Carrie Vaughn writes science fiction and fantasy, best known for the Kitty Norville urban-fantasy series. Kitty and the Midnight Hour introduces Kitty, a werewolf and late-night radio host whose phone-in programme unexpectedly becomes a forum for supernatural callers, putting her at odds with both her pack and local vampires. Later books expand the series into supernatural politics, investigations and questions about leadership as Kitty becomes less willing to accept the hierarchies around her. Vaughn also writes science fiction, including Bannerless, a mystery set in a post-collapse society where reproduction and resource use are tightly regulated, and standalone speculative novels such as The Immortal Conquistador. Her work is accessible, plot-driven and often built around protagonists who solve practical problems inside unusual social systems. Kitty and the Midnight Hour is the best entry for paranormal readers; Bannerless offers a quieter, more procedural science-fiction alternative. Read more Less