Christine Feehan
{{short description|American writer}}
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| name = Christine King Feehan
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| birth_name = Christine King
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| birth_place = Ukiah, California, U.S.
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| occupation = Novelist
| nationality = American
| period = 1999–present
| genre = Romance, paranormal romance, fantasy, paranormal, military thriller, suspense, adventure
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| notableworks =Dark Prince
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| website = {{URL|http://www.christinefeehan.com/}}
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Christine Feehan (born Christine King in Ukiah, California) is an American author of paranormal romance, paranormal military thrillers, and fantasy. She is a #1 New York Times,{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguin.com/newsroom/christine-feehans-earth-bound-debuts-1|title=Christine Feehan's Earth Bound Debuts at #1 - News About Penguin Books USA|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-21}} #1 Publishers Weekly,{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalpw.com/digitalpw/20180205?pg=1&lm=1555516104000|title=Publishers Weekly - February 5, 2018 - page1|website=www.digitalpw.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-21}} and International bestselling author of seven series; Carpathian (aka Dark Series), GhostWalker Series, Drake Sisters, Sister of the Heart (Sea Haven) Series, Shadow Riders Series, Leopard Series and Torpedo Ink Series.{{Cite web|url=https://www.christinefeehan.com/books.php|title=Books|website=www.christinefeehan.com|access-date=2019-10-21}} Six of the seven series have made #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. As of January 2020 she has 80 published novels.{{cite web|title=Printable Book Catalogue|url=http://www.christinefeehan.com/catalog/printlist.html}} ChristineFeehan.com Retrieved 2/2/2013 The first in her Torpedo Ink Series, Judgment Road, debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestsellers list.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2018/02/11/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/|title=Combined Print & E-Book Fiction - Best Sellers - Feb. 11, 2018 - The New York Times|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-10-21|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
Biography
Christine Feehan was born in Ukiah, California. She grew up with three brothers and ten sisters. She spent a lot of time getting in trouble at school for writing instead of doing the things she was supposed to do. Later she forced her ten sisters to read every word.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
Feehan's first job was working in a library, then she went on to take journalism classes and worked at the Ukiah Journal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.readbrightly.com/the-library-the-place-where-my-love-for-books-began/|title=Romancing the Library: The Place Where My Love for Books Began|date=2017-04-11|website=Brightly|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-21}}
Feehan trained in martial arts, earning a 3rd degree black belt in Tang Soo Do, going on to acquire her instructor's license. She taught martial arts for over twenty years, specializing in women's self-defense.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/books/review/inside-the-list.html|title=Inside the List|last=Cowles|first=Gregory|date=2014-01-17|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-10-21|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
Career
Time magazine said, "After Bram Stoker, Anne Rice, and Joss Whedon (who created the venerated Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Christine Feehan is the person most credited with popularizing the neck gripper." USA Today called her "The Queen of paranormal romance."{{Cite news|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1161234,00.html|title=Books: Well, Hello, Suckers|last=Luscombe|first=Belinda|date=2006-02-19|magazine=Time|access-date=2019-10-22|language=en-US|issn=0040-781X}}
Feehan has been published in multiple languages and in many formats, including audio book, e-book, hardcover and large print. In October 2007 her first manga comic, Dark Hunger, was released in stores. This was the first manga comic released by Berkley Publishing and it made #11 on Publishers Weekly Bestseller's List.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
Feehan's ground-breaking book trailer commercials have been shown on TV and in movie theaters.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2010/jun/16/novel-trailers-moby-awards|title=Following the trailers|last=Barnett|first=David|date=2010-06-16|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-10-22|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} She has been featured on local TV, and appeared on The Montel Williams Show. Dark Legend was featured on the cover of Romantic Times Magazine, Dark Challenge was seen in the movie Kate & Leopold starring Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman, and several of her books appeared in the 2017 movie Happy Death Day.
Feehan has appeared as an honored guest at numerous writers’ conventions, including Romantic Times Convention, Get Caught Reading at Sea Cruise, Celebrate Romance Conference, Emerald City Conference, and numerous Romance Writers of America Conferences. She was also a special guest at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con.{{Cite web|url=https://www.comic-con.org/guest/christine-feehan|title=Christine Feehan|date=2012-09-10|website=Comic-Con International: San Diego|language=en|access-date=2019-10-22}}
Personal life
Feehan has eleven children and several grandchildren, as well as fourteen brothers and sisters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.christinefeehan.com/about.php|title=Meet Christine|website=www.christinefeehan.com|access-date=2020-01-08}} Her son, Calvert, passed away in the 1990s following a motorcycle accident.
In 2015 her family home in Cobb, California, burned down in the Valley Fire.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
Feehan lives in Mendocino, California, near the ocean in the Redwoods. She has several dogs, including two large black Russian terriers.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
Bibliography
{{Main|List of works by Christine Feehan}}
Awards
Feehan is a #1 New York Times best selling author of seven series. She has won multiple Paranormal Excellence Awards for Romantic Literature (PEARL) and Romantic Times awards. She has been on bestsellers list, including those of Publishers Weekly{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/nielsen/xromance.html|title=Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lists|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-03-10|language=en}} and USA Today.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/best-selling/|title=Book Reviews and Best Selling Lists - USATODAY.com|website=USA TODAY|access-date=Sep 14, 2020}} Feehan has also received a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times and has been nominated for a RITA award by the Romance Writers of America.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mormonsf.org/awards.html|title=Authors' Awards|last=Parkin|first=Marny K.|website=Mormon SF|access-date=December 29, 2017}}
= #1 New York Times Best Sellers List =
= Romantic Times Awards =
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Novel !Year !Category !Award |
| Dark Magic
|2000 |
| Dark Fire
|2001 |Vampire paranormal romance |
| Dark Guardian
|2002 |Vampire romance |
| Lair of the Lion
|2002 |
| --
|2003 |Contemporary new reality |Career Achievement Award{{Cite web|url=https://www.romancewiki.com/2003_Career_Achievement_Award_Winners|title=2003 Career Achievement Award Winners|website=Romantic Times|access-date=December 29, 2017}} |
| Dark Destiny
|2004 |Vampire romance |
| --
|2015 |Paranormal romance |
= Paranormal Excellence Awards in Romantic Literature (PEARL) Awards =
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Novel !Year |
| Dark Prince[https://www.goodreads.com/award/show/1507-p-e-a-r-l-paranormal-excellence-award-for-romantic-literature "P.E.A.R.L. (Paranormal Excellence Award for Romantic Literature) Winners,"] GoodReads. Accessed Jan. 3, 2020.
|1999 |Best new author, best shapeshifter, and best overall |
| Dark Magic
|2000 |
| Dark Dream
|2001 |
| Dark Fire
|2001 |
| After the Music
|2001 |
| Dark Guardian
|2002 |
| Dark Melody
|2003 |
| Dark Descent
|2003 |
| Dark Hunger
|2004 |
| Mind Game
|2004 |
| Dark Possession
|2007 |
= Other Awards =
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Novel !Year !Category !Award |
| Dark Magic
|2001 |Paranormal |
| Dark Fire
|2001 |Best heroine and other paranormal |
| --
|2004 | -- |RIO Award of Excellence{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} |
| Water Bound
|2011 |Paranormal |
| --
| -- | -- |Golden Leaf Awards (New Jersey Romance Writers){{Citation needed|date=December 2017}} |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.christinefeehan.com}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181811/http://www.iblist.com/author11685.htm Christine Feehan] at the Internet Book Database
- {{isfdb name|id=Christine_Feehan|name=Christine Feehan}}
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Category:20th-century American novelists
Category:American fantasy writers
Category:American romantic fiction novelists
Category:American paranormal romance writers
Category:21st-century American novelists
Category:American women novelists
Category:American women science fiction and fantasy writers
Category:American women romantic fiction writers
Category:20th-century American women writers
Category:21st-century American women writers
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