Angela Knight (author)
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Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Period | 1996–present |
Genre | Fantasy, erotica |
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Angela Knight is an American author[1] of mostly erotic fantasy. She was a reporter for ten years and a comic book author. She lives in South Carolina. First published under Red Sage, she was able to write romantic fiction for the first time in 1996. She published several short stories in their Secrets anthologies. Editor Cindy Hwang brought her to Berkley Publishing and has helped her become a best selling author.
Mageverse series
When developing her Mageverse series she wanted to create a unique spin on the vampire tale. Taking the Arthurian legend and twisting it, she has vampires that are not evil, still possess their souls, and can reproduce. Merlin was an alien who traveled to Earth from the Mageverse (an alternate world where magic is everywhere) to establish protectors. Merlin's race had seen species that destroyed themselves as they advanced. To avoid this, he searched Earth for worthy men and women who would give everything to protect others. After drinking from the Grail, men became Magi, vampires and women became Majae, witches. They have a symbiotic relationship. The Magi have to drink blood from the Majae to help absorb the energies of the Mageverse. The Majae have to donate blood or they will suffer heart attack from excess blood and elevated pressure. The Majae are the magic in the Mageverse. The Magi also sleep during the day as another means of gaining magic. The men and women could theoretically live forever, should they not be killed.
They are capable of reproducing with mortals to ensure that there are more potential candidates to recruit. Anyone born of such a union is a Latent. Their Gift, becoming Magi or Majae, is triggered by three or sexual encounters with a Gifted man or woman. A Latent must be approved by the Magi or Majae councils. Many can not psychologically handle the impact of the Mageverse (It can trigger insanity). There are professional court seducers who Gift latents on the Councils orders.
On Mageverse Earth, there are Fairies, Dragons, Unicorns and the city of Avalon where the Magi and Majae live. They magically create gates to travel to Realspace Earth. The Fairies are featured in Master of the Moon, which has King Llyr of the Faeries.
Merlin, who knows that power can corrupt, created another magical species in case the Magi and Majae become out of control. These are werewolves. They do not have to wait until the full moon to change. They are a rigid society that has been hidden from their inception. In Master of Wolves, the werewolves declare themselves and fight alongside the Magi and the Fairies.
Master of Swords introduces the dragons of Mageverse in more depth and the hero for Master of Dragons is introduced. Master of Smoke introduces some new characters, Eva Roman, who saves a handsome shapeshifter who is void of his memory due to an attack and therefore does not know who he is. Eva calls this shapeshifter david not knowing his true identity to be SMOKE, a sidhe warrior.
Futuristic books
Jane's Warlord introduces Jane Colby, a 20th-century reporter. Baran Arvid is sent back from the future to protect her from another time traveler, Druas. Druas travels back in time to commit the Jack the Ripper murders and his next target is Jane. Baran is a technologically and genetically enhanced human classified as a Warlord.
Mercenaries is three short stories (originally published electronically) set in a future like Baran’s. They can be technologically and genetically enhanced. Space travel has extended to other galaxies and other life forms have been discovered. Humans have established many new colonies on planets capable of sustaining life.
Bibliography
Books by series
Mageverse series
- Love Bites
- Seduction's Gift published in the anthology Hot Blooded [2]
- Master of the Night
- Galahad in Bite Anthology
- Master of the Moon
- Master of Wolves
- Moon Dance in Over the Moon Anthology
- Master of Swords
- Master of Dragons
- Master of Fire
- Master of Smoke
- Master of Shadows
- Master of Darkness
Forever Kiss series
- The Forever Kiss
- Soul Kisses in Secrets 14
Time Hunters series
- Warrior
- Guardian
- Enforcer published in the anthology Unbound [3]
Warlord series
- Jane’s Warlord
- Warfem novella published in Warlord (2007) [4] and in the anthology Kick @$$ (2005) [5]
- The Warlord and the Fem published in Warlord
- Baby, You've Changed published in Warlord
Southern Shield series
- Without Restraint
Other books
- Mercenaries
Anthologies
These are books that include short stories by Angela Knight along with other authors.
- Secrets 2
- Secrets 3
- Secrets 6
- Secrets 7
- Secrets 11
- Secrets 14
- Bite
- Kick @$$
- Over the Moon
- Hot Blooded
- Hot for the Holidays
- Unbound
- Captive Dreams
- Beyond the Dark
References
- ↑ Amazeen, Sandy (April 10, 2006). "Book Review: Master of Wolves by Angela Knight". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ↑ "Hot Blooded". worldcat.org. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ↑ "Unbound". WorldCat. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Warlord". WorldCat. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ "Kick @$$". WorldCat. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
External links
- Official Website of Angela Knight
- Official Angela Knight Group
- Angela Knight at Berkley/Jove Authors
- Angela Knight at Paranormal Romance Writers
- Angela Knight at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database