Katy Rose Pool was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in history, Katy spent a few years building websites by day and dreaming up prophecies by night. Currently, she resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she can be found eating breakfast sandwiches, rooting for the Golden State Warriors and reading books that set her on fire. There Will Come a Darkness is her first novel. Follow her on Twitter at @KatyPool.
A masterful fantasy debut. Katy Rose Pool is a writer to watch -- Sebastien de Castell on THERE WILL COME A DARKNESS A well-crafted, surprising, and gripping start to a new trilogy -- KIRKUS on THERE WILL COME A DARKNESS A beautiful woven fantasy of prophecy, intrigue and unforgettable characters. There Will Come a Darkness feels both utterly original and like the best of classic fantasy -- Tasha Suri on THERE WILL COME A DARKNESS Katy Rose Pool combines lovable characters, a gorgeously tangible world and an intricate puzzle-box plot to create a story that will pull you inexorably toward the explosive end -- Sarah Holland on THERE WILL COME A DARKNESS Pool accomplishes a masterful balance of exposition, action and characterisation . . . full of genuinely surprising and interesting twists that will have readers anxious to get to the last page -- THE BULLETIN on THERE WILL COME A DARKNESS