Originally from michigan, richelle now lives in seattle, washington where she works on her three series fulltime. Her love of fantasy and sciencefiction began at an early age when her father read her greek mythology and her brothers made her watch flash gordon. After two years on the run, best friends rose, halfhumanhalfvampire, and lissa, a mortal vampire princess, are caught and returned to st. I did wrestle with the question of whether this book. Soundless by richelle mead 9780143573524 booktopia. This book features an asian girl on the cover and is based on a chinese legend. When she can actually tear herself away from books either reading or writing them, she enjoys bad reality tv, traveling, trying interesting cocktails, and. For as long as fei can remember, there has been no. Soundless richelle mead page 18 read online free books. Richelle mead was born in michigan and now lives in the seattle suburb of kirkland, washington.
Disappointment, since i know richelle mead wrote many really great books. Author richelle mead closes one door, opens another. I also love reading books about diverse characters. The first vampire academy book was adapted into a movie with the title vampire academy. I kept hearing everywhere how everyone loves this ya vampire series, and after some time i finally got around to read it.
Soundless by richelle mead penguin random house audio. Jan 29, 2015 though soundless takes a big leap from the paranormal world of vampire academy and bloodlines, which together have 10 million copies in print in the u. A lifelong reader, richelle has always had a particular fascination with mythology and folklore. Her books have been translated into over two dozen languages, as well as adapted into graphic novels. After two years on the run, best friends rose, halfhumanhalf vampire, and lissa, a mortal vampire princess, are caught and returned to st. Soundless was a quick, quaint and entertaining quest. Richelle mead is hitting the road in celebration of the release of her upcoming novel. Soundless is about fei, a girl from an isolated village on a mountain in china that has long ago lost the ability to hear and her quest to find answers and help when a mysterious illness is spreading through her village.
Soundless unabridged audiobook download richelle mead. While nothing extraordinary, soundless tells a gritty story of a delicate artist with growing determination to. The story is a departure from mead s urbanfantasy roots and is less violent, snarky, and romantic although theres still a love story than her other books. The only book ive ever read by this author was vampire academy, and i.
In 2014, vampire academy was made into a feature film. Upon selling her first novel, richelle quit her job and dedicated herself to writing fulltime. Richelle mead graduated from the university of michigan and has an m. For as long as fei can remember, there has been no sound in her village, where rocky terrain and frequent avalanches prevent residents from selfsustaining. She is the author of several series, including the georgina kincaid series, the vampire academy series, bloodlines series and the dark swan series. Scorpio richelle mead is a new york times and usa today bestselling author of urban fantasy books for both adults and teens. My latest book, soundless, just came out and is a standalone set in a fantasy world rooted in chinese. Jul 23, 2015 i was a huge fan of richelle meads vampire academy and bloodlines series. She is known for the georgina kincaid series, vampire academy, bloodlines.
Richelle mead born november 12, 1976 is an american fantasy author. Vampire academy is the first book in the vampire academy series by richelle mead. Vladimirs academy isnt just any boarding schoolits a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half. Fans of characters like rose hathaway and sydney sage will flock to this impressive stand. In honor of the launch of the final book in the glittering court series, the emerald sea, richelle is hitting the road. World of richelle mead vampire academy penguin books. Up until then, rose had kept lissa safe from her enemies. She is known for the georgina kincaid series, vampire academy, bloodlines and the dark swan series. A richelle mead mustread soundless is a beautiful creation that only could have come from a richelle mead book. Soundless by richelle mead book nerds across america. She currently lives in seattle with her husband, and is at work on her next vampire academy novel. Booklist for as long as fei can remember, there has been no sound. Richelle mead is a young urban fantasy writer on the rise.
Fans of characters like rose hathaway and sydney sage will flock to this impressive standalone novel. From richelle mead, the numberone internationally bestselling author of vampire academy and bloodlines, comes a breathtaking new fantasy steeped in chinese folklore. Soundless by richelle mead okay, richelle mead is actually signing the ruby circle here, but see that stack of books next to her. Growing up in michigan, richelle mead developed a thriving captivation with folk lore that spurred her. Like her heroine, mead the vampire academy series paints with a delicate brush when fei sees brightly colored silk for the first time, readers feel it as an explosion of the senses, creating a fablelike story that melds folktale, sacrifice, romance, and the stark realization of humanitys capacity to exploit others for profit. If i enjoyed richelle meads other books, would i enjoy this. From richelle mead, the numberone internationally bestselling author of vampire academy and bloodlines, comes a breathtaking new fantasy steeped in chinese folklore for as long as fei can remember, there has been no sound in her village, where rocky terrain and frequent avalanches prevent residents from selfsustaining. And meads first standalone novel and first fantasy, soundless. Not the type of book i would normally choose, but as ive enjoyed other novels by richelle mead, this title became an exception.
You have to understand that my reluctance was due to the fact that this is a ya series and im not such a big fan of ya novels. Her general focus are teen fiction an adult fiction, he most famous being the vampire academy series which is about to hit movie theaters around the world. For bestselling ya author richelle mead, 2015 will be a year of both closure. Launched in 2011, the series is a spinoff of meads debut series, vampire academy, and one. Richelle s books have been on the new york times and usa today bestseller lists and received honors from the american library association. Richelle mead became a published author in 2007 with the novel succubus blues. So, reading soundless by richelle mead seemed like a no brainer. So in this final book, ive added some surprises along those lines. Nov 10, 2015 richelle mead is the bestselling author of the vampire academy, bloodlines and age of x series. Richelle mead books list of books by author richelle mead. Vampire academy by mead, richelle and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. While nothing extraordinary, soundless tells a gritty story of a delicate artist with growing determination to save her village against greed and.