Victoria Holmes
Victoria Holmes is an English author. She is better known by the name Erin Hunter, a pseudonym under which she and others write the New York Times Bestselling[1] Warriors series.
Biography
[edit]Victoria Holmes was born in Berkshire, London.[2] She learned to ride horses at the age of two. She loved horses, and wrote many books about them.[3] As a child she enjoyed reading and writing stories of her own when she had the time. She studied English at the University of Oxford, where the ancient buildings and sense of tradition inspired an interest in history in her. She currently works in London as a children's book editor and escapes to the English countryside whenever she can, where she rides horses and walks her dog, Missy.[3]
Books
[edit]Together with several others, Holmes has worked on Warriors, Seekers, Survivors and Bravelands, all published by HarperCollins, under the pen name Erin Hunter. Holmes creates the plots for the stories, then the other authors do the writing itself, often alternating between one another. Holmes is also in charge of maintaining series continuity and making sure that a consistent "voice" is maintained across the books.[4]
Holmes is also the author of the Epic Horse series of novels: Rider in the Dark (2004),[5] The Horse from the Sea (2005),[6] and Heart of Fire (2006).[7]
Currently Holmes is the co-author of the Hope Meadows series (Animal Ark Revisited) alongside veterinary surgeon Sarah McGurk. The series is published by Hodder in the UK.[8]
Holmes stepped back from her involvement in the Warriors series after a diagnosis of cancer in 2017.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Best-Seller Lists: Children's Books". The New York Times. 15 January 2006. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2007.
- ^ Bolton, Kathleen (28 July 2006). "AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Victoria Holmes". Writer Unboxed. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Biography: Victoria Holmes". Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Bolton, Kathleen (21 April 2006). "INTERVIEW: Erin Hunter". Writer Unboxed. Retrieved 22 October 2007.
- ^ "Rider in the Dark". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ The Horse from the Sea - Amazon. 8 August 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Heart of Fire". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Lucy Daniels". Hachette UK. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Holmes, Victoria. "Author Profile: Vicky Holmes". Warrior Cats. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Victoria Holmes at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Victoria Holmes at Library of Congress, with 3 library catalogue records
- Erin Hunter (shared pseudonym) at LC Authorities, with 79 records
