Richelle Mead
ABOUT RICHELLE MEAD
Bestselling fantasy author best known for her Georgina Kincaid, Vampire Academy, and Dark Swan book series. Her other works include the Bloodlines books and the Age of X series.
She received degrees from three universities: the University of Michigan (BA), Western Michigan University (MA), and the University of Washington (MAT). She published her first Georgina Kincaid novel, Succubus Blues, in early 2007.
She won a Teen Read Award in 2010 for her popular young adult series, Vampire Academy.
She married her husband, Jay, in 2009. The couple has two sons.
Her vampire-centric young adult novels have been compared to author Stephenie Meyer 's Twilight series.