Smith, Kathryn
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1971- ) Canadian author who also writes as by Kady Cross, Kate Cross and Kate Locke, each name being attached to a separate subgenre for marketing purposes. Kathryn Smith has focused on paranormal romances, specifically the Brotherhood of the Blood and Nightmare Chronicles series; Kady Cross on Steampunk romances for the Young Adult market, specifically the Steampunk Chronicles beginning with The Girl in the Steel Corset (2011); Kate Cross on adult steampunk romances, specifically the Clockwork Agents sequence beginning with Heart of Brass (2012); and Kate Locke on Alternate History tales, specifically the Immortal Empire sequence beginning with God Save the Queen (2012).
The Steampunk Chronicles tales are set variously in Victorian London and New York; the main protagonist – burdened and gifted with a split personality on Jekyll and Hyde lines (see Robert Louis Stevenson) – that gets her into and out of scrapes erotic and otherwise – interacts with a great deal of Steampunk gear, some of it used (again) to erotic effect, much of it unusually anachronistic. The Clockwork Agents sequence, for adults, features a more sexually experienced female Hero who operates as an undercover agent. The Immortal Empire sequence is set in an Alternate World contemporary Britain run by Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies. [JC]
Kathryn Smith
born Nova Scotia: 1971
works
series
Brotherhood of the Blood
- Be Mine Tonight (New York: HarperCollins/Avon Books, 2006) [Brotherhood of the Blood: pb/]
- Night of the Huntress (New York: HarperCollins/Avon Books, 2007) [Brotherhood of the Blood: pb/]
- Taken by the Night (New York: HarperCollins/Avon Books, 2007) [Brotherhood of the Blood: pb/]
- Let the Night Begin (New York: HarperCollins/Avon Books, 2008) [Brotherhood of the Blood: pb/]
- Night After Night (New York: HarperCollins/Avon Books, 2009) [Brotherhood of the Blood: pb/]
Nightmare Chronicles
- Before I Wake (New York: HarperCollins/Avon Books, 2008) [Nightmare Chronicles: pb/]
- Dark Side of Dawn (New York: HarperCollins/Avon Books, 2009) [Nightmare Chronicles: pb/]
Steampunk Chronicles
- The Strange Case of Finley Jayne (Toronto, Ontario: Harlequin Teen, 2011) as by Kady Cross [ebook: Steampunk Chronicles: na/]
- The Girl in the Steel Corset (Toronto, Ontario: Harlequin Teen, 2011) as by Kady Cross [Steampunk Chronicles: na/]
- The Girl in the Clockwork Collar (Toronto, Ontario: Harlequin Teen, 2012) as by Kady Cross [Steampunk Chronicles: na/]
- The Dark Discovery of Jack Dandy (Toronto, Ontario: Harlequin Teen, 2013) as by Kady Cross [ebook: Steampunk Chronicles: na/]
- The Girl with the Iron Touch (Toronto, Ontario: Harlequin Teen, 2013) as by Kady Cross [Steampunk Chronicles: na/]
- The Wild Adventure of Jasper Renn (Toronto, Ontario: Harlequin Teen, 2013) as by Kady Cross [ebook: Steampunk Chronicles: na/]
- The Girl with the Windup Heart (Toronto, Ontario: Harlequin Teen, 2014) as by Kady Cross [Steampunk Chronicles: na/]
Clockwork Agents
- Heart of Brass (New York: Penguin Books/Signet Eclipse, 2012) as by Kate Cross [Clockwork Agents: pb/]
- Touch of Steel (New York: Penguin Books/Signet Eclipse, 2012) as by Kate Cross [Clockwork Agents: pb/]
- Breath of Iron (New York: Penguin Books/Signet Eclipse, 2013) as by Kate Cross [Clockwork Agents: pb/]
Immortal Empire
- God Save the Queen (New York: Orbit, 2012) as by Kate Locke [Immortal Empire: pb/Don Sipley]
- The Queen Is Dead (New York: Orbit, 2013) as by Kate Locke [Immortal Empire: pb/Don Sipley]
- Long Live the Queen (New York: Orbit, 2013) as by Kate Locke [Immortal Empire: pb/Don Sipley]
Lark Noble
- Sisters of Blood and Spirit (Toronto, Ontario: Harlequin Teen, 2015) as by Kady Cross [Lark Noble: hb/]
- Sisters of Salt and Iron (Toronto, Ontario: Harlequin Teen, 2016) as by Kady Cross [Lark Noble: hb/]
links
- Kate Locke, Kady Cross, Kate Cross, Kathryn Smith
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Picture Gallery
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