Caitlin Kittredge

Caitlin Kittredge works across dark fantasy, urban fantasy, fiction for younger readers, and comics. Katherine Tegen Books at HarperCollins released Dreaming Darkly in 2019 as a contemporary Gothic mystery for teen readers. It follows Ivy Bloodgood after she is sent to the island of Darkhaven, where disturbing dreams and an unresolved family history make her question whether a rumored curse is real. The investigation draws on the atmosphere of Victorian Gothic fiction while keeping its central conflict in a modern family and community. Kittredge’s other books include the Nocturne City novels and the Iron Codex sequence, beginning with The Iron Thorn. Her comics include Coffin Hill, Witchblade, and Throwaways. That movement between prose and sequential storytelling suits her recurring interest in hidden histories, unsettling places, and protagonists who must distinguish inherited stories from immediate danger. Dreaming Darkly condenses those concerns into a standalone novel rather than extending one of her established series.