bestselling author
k.a. riley
sci-fi and fantasy
“This has got to be one of the most fantastic books I’ve ever read!”
– Amazon reviewer re: Recruitment
BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF
the conspiracy chronicles
AND
THE CURE CHRONICLES
Coming Soon
Apocalypchix
New YA Apocalyptic series coming Sept 16, 2022
It took sixteen years of torment and insecurity to make Virtue a wallflower. It took a single day of classes (and an academy full of brainwashed killers) to turn her into the school’s most feared and deadly badass.
A Kingdom Scarred
New Adult Fantasy series coming Nov 1, 2022
In the Blood Trials, only two victors survive. The rest lose their lives…and everyone they’ve ever loved.
Young Adult Dystopian Fiction
The Resistance Trilogy
The first trilogy in The Conspiracy Chronicles
In 2042, the country has been invaded by the dreaded Eastern Order. Kress and her friends have been recruited to help… only the military camp they’re taken to is getting more mysterious and deadlier by the day.
Recruitment
Conspiracy Chronicles
Book 1
Render
Conspiracy Chronicles
Book 2
Rebellion
Conspiracy Chronicles
Book 3
The Emergents Trilogy
The second trilogy in The Conspiracy Chronicles
Picking up where the Resistance Trilogy leaves off, the Emergents Trilogy follows Kress and her Conspiracy on a daring quest to restore democracy and truth to the country. Not all Emergents are ready to accept who and what they are, however, and some have even started using their abilities for selfish or evil ends.
Survival
Conspiracy Chronicles
Book 4
Sacrifice
Conspiracy Chronicles
Book 5
Synthesis
Conspiracy Chronicles
Book 6
The Transcendent Trilogy
The third trilogy in The Conspiracy Chronicles
Picking up where the Resistance Trilogy and Emergents Trilogy leave off, Kress and her friends—old and new—embark on a danger-filled, whirlwind crusade that makes their previous adventures look like a summer vacation.
TRavelers
Conspiracy Chronicles
Book 7
Transfigured
Conspiracy Chronicles
Book 8
Terminus
Conspiracy Chronicles
Book 9
ACADEMY OF THE APOCALYPSE
The fourth trilogy in The Conspiracy Chronicles
On the brink of a new global apocalypse, the mysterious raven-whisperer Branwynne and the techno-genetically enhanced teenagers of the Emergents Academy find themselves entangled in a three-way battle for power, where survival is doubtful, peace is impossible, and death is inevitable.
Emergents Academy
Conspiracy Chronicles
Book 10
Cult of the Devoted
Conspiracy Chronicles
Book 11
Army of the Unsettled
Conspiracy Chronicles
Book 12
Ravenmaster Chronicles
The fifth trilogy in The Conspiracy Chronicles
When Epic—the villainous, marble-skinned techno-geneticist—threatens to use her own past against her, Kress will need to fight, not just for her life, but for the fate of every living person on the planet.
Arise
Conspiracy Chronicles
Book 13
Banished
Conspiracy Chronicles
Book 14
Crusade
Conspiracy Chronicles
Book 15
Young Adult Science Fiction & Dystopian Romance
the cure chronicles
A five-part dystopian romance for readers of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Selection
Before the Blight, becoming an adult was something teenagers looked forward to.
But now, turning eighteen means certain death.
Unless you prove yourself worthy of the Cure.
the cure
The Cure Chronicles
Book 1
Awaken
The Cure Chronicles
Book 2
Ascend
The Cure Chronicles
Book 3
Fallen
The Cure Chronicles
Book 4
Reign
The Cure Chronicles
Book 5
Young Adult Fantasy
The Seeker’s Series
In the space of two days, Vega Sloane has a birthday, finds out she’s a Seeker, meets a boy, and has to decide if she’s going to cross over with him into a dragon-filled realm to save the world.
A magic-filled YA Fantasy series for the romantic dragon-lover in all of us!
Seeker's World
“You are a Seeker. Prove yourself worthy, and you may just save the world”
Seeker's Quest
What seems like a simple rescue mission quickly turns into something far more perilous than Vega could ever have imagined.
Seeker's Fate
A Seeker’s work is never finished, and Vega has a crucial task ahead of her: find the Lyre of Adair before the Usurper Queen’s minions do.
Seeker's Promise
Vega finds herself—and those she cares about—changing in ways she never anticipated.
Seeker's Hunt
Betrayal, bonds, and a battle in Fairhaven will threaten Vega’s life, her love, and the family she’s managed to build. Will she be able to stop the danger before all is lost?
Adult Science Fiction
Athena’s Law
Dystopian Sci-Fi Series
It’s 2088. Under Athena’s Law, men can’t own guns, women have all the power, and the world is at peace…or so it seems.
A political sci-fi thriller—one of Riley’s grittier futuristic series, more for the grown-up and older YA crowd.
Rise of the Inciters
Book 1. What would the world look like if only women controlled weapons and government?
Into an Unholy Land
Book 2. Her world is in flames. But the new world that awaits? It’s much, much worse.
No Man's Land
With a ruthless and vengeful army hot on their trail, Marion and her fugitive friends try to reclaim their world.
About the author
K. A. Riley is a writer of speculative and science fiction, dedicated to creating worlds just different enough from our own to be entertaining, intriguing and a little frightening all at once.
For Riley, writing isn’t a job. It’s a laboratory where readers can wander into a land of ideas; it’s a playground where they can scamper around, giggling, gasping, and freaking out to their hearts’ content.
Blog
Booze and Writing
My Dearest Fellow Conspirators, I’m pretty sure every writer is familiar with Hemingway’s advice to, “Write drunk, and edit sober.” Apparently, Hemingway never said that. But that’s not my point. Instead, I thought I’d look at the phrase as the metaphor it is and...
Academy of the Apocalypse
My Dearest Fellow Conspirators, Well, Terminus, the final book of the nine-book Conspiracy Chronicles is finished, published, and up for sale! (It’s weird to think of the books as being “for sale.” I feel like once you buy them, I’m never going to see them again. And...
Fantastic Fantasy
My Dearest Fellow Conspirators, These are strange times. People keep cracking jokes about how dystopian authors don't have to use their imagination anymore because we're living in the very world we've always written about. There’s some truth to this. But it’s a...
Accent Discontent and the Inflection Connection
My Dearest Fellow Conspirators, There are certain stereotypes associated with certain groups. The English are stereotyped by Americans as being a little aloof, a little uptight, and a little dedicated to dropping their “h’s.” I’m a writer. It’s not my place to say...
Author Interview
My Dearest Fellow Conspirators, This isn't really a blog. But it is (I hope) an informative, behind-the-scenes look at some of what my writing and I are all about. Esther Rabbit -- writer, blogger, and educator -- conducted an interview with me (see link below) about...
Writing Across the Pond
My Dearest Fellow Conspirators, I just put Travelers to bed. First of all, that’s a figurative, not literal, reference to my latest novel, and not to a child or a to a dog…just in case you haven’t been paying attention. Travelers is Book 1 of the Transcendent Trilogy....
“Writer” is a Plural Word
My Dearest Fellow Conspirators, I think we often think of writing as a solitary exercise: some lone man or woman hammering out page after page in the quiet isolation of a study or tucked away in a book-cluttered office. There’s definitely some truth to that. Most of...
Working with the Write Dog
My Dearest Fellow Conspirators, In case you didn’t know it, I have the best dog in the world! I’m not sure if I’m the best person, but I’m a work in progress, and my dog seems to realize that and gives me room to pursue my never-ending efforts at self-improvement. As...
London in the Time of Corona
My Dearest Fellow Conspirators, I just got back from London, England. I’ll let that sink in… You know you’re in the middle of a real-life apocalypse when they start shutting down the British pubs. First things first. I’m fine. So far, anyway! Maybe that’s one of the...
Coming Soon: The Academy of the Apocalypse!
My Dearest Fellow Conspirators, The second trilogy in The Conspiracy Ennealogy has just come to a conclusion with Synthesis, which is now out on Amazon! The Transcendent Trilogy—the final three books of the nine-part Conspiracy Chronicles—will be coming out one at a...
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