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Kara Swanson

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United States

Website

https://www.karaswanson.com/dust

Twitter

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Genre

Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction

Member Since

March 2014

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Hi there! I’m Kara.

I write stories about fairytales and fiery souls. I spent my childhood a little like a Lost Girl, running barefoot through lush green jungles which inspired my award-winning Peter Pan retellings, DUST and SHADOW.

I’m also the co-founder of the Author Conservatory (authorconservatory.com) where I have the honor of teaching young writers to craft sustainable author careers.

You’ll find me with my toes in California sand as a SoCal resident, belting Broadway show tunes on weekend drives to Disneyland with my delightfully-nerdy husband, or chatting about my love of magic and mayhem on Instagram at @karaswansonauthor.

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Kara Swanson’s books

Average rating: 4.12 · 7,434 ratings · 2,195 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dust (Heirs of Neverland, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 3,654 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadow (Heirs of Neverland, #2) by Kara Swanson (Goodreads Author), Natasha Soudek (Narrator) 4.24 avg rating — 1,949 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl Who Could See 4.08 avg rating — 1,083 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ignite (The Phoenix Flame #1) 4.22 avg rating — 618 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seaglass 4.07 avg rating — 89 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	21 Days of Joy: Stories That Celebrate Mom by Kathy Ide (Goodreads Author) (Compiled By), Lori Freeland (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Anne Mateer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.58 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diamonds 2020: Fighting Together by Caitlin Mullon (Editor), S.G. Willoughby (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Bethany Beal (Contributor) 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diamonds 2021: Purpose in Affliction: Study Guide by S.G. Willoughby (Goodreads Author), Rebecca Washburn (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Angela R. Watts (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Kara Swanson

Heirs of Neverland (2 books)
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Kara Swanson (Goodreads Author),

Natasha Soudek (Narrator)

4.11 avg rating — 5,599 ratings

Quotes by Kara Swanson (?)

“You were created for more than to bear the weight of your shadows- but you have to choose to no longer let them define you. You have to choose to let the light shine through the shattered pieces.” – Tiger Lilly”
― Kara Swanson, Dust

tags: encouraging, heirs-of-neverland, inspirational, neverland, peter-pan, pragmatic, profound, tiger-lily, touching

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“People are rarely kind about what they don't understand.”
― Kara Swanson, Dust

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“Today I am not the girl who's parents didn't love her. Or the women who's crazy. Or the aunt who can't keep a job.
I am the girl who can see what no one else can.
I matter, At least this once.”
― Kara Swanson, The Girl Who Could See

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Polls

⭒Who is your favorite fantasy author?⭒

J.R.R. Tolkien

40 votes, 30.8%

C.S. Lewis

34 votes, 26.2%

Jennifer A. Nielsen

9 votes, 6.9%

Suzanne Collins

9 votes, 6.9%

I can't choice. (write-in)

7 votes, 5.4%

Nadine Brandes

5 votes, 3.8%

Sarah J. Maas

4 votes, 3.1%

Like choosing which my children I love more. Lewis and Tolkien both. (write-in)

4 votes, 3.1%

J. K. Rowling (write-in)

3 votes, 2.3%

Andrew Peterson

2 votes, 1.5%

Marissa Meyer (write-in)

2 votes, 1.5%

John Flanagan

1 vote, 0.8%

Tara Grayce

1 vote, 0.8%

Terry Goodkind

1 vote, 0.8%

Flanagan, Nielsen, and Dawn Watkins! It's a three-way tie for me (write-in)

1 vote, 0.8%

Louise Fitzhugh (write-in)

1 vote, 0.8%

Marie Lu

1 vote, 0.8%

Kate Stradling

1 vote, 0.8%

Cassandra Clare (write-in)

1 vote, 0.8%

Trinity Vinton

1 vote, 0.8%

J. R. R. Tolkien, J. K. Rowling, and John Flanagan

1 vote, 0.8%

Stephenie Meyer

1 vote, 0.8%

Kara Swanson

0 votes, 0.0%

Donita K. Paul

0 votes, 0.0%

130 total votes

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Kara’s Quotes

“There are passages and doors
And Realms that lie unseen.
There are Roads both wide and narrow
And no avenue between.
Doors Remain closed for those
Who in sad vanity yet hide.
Yet when Belief is chosen,
The key appears inside.
What is lived now will soon pass,
And what is not will come to Be.
The Door Within must open,
For one to truly see.
Do you see?
Believe and enter.”
― Wayne Thomas Batson, The Door Within

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“Never Alone!”
― Wayne Thomas Batson, The Door Within

tags: never-alone

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“He who lives for nothing costs the lives of many, but he who lives for something greater than himself preserves those he loves.”
― Wayne Thomas Batson, Christopher Hopper

tags: berinfell, christian-science-fiction, elves, grimwarden, jimmy, jimmy-gresham, sacrifice, the-berinfell-prophecies, venom-and-song

17 likes

“Adventures are funny things. They always begin with the unexpected, but they always end wit the promise of adventures yet to comestoriai”
― Wayne Thomas Batson

14 likes

“With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”
― Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

tags: nico

13475 likes

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