A couple of years ago, amanda hocking needed to raise a few hundred dollars so, in desperation, made her unpublished novel available on the kindle. Its not often that i can get my handson a book that features trolls in the main storyline, but when i find one i grab it up. Hocking wrote as a teenager when she had spare time and began selfpublishing in 2010. The main characters of this fantasy, young adult story are. Amanda hocking discusses her start as a selfpublished. Amanda hocking is an american novelist of young adult paranormal romance and urban fantasy. Her title frostfire made the new york times best seller list. Frostfire by amanda hocking book one of the kanin chronicles publisher.
The only way to save the trylle from their deadliest enemy is by sacrificing herself. Bryn aven is an outcast among the kanin, the most powerful of the troll tribes. Amanda hocking is the new york times bestselling author of the trylle trilogy and a lifelong minnesotan. Switched by amanda hocking by kayla nguyen on prezi. Although, i wouldnt call that impossible, it definitely seems like a stretch, but an interesting one for sure.
When three mysterious strangers, penn, thea, and lexi, arrive the small coastal town of capri, its obvious they dont fit in. In april 2010, she began selfpublishing them as ebooks. Along with frostfire, ice kissed, and crystal kingdom, this edition also includes the neverbeforepublishedinprint prequel novelette the kings games. Amanda hocking just keeps getting better and better.
Im super excited about it, and i thought itd be fun to share some info about it here. Lose yourself to the watersong, an achingly beautiful new series by bestselling author amanda hocking. Frostfire by amanda hocking, 9781250049827, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Her failing to initially get published through traditional book publishers was an advantage because it allowed me to put a lot of books on the market quickly, so if people liked them, they could immediately buy another. But as a halfblood, winning respect is a huge challenge. Buy a cheap copy of frostfire book by amanda hocking. After selling over a million copies of her books, primarily in ebook format, she became the exemplar of selfpublishing success in the digital age. Nestled along the bluffs of the forested coast lays the secret kingdom of the omte. Amanda hocking is the usa today bestselling author of the trylle trilogy and six additional selfpublished novels.
See the complete trylle series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Hollowland is the first book in the young adult dystopian series the hollows, and amanda has personally overseen and approved this hollowland graphic novel project. Ascend is the final chapter in her bestselling trylle trilogyand youll never guess how it ends. Hidden deep in the heart of a snowcovered wilderness lies the secret kingdom of the kanina magical realm as beautiful. Jump into books for those who love a great trilogy, theres a new one on the horizonfrostfire is a great first installment of the kanin. The kanin chronicles from the world of the trylle kindle edition by hocking, amanda.
Amanda hocking lives in minnesota, had never sold a book before april 2010 and has now sold her millionth. Download and read online for free torn by amanda hocking. Hidden deep in the heart of a snowcovered wilderness lays the secret kingdom of the kanina magical realm as beautiful as it is treacherous. Get all three books in the new york times bestselling trilogy the kanin chronicles, together for the first time in one paperback edition. Martins and revealed that the books would be a standalone and a duology, respectively. Occasionally hocking will explain how a specific situation has affected a character in a way that has them not behaving as they normally would, but those explanations feel more like a copout for lazy writing. In 2015 hocking announced she had signed a new three book deal with st.
Switched a trylle novel book 1 kindle edition by hocking, amanda. Book one paperback january 1, 2015 by amanda hocking author visit amazons amanda hocking page. Amanda hocking, as always, did a great job on this book. Library thing a breath of fresh air in the young adult paranormal market. In her writing, hocking mixes fun and romance with horror, a recipe that has yielded rich. After selling over a million copies of her books, pr.
The book cover indicated that this is an uncorrected proof and amanda hocking is a selfpublished author. Amanda hocking was born july 12, 1984 in austin, minnesota. The first three things on this list pricing, cover, and genre helped book bloggers discover me on their own. Read frostfire the kanin chronicles from the world of the trylle by amanda hocking available from rakuten kobo. Frostfire is the first book amanda hockings new ya series and take place in the same fantastical world as her trylle series. Watcha reading a must read now i have to run out and buy the trylle trilogy as well. Jump into books for those who love a great trilogy, theres a new one on the horizon frostfire is a great first installment of the kanin.
Amanda hocking is the new york times bestselling author of the trylle and watersong series and a lifelong minnesotan. Amanda hocking is an indie publishing sensation whose selfpublished novels have sold millions of copies all over the world. In a frightful world of dark magic and savage beauty, two sisters are about to discover that love is the most powerful weapon of all. Jump into books for those who love a great trilogy, theres a new one on the horizon frostfire is a great first installment of the kanin chronicles. Beautiful, sexy and dangerous, they can tempt with just one word, entice with a single look and kill without. Amanda hocking knows how to keep readers turning the pages.
Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Switched was first selfpublished as an ebook by author amanda hocking in early 2010, and was published in paperback by st. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. The standalone called freeks set around a travelling circus in the 1980s was published in january 2017, 8 while the duology to be based on norse mythology about valkyries is set for a. I didnt even know there was a prequel series but then i found it and im really excited. That bookish girl blog amanda hocking is an author whose storytelling skills keep getting better and better. Mar 23, 2015 amanda hocking lives in minnesota, had never sold a book before april 2010 and has now sold her millionth. Finn holmes exposition the action that starts the book is when its wendys 6th birthday.
She publishes the novels by herself, which makes her very unique due to the fact that she sells a lot of copies of her books. After selling over a million copies of her books, primarily in ebook format, she is widely considered the exemplar of selfpublishing success in the digital age. Hidden deep in the heart of a snowcovered wilderness lies the secret kingdom of the kanina magical realm as beautiful as it is treacherous bryn aven has. Wendy isnt in this book really but she is mention time to time.
However, i felt that remy making it through six months of of experimenting, then escaping the way she did and stitching herself up was stretching reality a bit. The special edition 3in1 is available for preorder now and will be out november 14, 2017. The main link is the bryns best friend is ember, finns little sister. Amanda hocking is the current top selling author of the tylle trilogy series, which has hit america and the world with a bang. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading frostfire. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. The first edition of the novel was published in january 6th 2015, and was written by amanda hocking.
Pdf frostfire book by amanda hocking free download 321. All loki went through for wendy, if he was real i would fall in love with him. For a long while, shed sell one or two books a day. Frostfire ebook by amanda hocking 9781466850774 rakuten kobo. Employed as a group home worker until 2010, she wrote 17 novels in her free time. This would suggest that her book has not gone through the hands of eagleeyed editors or sharptongued literary agents who would perhaps scale down her work considerably or make it bleed with all the typographical errors. Switched by amanda hocking at the best online ebook storage. She is an author who garnered a following by selfpublishing many of her young adult novels. Amanda hocking is the author of over twenty young adult novels, including the new york times bestselling trylle trilogy and kanin chronicles.
Growing up, hocking always loved paranormal and fantasy and read voraciously about monsters and vampires. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The first book in a magical new ya series from new york times bestselling author amanda hocking that invites readers back to the beloved world. Amanda hocking has 62 books on goodreads with 887485 ratings. Torn by amanda hocking at the best online ebook storage. I have new book coming out called frostfire, and its the first book in a series called the kanin chronicles. Her previous titles include the bestselling trylle trilogy and the watersong books. Her blond hair and blue eyes mark her as a halfblood, unable to hold a respectable rank. New york times bestselling author amanda hocking returns to the magical world of the trylle with the lost city, the first book in the final trylle arc.
Besides, i would be in denial if i did not admit the cover pushed me over the edge. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Frostfire by amanda hocking is the stunning first installment in a tale of love, betrayal and the need to belong, the kanin chronicles. She is now the most spectacular example of an author striking gold through ebooks observer. The trylle book series by amanda hocking includes books switched, torn, ascend, and several more.
Her love of pop culture and all things paranormal influence her writing. By march 2011, she had sold over a million copies of her nine books and earned two million dollars from sales, previously unheard of for selfpublished authors. She is fiercely loyal, brave, and more than anything, she sees all people, human or trylle, as equal. Her failing to initially get published through traditional book publishers was an advantage because it allowed me to put a lot of books on the market quickly, so if people liked them, they could immediately. Jan 01, 2015 hocking describes them as having primary personality traits, yet they all speak the same and behave in a similar manner.
Jan 15, 2012 at the time of its first official paperback release, switched, by amanda hocking, the muchcelebrated darling of selfpublishing, will already have sold more than a million copies. While she still pines over finn, her bodyguard and fierce protector, she also. Jan 12, 2012 a couple of years ago, amanda hocking needed to raise a few hundred dollars so, in desperation, made her unpublished novel available on the kindle. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 321 pages and is available in paperback format. This is the third and final book in the trylle series by amanda hocking. In between watching cooking shows, taking care of her small menagerie of pets, and drinking too much red bull zero, she writes young adult urban fantasy and paranormal romance. Download and read online for free switched by amanda hocking.
Jan 20, 2015 frostfire is the first book amanda hocking s new ya series and take place in the same fantastical world as her trylle series. Amanda hocking is a lifelong minnesotan obsessed with batman and jim henson. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading switched a trylle novel book 1. Sukasa reads amanda hocking always has interesting, intense and beautiful storylines. The first book in a magical new ya series from new york times bestselling author amanda hocking that invites readers back to the beloved world of the trylle. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Hockings latest will have no trouble keeping the rapt attention of thrillseekers and romantics alike. In her own words, amanda is a selfconfessed obsessive tweeter. Enter the world of trolls in amanda hockings switched.