Kami Garcia
Kami Garcia at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
Born	Kami Marin ( 1972-03-25 ) March 25, 1972 (age 52)
Occupation	Writer
Language	English
Nationality	American
Period	2009?present
Genre	Children's fantasy , science fiction , adventure novels
Notable works	Beautiful Creatures The Lovely Reckless
Spouse	Alex Garcia
Relatives	Robert Marin (father)

Kami Garcia (born March 25, 1972) is an American writer. She is known for writing young adult fiction and graphic novels for DC Comics .

Life [ edit ]

She grew up in the Washington, D.C. area, but currently resides in Los Angeles , California . Garcia is a teacher and reading specialist with an MA in education, and leads book groups for children and teenagers. She formerly taught in the Washington D.C. area until she moved to Los Angeles. In addition to teaching, she was a professional artist.

Career [ edit ]

Caster Chronicles series [ edit ]

She is the co-author along with her friend Margaret Stohl of the Caster Chronicles book series, starting with Beautiful Creatures . The series currently consists of four books and a novella and is generally classified as a contemporary young adult fantasy novel, with particular interest for teens. It is set in the fictional small town of Gatlin, South Carolina in the Southern United States, and deals with a group of townspeople, friends, witches (called "Casters" in the books), and numerous other magical creatures.

The first book, Beautiful Creatures reached International Bestseller Status and is on The New York Times Best Seller list . It has been published in 50 countries and translated into 39 languages. It was made into the 2013 film Beautiful Creatures ^{[1] [2]} and has also been turned into a graphic novel.

Graphic novels [ edit ]

Garcia and Brazilian artist Gabriel Picolo have created four Teen Titans young adult graphic novels for DC Comics . ^[3] The graphic novels have told stories about Teen Titans characters Raven and Beast Boy .

Personal life [ edit ]

She is married to Alex Garcia, a video game producer. ^[4] They have two children together.

Bibliography [ edit ]

Novels [ edit ]

• Broken Beautiful Hearts (2018; Imprint) ? ISBN   978-1250079206
• The Lovely Reckless (2016; Imprint) ? ISBN   978-1250129680

The X-Files Origins [ edit ]

• The X-Files Origins #1: Agent of Chaos (2017; Imprint) ? ISBN   978-1250119568

Caster Chronicles series [ edit ]

1. Beautiful Creatures (2009) ? ISBN   978-0-316-23168-8
2. Beautiful Darkness (2010) ? ISBN   978-0-316-12917-6
3. Dream Dark (2011) e-novella only ^[5]
4. Beautiful Chaos (2011) ? ISBN   978-0-316-19306-1
5. Beautiful Redemption (2012) ? ISBN   978-0-316-21460-5

Dangerous Creatures series (Caster Chronicles spin-offs) [ edit ]

1. Dangerous Dream (2013) e-novella only ^[6]
2. Dangerous Creatures (2014) ? ISBN   978-0-316-37031-8
3. Dangerous Deception (2015) ? ISBN   978-0-316-38363-9

Legion series [ edit ]

1. Unbreakable . Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 1 October 2013. ISBN   978-0-316-21020-1 .
2. Unmarked . Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 30 September 2014. ISBN   978-0-316-21022-5 .

Short stories [ edit ]

• "Red Run", published in Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions (2011) ? ISBN   978-0-062-01579-2 ^[7]
• "Improbable Futures"

Graphic novels [ edit ]

Teen Titans [ edit ]

• Teen Titans: Raven (2019; DC Ink ) ^[8] ? ISBN   978-1401286231
• Teen Titans: Beast Boy (2020; DC Ink) ^[9] ? ISBN   978-1401287191
• Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven (2021; DC Ink) ? ISBN   978-1779514882
• Teen Titans: Robin (2023; DC Ink) - ISBN   1779512244

Comic books [ edit ]

• Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #1 - #8 (October 9, 2019 ? April 7, 2021)

Awards [ edit ]

Year	Award		Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref
2014	Bram Stoker Awards		BSA?Young Adult	Unbreakable	Nominated
2015				Unmarked	Nominated
2022			BSA?Graphic Novel	Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity	Nominated	[10]

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Kami Garcia at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Kami Garcia at IMDb