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Karen Wrighton

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United Kingdom

July 12

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http://www.karenwrightonbooks.com

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Genre

Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy

Influences

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April 2013

URL

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Amazon Bestselling Author of The Afterland Chronicles and Dark Fairy Tale Series

Hi, there! I'm Karen Wrighton, an established British author of books for teenagers, young adults and adults with young hearts.

My work falls into the broad genre of Speculative Fiction, a type of story writing that involves supernatural, futuristic or other imagined elements. This encompasses the traditional genres of Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, Supernatural Fiction and Science Fantasy.

This eclectic genre provides me with the flexibility to write stories that at first glance may appear very different, yet they all maintain that 'other worldly' element which I love, and which has come to characterise my work.

My books include my début novel ASCENSION OF THE ...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 104 ratings · 25 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Ascension of the Whyte (The Afterland Chronicles #1) 3.82 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2014 — 10 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 Last Girl Guide: Diary of a Survivor 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — 6 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
	Ryte of Passage (The Afterland Chronicles, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — 7 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 Afterland Chronicles: Complete Series Volume 4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — 7 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
	Ice and Fyre 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — 6 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
	Molly Midnight and the Little People it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	After: A five book post-apocalyptic boxed set by Karen Wrighton (Goodreads Author), Chris Ward, Mark Gillespie (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	The Afterland Chronicles: Complete Trilogy (Three Book Volume) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Las Crónicas de Afterland by Karen Wrighton (Goodreads Author), Elisa Pedraz González (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
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The three latest pages from my art journal of Hope and Gratitude. It’s fun and so very good for mental health. Why not give it a go - you can use pretty much any scraps you have lying around. Magazine cuttings, old greetings cards, ticket stubs, memorabilia etc. It’s so absorbing and can be a really personal and creative way of Journalling.

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The Afterland Chronicles (1 book)
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The Rosie Project (Don Tillman #1)

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The Summer That Changed Us

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“Imagination is a glorious thing, Without imagination there would be no solace for our suffering, no wondrous creations, no stories to beguile us, and no magic...”
― Karen Wrighton, Ascension of the Whyte

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“Could be worse,” he said with a wink, “I could have been an Alchemist called Yu-An-Ass.”
― Karen Wrighton, The Afterland Chronicles: Special Illustrated Complete Compilation

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“A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.”
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