Chris Wooding

Chris Wooding (born 28 February 1977) is a British writer born in Leicester, and now living in London. His first book, Crashing, which he wrote at the age of nineteen, was published in 1998 when he was twenty-one. Since then he has written many more, including The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, which was silver runner-up for the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, and Poison, which won the Lancashire Children's Book of the Year. He is also the author of three different, completed series; Broken Sky, an anime-influenced fantasy serial for children, Braided Path, a fantasy trilogy for adults, and Malice, a young adult fantasy that mixes graphic novel with the traditional novel; as well as another, four-part series, Tales of the Ketty Jay, a steampunk sci-fi fantasy for adults.

Braided Path

 * 1) The Weavers of Saramyr (2003)
 * 2) The Skein of Lament (2004)
 * 3) The Ascendancy Veil (2005)

Malice

 * 1) Malice (2009)
 * 2) Havoc (2010)

Tales of the Ketty Jay

 * 1) Retribution Falls (2009)
 * 2) The Black Lung Captain (2010)
 * 3) The Iron Jackal (2011)
 * 4) The Ace of Skulls (2013)

The Darkwater Legacy

 * 1) The Ember Blade (2019)
 * 2) The Shadow Casket (2023)

Standalone novels

 * Crashing (1998)
 * Catchman (1998)
 * Kerosene (1999)
 * Broken Sky series (1999–2001)
 * The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray (2001)
 * Poison (2003)
 * Storm Thief (2006)
 * The Fade (2007)
 * Pandemonium (2012)
 * Silver (2013)
 * Velocity (2015)

Awards and nominations

 * 2001: The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Award (runner-up), category 9–11 years
 * 2004: Poison won the Lancashire Children's Book of the Year
 * 2004: Poison nominated for the Carnegie Medal
 * 2007: Storm Thief nominated for the Carnegie Medal
 * 2010: Retribution Falls shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award