Colleen Houck

Colleen Houck (born October 3, 1969) is an American writer known for writing The New York Times two best selling series,[1] Tiger's Curse and Reawakened. As an author, she has been largely collected by libraries worldwide.[2]

Publications

The Tiger's Curse Saga

Her first book was Tigers Curse which was originally self-published in early 2011. It was named a best seller by New York Times and received an average rating of 4.09. The book was reviewed by the Los Angeles Times,[3] MTV[4] and Publishers Weekly.[5] The main character is Kelsey Hayes, who is just looking for a part-time job, but adventure finds her and finally she goes to India with a white tiger in searching for an ancient legend.

Tiger’s Quest (The Tiger Saga #2) was published in June 2011. It received an average rating of 4.36.[6]

Tigers Voyage (The Tiger Saga #3) was published in late 2011. It received an average rating of 4.36.[7]

Tigers Destiny (Tiger Saga #4) was published in the middle of 2012. It received an average rating of 4.42.[8]

Tigers Promise (The Tiger Saga #0.5) was published in the middle of 2014. It is a precursor to the main storyline of the Tiger Saga. It received an average rating of 4.23.[9]

Tigers Dream (The Tiger Saga #5) was published in 2018 and it's the final book in the Tiger Saga series.

In 2011, Paramount Pictures had announced to plans produce Tiger's Curse into a film.[10]

Reawakened

Reawakened (Reawakened #1) was published near the end of 2015. It received an average rating of 3.88. It was reviewed by Publishers Weekly.[11]

Recreated (Reawakened #2) was published in August 2016. It was by reviewed by Deseret News[12]

Reignited (a novella in the series)

Reunited (the final book Reawakened #3)

Awards

Winner of 2011 Parents Choice Award for the fiction genre[13]

Bibliography

The Tiger's Saga
  • Tiger's Curse (Book #1) (January 11, 2011)
  • Tiger's Quest (Book #2) (June 7, 2011)
  • Tiger's Voyage (Book #3) (November 1, 2011)
  • Tiger's Destiny (Book #4) (September 4, 2012)
  • Tiger's Promise (Novella #0.5) (June 1, 2014)
  • Tiger's Dream (Book #5) (March 20, 2018)

The Reawakened Series
  • Reawakened (Book #1) (August 11, 2015)
  • Recreated (Book #2) (August 2, 2016)
  • Reignited (Novella #0.5) (February 21, 2017)
  • Reunited (Book #3) (August 8, 2017)

Standalone
  • The Lantern's Ember (September 11, 2018)

References
  1. "'Tiger's Curse' author trades job as sign language interpreter for book series". deseretnews.com. July 31, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  2. "Houck, Colleen". worldcat.org. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  3. "Book review: 'Tiger's Curse' by Colleen Houck". latimes.com. January 16, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  4. "Tiger's Curse review". mtv.com. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  5. "Children's Book Review: Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck". Publishers Weekly. August 11, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  6. Houck, Colleen. "Tiger's Quest". Goodreads. Goodreads Inc. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  7. Houck, Colleen. "Tiger's Voyage". Goodreads. Goodreads Inc. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  8. Houck, Colleen. "Tiger's Destiny". Goodreads. Goodreads Inc. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  9. Houck, Colleen. "Tiger's Promise". Goodreads. Goodreads Inc. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  10. "Paramouth Pictures Acquires Bestselling Book 'Tiger's Curse for Mary parent". deadline.com. December 12, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  11. "Children's Book Review: Reawakened by Colleen Houck". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  12. "Book review: 'Recreated' is a dynamite installment in the Reawakened series". deseretnews.com. August 27, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  13. "Award-Winning Books by Colleen Houck". FictionDB.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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