Amanda Hocking is an American writer of paranormal romance young adult fiction. She is the author of over twenty young adult novels, including the New York Times bestselling Trylle Trilogy and Kanin Chronicles. Her love of pop culture and all things paranormal influences her writing. Hocking spends her time in Minnesota, taking care of her menagerie of pets and working on her next book. Several of her books have made the New York Times Bestsellers list. Her zombie series, The Hollows, has been adapted into a graphic novel by Dynamite. She has published over twenty novels, including the Kanin Chronicles, the Watersong quartet, My Blood Approves series, the Valkyrie duology, and Freeks. Her newest book is a gothic romance written for adults called BESTOW THE DARKNESS.