Christina Henry

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Christina Henry
Christina Henry by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Henry in 2017
BornTina Raffaele
(1974-08-13) August 13, 1974 (age 49)
New York City, USA
OccupationWriter
Genre Horror, dark fantasy
Notable works Lost Boy (2017)
Website
www.christinahenry.net

Christina Henry (born August 13, 1974 in New York, USA) is an American novelist working in the horror and dark fantasy genre. [1] "Christina Henry" is a pseudonym of Tina Raffaele, based on her name (Tina), and the names of her husband (Chris) and son (Henry). [2] Her Black Wings series, is a national bestseller. [3] She has also produced her own retellings of classic children's tales, such as the three works in The Chronicles of Alice series (based of the Alice books of Lewis Carroll), Lost Boy (2017) from J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, and The Girl in Red (2019) based on Little Red Riding Hood. [4]

Contents

Works

The Black Wings Books

The Chronicles of Alice Books

The Dark Chronicles

Standalone Novels

Short Stories

Awards

Henry's Alice (2015) was among the best-selling science fiction and fantasy novels at Barnes & Noble in 2015. [14] Near the Bone (2021) was nominated for the RUSA Awards - Horror Award in 2022. [15]

Goodreads Choice Award Nominations

Personal life

Henry had always wanted to be a writer and commented that "I always wanted to be a writer, even when I was very young. I spent most of my time living inside books and I wanted to stay there for the rest of my life." [21] She lives in Chicago, Illinois with her husband and son. [2]

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