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Mallory A. Kass (born July 21, 1984), better known by the
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Kass Morgan, is an American author and editor, best known as the author of '' The 100'', a
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science fiction book series for
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readers. She attended
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, studying English and History, and later earned a
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at
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in 19th century literature. She currently lives in
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and works as a senior editor at Scholastic. She appeared as a contestant on ''
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'' on May 10, 2022.


Bibliography


''The 100'' series

*''The 100'' (2013) *''Day 21'' (2014) *''Homecoming'' (2015) *''Rebellion'' (2016)


''Light Years'' series

*''Light Years'' (2018) *''Supernova'' (2019)


''The Ravens'' series

This series is written with Danielle Paige *''The Ravens'' (2020) *''The Monarchs'' (2022)


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* 1984 births Living people 21st-century American writers 21st-century American women writers American editors Brown University alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford 21st-century pseudonymous writers Pseudonymous women writers Contestants on American game shows {{US-writer-stub