Christopher Pike (author)

Christopher Pike is the pseudonym of American author Kevin Christopher McFadden[1] (born November 12, 1955). He is a bestselling author of young adult and children's fiction.

Christopher Pike
BornKevin Christopher McFadden
(1955-11-12) November 12, 1955
New York, New York
OccupationAuthor
Period1985–present
GenreHorror, thriller, science fiction, young adult

History

McFadden was born in New York City in 1955, but grew up in California.[2] He attended college briefly before dropping out and working various jobs such as house painting and computer programming. He initially tried his hand at writing science fiction and adult mystery, but later began writing teen thrillers due to an editor's suggestion. His first attempt resulted in the 1985 novel Slumber Party, a book about a group of teenagers who run into bizarre and violent events during a ski weekend. The book was an immediate success and Pike's career as a Young Adult author took off. In addition to his Young Adult novels, he has written several juvenile novels under the Spooksville series title, as well as several adult novels such as his 1990 hit book, Sati. Spooksville was adapted into a television series in 2013 on the Hub network (now known as Discovery Family).

On November 25, 1996, his book Fall into Darkness was adapted into a television movie of the same name, produced by his company Christopher Pike Productions.

Works

Young adult fiction
  • Slumber Party (1985)
  • Weekend (1986)
  • The Tachyon Web (1986)
  • Last Act (1988)
  • Spellbound (1988)
  • Gimme a Kiss (1988)
  • Scavenger Hunt (1989)
  • Fall into Darkness (1990)
  • See You Later (1990)
  • Witch (1990)
  • Whisper of Death (1991)
  • Die Softly (1991)
  • Bury Me Deep (1991)
  • Master of Murder (1992)
  • Monster (1992)
  • Road to Nowhere (1993)
  • The Eternal Enemy (1993)
  • The Immortal (1993)
  • The Wicked Heart (1993)
  • The Midnight Club (1994)
  • The Lost Mind (1995)
  • The Visitor (1995)
  • The Starlight Crystal (1996)
  • The Star Group (1997)
  • Execution of Innocence (1997)
  • Hollow Skull (1998)
  • Magic Fire (1999)
  • The Grave (1999)
  • The Secret of Ka (2010)
  • To Die For – Omnibus collects Slumber Party and Weekend (2010)
  • Bound to You – Omnibus collects Spellbound and See You Later (2012)
  • Witch World (2012)
  • Black Knight - [Witch World 2] (2014)
  • Strange Girl (2015)

Series
Cheerleaders
  • Cheerleaders #2: Getting Even (1985)

(Christopher Pike only wrote one book in this forty-seven book series. Other writers of this series include Caroline B. Cooney and Diane Hoh.)[3]

Slumber Party & Weekend
  • Slumber Party (1985)
  • Weekend (1986)
  • To Die For - Omnibus, collects Slumber Party & Weekend (2010)
Chain Letter
  • Chain Letter (1986)
  • Chain Letter 2: The Ancient Evil (1992)
  • Chained Together – Omnibus, collects Chain Letter 1 and 2. (1994)
Final Friends
  • Final Friends 1: The Party (1988)
  • Final Friends 2: The Dance (1988)
  • Final Friends 3: The Graduation (1989)
  • Final Friends Trilogy – Omnibus, collects Final Friends 1, 2 and 3 (1999)
  • Until the End – Omnibus, collects Final Friends 1, 2 and 3 (2011)
Remember Me (book series)
  • Remember Me (1989) <3
  • Remember Me 2: The Return (1994) <3
  • Remember Me 3: The Last Story (1995) <3
  • Remember Me – Omnibus, collects Remember Me 1, 2 and 3 (2010) <3
The Last Vampire
  • The Last Vampire (1994)
  • The Last Vampire 2: Black Blood (1994)
  • The Last Vampire 3: Red Dice (1995)
  • The Last Vampire 4: Phantom (1996)
  • The Last Vampire 5: Evil Thirst (1996)
  • The Last Vampire 6: Creatures of Forever (1996)
  • The Last Vampire 7: The Eternal Dawn (2010)
  • The Last Vampire 8: The Shadow of Death (2011)
  • The Last Vampire 9: The Sacred Veil (2013)
Thirst (omnibus editions of The Last Vampire)
  • Thirst No. 1 – Omnibus collects The Last Vampire 1, 2 and 3. (2009)
  • Thirst No. 2 – Omnibus collects The Last Vampire 4, 5 and 6. (2010)
  • Thirst No. 3 – The Last Vampire 7: The Eternal Dawn (2010)
  • Thirst No. 4 – The Last Vampire 8: The Shadow of Death (2011)
  • Thirst No. 5 – The Last Vampire 9: The Sacred Veil (March 5, 2013)
  • Thirst No. 6 (TBA) (In August 2016, Pike said that this book will be self-published when it is finished.)
  • Thirst No. 7 (TBA) (In August 2016, Pike said that this book will be self-published when it is finished.)
  • Thirst No. 8 (TBA) (In November 2016, Pike mentioned he had been working on both book 7 and book 8. He has declared that this book would be the "definite conclusion" of the series. This book, like 6 and 7, will also be self-published, not available in books stores, but only to order online)
Spooksville
  • Spooksville – series of 24 children's books (1995–1998)
Alosha
  • Alosha (2004) (An animated movie version was in development, according to Pike's Facebook page.)
  • The Shaktra (2005)
  • The Yanti (2006)
  • Nemi (TBA) (According to Pike, the book is complete, though will only be released if the movie adaptation of Alosha goes well.)

Short stories
  • Tales of Terror – Six original short stories, includes a Master of Murder sequel: The Fan from Hell (1997)
  • Tales of Terror #2 – Five original short stories, includes a Master of Murder sequel: The Burning Witch (1998)

Anthologies
  • Thirteen: 13 Tales of Horror by 13 Masters of Horror – ed. T. Pines; contains Pike's stories Collect Call and Collect Call 2: The Black Walker (1991)
  • 666: The Number of the Beast – contains Pike's story Saving Face (2007)

Adult fiction
  • Sati (1990)
  • The Season of Passage (1992)
  • The Listeners (1995)
  • The Cold One (1995)
  • Seedling (Planned sequel to The Cold One, but was never written.)[4]
  • The Blind Mirror (2003)
  • Falling (2007)
  • The Sixth Door (TBA)

References
  1. "Christopher Pike". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. "Author bio". Simon and Schuster. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-07-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Like Pike: Christopher Pike Fan Club". Feb 1, 2010. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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