Melanie Karsak

Melanie Karsak is a bestselling author of science fiction, historical fiction, and fantasy stories. She has a number of popular novel series to her name, including The Harvesting series, the Steampunk Red Riding Hood novels, The Celtic Blood book series, the Steampunk Fairy Tales, and The Airship Racing Chronicles series. Karsak's novels are known for their rich content, exciting characters, and engaging storylines, and have earned her a devoted following among readers of speculative fiction.

Karsak grew up in Warren, Pennsylvania, and considers herself a zombie whisperer and a steampunk connoisseur. She currently lives in Florida with her husband and two children, where she balances her writing career with her work as an Assistant Professor at Eastern Florida State College, teaching English Literature to college students. In addition to her writing and teaching, Karsak is also an active presence on social media, where she connects with her readers and shares her thoughts on books, writing, and other topics of interest.
The Airship Racing Chronicles Books
# Title Year
1 Chasing the Star Garden 2013
2 Chasing the Green Fairy 2014
Burnt Earth Books
# Title Year
1 Sun Extinction 2017
2 The Last Nomads 2017
Celtic Blood Books
# Title Year
1 Highland Raven 2014
2 Highland Blood 2016
3 Highland Vengeance 2018
4 Highland Queen 2019
The Celtic Rebels Books
# Title Year
1 Queen of Oak of Boudica 2021
2 Queen of Stone of Boudica 2022
3 Queen of Ash and Iron of Boudica 2023
The Chancellor Fairy Tales Books
# Title Year
1 The Glass Mermaid 2018
2 The Cupcake Witch 2018
3 The Fairy Godfather 2018
4 The Vintage Medium 2022
5 The Book Witch 2022
Eagles and Crows Books
# Title Year
1 The Blackthorn Queen 2023
2 The Crow Queen 2023
3 Queen of the Hollow Hills 2024
4 Queen of Talon and Bone 2025
The Harvesting Books
# Title Year
1 The Harvesting 2012
2 Midway 2014
3 The Shadow Aspect 2015
4 Witch Wood 2015
5 The Torn World 2016
The Road to Valhalla Books
# Title Year
1 Under the Strawberry Moon 2020
2 Under the Howling Moon 2020
3 Under the Hunter's Moon 2020
4 Under the Thunder Moon 2020
5 Under the Blood Moon 2020
6 Under the Dark Moon 2021
The Society of Roses Books
# Title Year
1 Spindles and Thorns 2024
The Shadows of Valhalla Books
# Title Year
1 Winternights Gambit 2021
2 Gambit of Blood 2022
3 Gambit of Shadows 2022
4 Gambit of Swords 2023
Steampunk Fairy Tales Books
# Title Year
1 Curiouser and Curiouser 2017
2 Ice and Embers 2017
3 Beauty and Beastly 2017
4 Golden Braids and Dragon Blades 2018
5 Goblins and Snowflakes 2019
6 Hauntings and Humbug 2019
7 Steampunk Fairy Tales 2020
8 Witches and Poppets 2020
Steampunk Red Riding Hood Books
# Title Year
1 Wolves and Daggers 2018
2 Alphas and Airships 2018
3 Peppermint and Pentacles 2018
4 Bitches and Brawlers 2018
5 Howls and Hallows 2019
6 Lycans and Legends 2019
The Vinland to Valhalla Saga Books
# Title Year
1 Heart of a Valkyrie 2024
2 Sword of a Valkyrie 2025
3 Blood of a Valkyrie 2026
Wonderland Academy Books
# Title Year
1 Wonderland Academy: Book One 2019
2 Corbin 2020
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 Ink: A Mermaid Romance 2015
Collections
# Title Year
1 Short and Sweet ( As: Poppy Lawless) 2017
2 Frostbitten Fairy Tales 2018
The Berkano Vampire Collection Books
# Title Year
1 Poisonous Temptation 2017
2 Poisonous Temptation (By: Isadora Brown) 2017
3 Dark Hunt 2017
4 Dark Hunt (By: Nicole Zoltack) 2017
5 Immortal Resistance 2017
6 Immortal Resistance (By: Lisa Carlisle) 2017
7 The Dark Bazaar 2017
8 Pirate's Curse (By: Rebecca Hamilton, Leigh Anderson) 2017
9 Night Covenant (By: Margo Bond Collins) 2017
10 Pirate's Curse 2017
11 Ancient Tides (By: J.L. Weil) 2018
12 Ancient Tides 2018
13 Tokyo's Last Vampire (By: Tiffany Wayne) 2018
14 Blood Song (By: Lindsey R. Loucks) 2019
15 Tokyo's Last Vampire 2018
16 Wicked Passion (By: Angela Fristoe) 2019
17 Blood Song 2019
18 Wicked Passion 2019
Magic in Chancellor Books (as Poppy Lawless)
# Title Year
1 The Glass Mermaid 2018
2 The Cupcake Witch 2018
3 The Fairy Godfather 2018
4 The Vintage Medium 2022
5 The Book Witch 2022
The Afterlife Academy: Valkyrie Books (with Margo Bond Collins, with Angela Sanders, with S.K. Gregory, with Angela Kulig, with Arizona Tape, with Laura Greenwood, with Marie Robinson, with Marie Robinson, with Kat Parrish, with Ivy Hearne, with Solo Storm, with Natasha Larry, with Jodi Marie Robinson)
# Title Year
1 Valkyrie 101: How to become a Valkyrie 2019
2 Valkyrie 102 2019
3 Valkyrie 103: The Afterlife Alliance 2019
4 Valkyrie 104: The War Of Souls 2019
5 Valkyrie 105 2019
6 Valkyrie 106 2020
7 Valkyrie 107 2021
8 Valkyrie's Oath 2021
9 Valkyrie's Choice 2022
Melanie Karsak Anthologies
# Title Year
1 The Witching Hour Collection 2015
2 Enchanted: The Fairy Revels Collection 2016
3 Tales Out of School Collection 2019
4 Wicked Winters 2019