Cooper, Karina
Entry updated 27 November 2025. Tagged: Author.
(1982- ) US author who began to publish work of genre interest with the Dark Mission Alternate History paranormal romance sequence opening with Before the Witches (2011) and – published in the same month – the first full-length series novel Blood of the Wicked (2011). A second sequence, The St. Croix Chronicles beginning with Tarnished (2012) blends historical urban fantasy with elements of Steampunk.
Of more direct sf interest are the Near Future SINless thrillers, written as by K C Alexander and set in a grungy, streetwise Cyberpunk/Posthuman milieu where Genetic Engineering and other body modifications (especially Weapon-related) are commonplace, along with traditional corporate oppression, urban mercenaries and general Paranoia. The tough female protagonist of Necrotech (2016) has to contend with Amnesia as well as all of the above; her struggle continues and intensifies in Nanoshock (2017).
Cooper also co-wrote the Mass Effect game Tie Mass Effect: Andromeda: Nexus Uprising (2017) with Jason M Hough. [DRL]
Karina Cooper
born
died
works
series
Dark Mission
- Before the Witches (New York: Avon Impulse, 2011) [Dark Mission: pb/]
- Blood of the Wicked (New York: HarperCollins/Avon, 2011) [Dark Mission: pb/]
- Lure of the Wicked (New York: HarperCollins/Avon, 2011) [Dark Mission: pb/]
- No Rest for the Witches (New York: Avon Impulse, 2011) [Dark Mission: pb/]
- Sacrifice the Wicked (New York: HarperCollins/Avon, 2012) [Dark Mission: pb/]
- All Things Wicked (New York: HarperCollins/Avon, 2012) [Dark Mission: pb/]
- Wicked Lies (New York: Avon Impulse, 2013) [Dark Mission: pb/]
- One for the Wicked (New York: HarperCollins/Avon, 2013) [Dark Mission: pb/]
The St. Croix Chronicles
- Tarnished (New York: HarperCollins/Avon, 2012) [The St. Croix Chronicles: pb/]
- Gilded (New York: HarperCollins/Avon, 2013) [The St. Croix Chronicles: pb/]
- The Mysterious Case of Mr. Strangeway (Don Mills, Ontario: Carina Press, 2013) [chap: ebook: The St. Croix Chronicles: na/]
- Corroded (Don Mills, Ontario: Carina Press, 2013) [ebook: The St. Croix Chronicles: na/]
- Tempered (Don Mills, Ontario: Carina Press, 2014) [ebook: The St. Croix Chronicles: na/]
- Engraved (Don Mills, Ontario: Carina Press, 2014) [ebook: The St. Croix Chronicles: na/]
- Transmuted (Don Mills, Ontario: Carina Press, 2015) [ebook: The St. Croix Chronicles: na/]
SINless
- Necrotech (New York: Angry Robot, 2016) as by K C Alexander [SINless: pb/Cody Tilson]
- Nanoshock (New York: Angry Robot, 2017) as by K C Alexander [SINless: pb/Cody Tilson]
individual titles
- Mass Effect: Andromeda: Nexus Uprising (New York: Titan Books, 2017) with Jason M Hough [tie to the Computer Role Playing Game Mass Effect: pb/]
links
- Karina Cooper (archived)
- K C Alexander (archived)
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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