Christopher Pike
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born
November 12, 1954
gender
male
place of birth
New York, The United States
genre
Young Adult, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
about this author
Christopher Pike is the pseudonym of Kevin McFadden. He is a bestselling author of young adult and children's fiction who specializes in the thriller genre.
McFadden was born in New York but grew up in California where he stills lives in today. A college drop-out, he did factory work, painted houses and programmed computers before becoming a recognized author. Initially unsuccessful when he set out to write science fiction and adult mystery, it was not until his work caught the attention of an editor who suggested he write a teen thriller that he became a hit. The result was Slumber Party (1985), a book about a group of teenagers who run into bizarre and violent events during a ski weekend. After that he wrote Weekend and Chain L...more
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Remember Me by Christopher Pike avg rating 4.02 — 1,076 ratings — published 1989 8 editions |
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The Last Vampire by Christopher Pike avg rating 3.88 — 751 ratings — published 1994 5 editions |
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Chain Letter (Avon Camelot Books) by Christopher Pike avg rating 3.44 — 825 ratings — published 1986 3 editions |
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The Midnight Club by Christopher Pike avg rating 3.64 — 664 ratings — published 1994 4 editions |
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The Last Vampire 2: Black Blood by Christopher Pike avg rating 3.84 — 586 ratings — published 1994 6 editions |
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Scavenger Hunt by Christopher Pike avg rating 3.38 — 661 ratings — published 1989 5 editions |
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Bury Me Deep by Christopher Pike avg rating 3.47 — 615 ratings — published 1991 6 editions |
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The Season of Passage by Christopher Pike avg rating 4.00 — 485 ratings — published 1992 5 editions |
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Whisper of Death by Christopher Pike avg rating 3.59 — 533 ratings — published 1991 2 editions |
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Fall into Darkness by Christopher Pike avg rating 3.62 — 525 ratings — published 1991 7 editions |
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"Some loves have to be given up, others have to be forgotten. Strange as it may sound, if you think of me as a monster, but I can love most passionately. I do not think of myself as evil."
— Christopher Pike (The Last Vampire)
— Christopher Pike (The Last Vampire)
"He cries. 'Please! I don't want to die.'
I lean over. My hair smothers him.
'Then you should never have been born,' I say."
— Christopher Pike (The Last Vampire)
I lean over. My hair smothers him.
'Then you should never have been born,' I say."
— Christopher Pike (The Last Vampire)
tags:
death
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"Darkness approaches from outside.
I feel no light inside me strong enough to resist it."
— Christopher Pike (The Last Vampire)
I feel no light inside me strong enough to resist it."
— Christopher Pike (The Last Vampire)
tags:
darkness
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