.

On May 16, 2019, Harrison announced on social media that a new novel, ''American Demon'', will be forthcoming in the summer of 2020.

Early life

Kim Harrison was born and raised in the Midwest. A self-proclaimed "former tomboy," she grew up the only girl in a family of boys. Despite her love of writing, she took an unorthodox approach to it, and claims to have avoided English courses beyond the basic requirements in high school and college.

Career

Harrison began her career with writing traditional science fiction, but began writing contemporary fantasy after deciding to focus more on character development. She spent the better part of a decade struggling as an aspiring author before meeting her current agent at a writing convention. He then introduced her to Diana Gill, who became Harrison's editor. Together, they produced ''Dead Witch Walking'', and her first book was published in paperback by HarperTorch in 2004. Since then, she has written twelve more books, two graphic novels, and extensive world book in the ''Hollows'' series, also called the Rachel Morgan series, (most with titles punning off Clint Eastwood movies) and contributed to multiple anthologies, with prequels to the ''Hollows'' books, and one with a young adult story.

After the success of her first novel, Harrison was able to resign from her day job, devoting herself to writing full-time. Her favorite author is Ray Bradbury. She references music as one of her strongest writing influences, providing song lists for several of her characters. In her spare time, she communicates with fans via her self-maintained website and blog.

Harrison is a member of the International Thriller Writers.

The first two Truth books were originally one book, which was split into two separate books for publishing. That the two are the same, and that Cook was Harrison, was disclosed in a May 2009 ''Locus'' magazine article.

"I'm glad it's out in the open, because it is hard to maintain these two separate identities, and remind your friends or family when you go out, 'I'm Kim today, so don't call me Dawn.' The division has served its purpose. I'm still going to be Kim, but now if somebody calls me Dawn I won't have to say 'Shut your mouth!'"

Reception

Harrison has reached #1 on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list and is generally recognized as one of the most successful and influential creators of urban fantasy. Her writing has garnered praise from numerous peers. Authors Kelly Gay and Courtney Allison Moulton have cited her as an inspiration. The ''Hollows'' series has also gained recognition from ''The New York Times'' and ''Amazon.com''. In 2007, ''Amazon.com'' noted that Harrison had become "one of the hottest authors in the incredibly popular genre of sexy supernaturalism."

Bibliography as Kim Harrison

The Hollows universe

The Turn Novels (Hollows prequel)

#''The Turn: The Hollows begins with Death'' (February 7, 2017, )

Rachel Morgan / The Hollows Novels

#''Dead Witch Walking'' (April 2004, )
#''The Good, the Bad, and the Undead'' (January 2005, )
#''Every Which Way But Dead'' (June 28, 2005, )
#''A Fistful of Charms'' (June 27, 2006, )
#''For a Few Demons More'' (March 20, 2007, )
#''The Outlaw Demon Wails'' (''Where Demons Dare'' in the UK) (February 26, 2008, )
#''White Witch, Black Curse'' (February 24, 2009, )
#''Black Magic Sanction'' (February 23, 2010, )
#''Pale Demon'' (February 22, 2011, )
#''A Perfect Blood'' (February 21, 2012, )
#''Ever After'' (January 22, 2013, )
#''The Undead Pool'' (February 25, 2014, )
#''The Witch with No Name'' (September 9, 2014, )
#''American Demon'' (Jun 16, 2020, )
#''Million Dollar Demon'' (June 15, 2021, )
#''Trouble with the Cursed'' (June 14, 2022, )

Graphic novels

*''Blood Work: An Original Hollows Graphic Novel'' (July 12, 2011, )—Illustrated by Pedro Maia and Gemma Magno.
*''Blood Crime'' (October 30, 2012, )—Illustrated by Gemma Magno.

Supplement

*''The Hollows Insider: New fiction, facts, maps, murders, and more in the world of Rachel Morgan'' (October 25, 2011, )

Audio books

''The Turn Novels''
#''The Turn: The Hollows begins with Death'' (February 12, 2018, )—Simon & Schuster Audio, read by Marguerite Gavin

''The Hollows Novels''
#''Dead Witch Walking'' (July 23, 2007, )—Tantor Media, read by Marguerite Gavin
#''The Good, the Bad, and the Undead'' (November 29, 2007, )—Tantor Media, read by Marguerite Gavin
#''Every Which Way But Dead'' (December 31, 2007, )—Tantor Media, read by Marguerite Gavin
#''A Fistful of Charms'' (January 9, 2008,)—Tantor Media, read by Marguerite Gavin
#''For a Few Demons More'' (May 28, 2007, )—Tantor Media, read by Marguerite Gavin
#''The Outlaw Demon Wails'' (February 26, 2008, )—HarperAudio, read by Gigi Bermingham
#''White Witch, Black Curse'' (February 24, 2009, )—HarperAudio, read by Marguerite Gavin
#''Black Magic Sanction'' (February 1, 2010, )—Blackstone Audio, read by Marguerite Gavin
#''Pale Demon'' (February 22, 2011, )—Blackstone Audio, read by Marguerite Gavin
#''A Perfect Blood'' (February 1, 2012, )—Blackstone Audio, read by Marguerite Gavin
#''Ever After'' (January 22, 2013, )—Blackstone Audio, read by Marguerite Gavin
#''The Undead Pool'' (February 25, 2014, )—HarperAudio, read by Marguerite Gavin
#''The Witch with No Name'' (September 9, 2014, )—HarperAudio, read by Marguerite Gavin

Omnibus editions

*''This Witch For Hire'' (February 2006, )—Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus Edition, includes ''Dead Witch Walking'' and ''The Good, the Bad, and the Undead''
*''Dead Witches Tell No Tales'' (July 2006, )—Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus Edition, includes ''Every Which Way But Dead'' and ''A Fistful of Charms''

Collection

*''Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond'' (October 9, 2012, )—Includes all previous Rachel Morgan series short stories, a new related short story from Trent's perspective, and two new short stories unrelated to the series. Also published as audiobook.

Novellas and short stories

* ''Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil'': A series prequel from the viewpoint of Ivy Tamwood, the origins of her struggle against the vampiric power structure and her partnership with Rachel. Originally published in ''Dates from Hell'' (April 1, 2006, )—anthology with Kelley Armstrong

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