“The nice thing about a series is you can end on cliffhangers all the time. You can be like, 'You know what? Here we go, this person just died, end of book.' And with the end of the series, you're very conscious of all the plotlines that were left hanging. There's a balance there to wrap those up but still leave it exciting.”

American fantasy author

Richelle Mead is an American fantasy author, best known for the Georgina Kincaid series, Vampire Academy, Bloodlines, and Dark Swan. Her work is associated with contemporary fantasy and young adult fiction, and those series are the titles most closely linked with her name. She is known for stories built around supernatural worlds and recurring characters, especially in the books that brought her a wide readership.