Out of the Madhouse by Christopher Golden

Mature older teens gobble up these stories just as quickly as adults, while other parents hold on to the titles for their kids to read when they are older.Ĭhristopher Golden has successfully written for adults, teens, and kids. These and more are the titles you'll find in the sci-fi/fantasy or horror sections of the bookstore. He has brought mythology into contemporary settings (THE FERRYMAN, THE VEIL), dabbled in dark magick and time travel (THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN), even re-told Peter Pan as a coming-of-age story set in 1981 (STRAIGHT ON 'TIL MORNING). His novels and series range from urban fantasy to Victorian ghost stories and everything in-between. Golden has continued to write books for adults. In fact, due to the timeless nature of this fantasy series, I put these books in the hands of kids, teens, and adults alike. Finally, finally, I could give Golden books to eight year olds. Sniegoski released a quartet of juvenile fantasy novels entitled OUTCAST, starting with the book THE UN-MAGICIAN. In fact, when a new book came out, some parents and teenagers who would teasingly fight over who got to read the book first!Ī few summers ago, Christopher Golden and Thomas E. BoE offered ten books which I in turn offered to teens and adults alike.

(Note that this outdates CSI by nearly a year and a half.) BODY BAGS and the books that followed it were shelved in teen fiction and featured a college-aged protagonist, the intelligent and quick-thinking Jenna Blake. These books were longer and meatier than the teen BtVS line.īODY BAGS, Golden's first novel in the BODY OF EVIDENCE forensic murder mystery series, came out in May 1999. Then Simon & Schuster started an adult line of BtVS novels, shelved in sci-fi/fantasy series instead of teen series.

He authored or co-authored multiple original novels based on the television series as well as companion books such as the first volume of THE WATCHER'S GUIDE and THE MONSTER BOOK. He was one of the first authors on board with the BtVS books.

Golden continued to write stories shelved in the fiction/literature department (or sci-fi/fantasy or horror, if the bookstore or library has genre breakouts) until he became involved in the BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER line, which was in teen series. This dark horror story about a vampire named Peter Octavian contains what Buffy Summers would describe as 'violence, strong language, adult content.' This and the subsequent Octavian novels - referred to collectively as THE SHADOW SAGA - were not written for kids. Golden's first novel, OF SAINTS AND SHADOWS, was released in 1994. For years, as I would assist kids in the bookstore who enjoyed fantasy, sci-fi, and horror novels, I would think, 'These kids will love books by Christopher Golden.

Out of the Madhouse by Christopher Golden