87 ratings | 5 reviews | avg rating:4.21

more photos (10)

Dakota Banks’s Followers (213)

Dakota’s Bookshelves

read (94)
currently-reading (0)
to-read (124)

Dakota’s Friends (1,056)

MARQUETTA

2,366 books | 636 friends

Cheryl Bradshaw

146 books | 4,992 friends

Cindy

4,077 books | 54 friends

Ryan

2,484 books | 453 friends

Stacy

2,944 books | 716 friends

Danielle The Book Huntress *Pluto is a Planet!*

20,696 books | 4,999 friends

Paula Phillips

9,083 books | 4,998 friends

Carly Phillips

362 books | 3,801 friends

More friends…

Dakota Banks

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United States

January 05

Website

http://www.dakota-banks.com/

Twitter

dakotabanks

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers

Member Since

July 2009

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/dakotabanks

edit data

A pseudonym used by Shirley Kennett.

I have to believe that growing up in a converted turn-of-the-century funeral home, complete with blood gutters and a drain in the basement floor, warped my mind.

I set aside all those macabre thoughts spawned by reading books in the basement at night with a flashlight and undertook a relatively normal life. College, science fiction, husband, computers, Star Trek, mortgage, fantasy, Star Wars, kids, mysteries, writing, thrillers, horror, and cats. I'm not sure in which order all those things happened, but I haven't killed off enough gray cells yet that I've forgotten any of them. That brings me up to now, or at least the last decade.

I wrote short stories in high school and college, submitted them, and got A pseudonym used by Shirley Kennett.

I have to believe that growing up in a converted turn-of-the-century funeral home, complete with blood gutters and a drain in the basement floor, warped my mind.

I set aside all those macabre thoughts spawned by reading books in the basement at night with a flashlight and undertook a relatively normal life. College, science fiction, husband, computers, Star Trek, mortgage, fantasy, Star Wars, kids, mysteries, writing, thrillers, horror, and cats. I'm not sure in which order all those things happened, but I haven't killed off enough gray cells yet that I've forgotten any of them. That brings me up to now, or at least the last decade.

I wrote short stories in high school and college, submitted them, and got rejection letters. I still have some of them. Writing was shelved while life ran amuck, and I came back to it in the 1990s. I published six books, all hard-edged suspense thrillers dealing with virtual reality, one of them set in a future world. None were written under the Dakota Banks name. I enjoyed these books because they were my first taste of the writing life, not to mention that they brought in some money and put 600,000 published words under my belt.

Something was missing, though, and it took me six books to find out what the missing piece was. Although my books were highly imaginative and extrapolated then-current trends in forensic science, computer simulation, and virtual reality, they didn't go far enough. I felt hemmed in by reality.

I needed to get back into the basement with a flashlight.

I took a deep breath and thought about what I really wanted to do with my writing career. I had an idea that had been playing around at the edge of my mind for a while, and I decided to see what I could make of it. Combining my love of archaeology with the freedom that comes from using mythological elements in a story, I came up with the basic concepts for the Mortal Path series. Developing that world and the characters who bring it to life has been tremendously rewarding for me, and I hope the books provide pleasurable reading for you.

I live on the western fringe of St. Louis, Missouri with my husband. Our two sons, one adopted from Peru and the other from Ethiopia, are in college. My cats Peanut and Marble sometimes ghostwrite my books. Good stuff, too, if you speak Cat.

I'm a member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, the Horror Writers Association, and Mystery Writers of America. ...more

105 posts
Dakota Banks's Blog: The Mortal Blog

Bound by Blood Teleplay Official Selection

The Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition chose the teleplay Bound by Blood, adapted from the first book of the Mortal Path series, as an official selection! 😊😊😊

Bound by Blood is an action-thriller TV Pilot with strong mythological elements in which a Colonial woman unjustly burned as a witch struggles to reclaim her soul from the Sumerian demon who saved her from the flames a Read more of this blog post »

View more on Dakota Banks's website »

1 like · Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on October 18, 2021 15:48

View all 105 posts »

Combine Editions
Dakota Banks’s books

Average rating: 3.62 · 2,774 ratings · 251 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dark Time (Mortal Path, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 1,825 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sacrifice (Mortal Path, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 573 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deliverance (Mortal Path, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bloodletting (Mortal Path #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

Series by Dakota Banks

Mortal Path (4 books)
by

Dakota Banks (Goodreads Author)

3.62 avg rating — 2,774 ratings

rss
Dakota’s Recent Updates

Dakota Banks wrote a new blog post Bound by Blood Teleplay Official Selection The Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition chose the teleplay Bound by Blood, adapted from the first book of the Mortal Path series, as an Read more of this blog post »
Oct 19, 2021 12:45AM · 1 like · like

More of Dakota's books…

Quotes by Dakota Banks (?)

“Fuck Master Liu! He's some ascetic who counts snowflakes on a mountain in China and dips his balls in ice water for the hell of it. You're not Liu. You live in the real world”
― Dakota Banks

tags: deliverance, mortal-path-3

5 likes

Polls

Who is your favorite assassin character? (Fantasy)

Celaena Sardothien

Sarah J. Maas

695 votes, 41.2%

Katsa

Kristin Cashore

150 votes, 8.9%

Jaqen H'ghar

George R.R. Martin

92 votes, 5.5%

Fitz

Robin Hobb

91 votes, 5.4%

Ismae

Robin LaFevers

86 votes, 5.1%

Sybella

Robin LaFevers

66 votes, 3.9%

Valek

Maria V. Snyder

62 votes, 3.7%

Durzo Blint

Brent Weeks

43 votes, 2.5%

Artemis Entreri

R.A. Salvatore

39 votes, 2.3%

Azoth/Kylar Stern

Brent Weeks

36 votes, 2.1%

Sicarius

Lindsay Buroker

31 votes, 1.8%

Surreal

Anne Bishop

27 votes, 1.6%

Gin Blanco

Jennifer Estep

27 votes, 1.6%

Vitala Salonius

Amy Raby

24 votes, 1.4%

Luke

Maggie Stiefvater

24 votes, 1.4%

Naji

Cassandra Rose Clarke

20 votes, 1.2%

Waylander

David Gemmell

19 votes, 1.1%

Azurha

Crista McHugh

18 votes, 1.1%

Vlad Taltos

Steven Brust

17 votes, 1.0%

Lily

M.J. Scott

17 votes, 1.0%

Caim

Jon Sprunk

17 votes, 1.0%

Darian

Amanda Bonilla

16 votes, 0.9%

Chade Fallstar

Robin Hobb

14 votes, 0.8%

Lore

Larissa Ione

11 votes, 0.7%

Nightfall

Mickey Zucker Reichert

10 votes, 0.6%

Sabina Kane

Jaye Wells

9 votes, 0.5%

Maliha Crayne

Dakota Banks

8 votes, 0.5%

Roudette (The Lady of the Red Hood)

Jim C. Hines

7 votes, 0.4%

Talyn

Philippa Ballantine

6 votes, 0.4%

Cawti

Steven Brust

5 votes, 0.3%

Marco Greymist

Steven Brust

0 votes, 0.0%

1687 total votes

25 comments

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Book Buying Addic...: February 2010 Purchases	87	207	Mar 15, 2010 04:33AM
Urban Fantasy: Challenge # 1: April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010	401	673	Jul 01, 2010 11:33AM
SOS: Serious Over...: JULY 2010: Adult Next-in-Series Releases	8	83	Jul 07, 2010 01:28AM
Cover to Cover Ch...: Darcy's 2010 Book List	50	276	Dec 28, 2010 08:07PM
Cover to Cover Ch...: Kathy C's Booklist	10	61	Dec 30, 2010 11:51AM
Paranormal Romanc...: 2011 May Reading Challenge	388	539	Jun 03, 2011 09:43PM
Paranormal Romanc...: 2011 December Challenge	280	423	Jan 19, 2012 08:19PM

More…

Dakota’s Quotes

“Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.”
― Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

tags: control, defeat, humanity, life

2204 likes

“Love is not a feeling in your chest; it is bending down to wash another's feet.”
― Andrew Peterson

137 likes

“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.”
― Ernest Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway: A Literary Reference

tags: war

2177 likes

“So far, about morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.”
― Ernest Hemingway, Death in the Afternoon

tags: morality, morals, right, right-and-wrong, wrong

825 likes

“What I mean by an educated taste is someone who has the same tastes that I have.”
― Edward Albee

1389 likes

More of Dakota’s quotes…

Dakota’s Friend Comments

post a comment »

Comments (showing 1-22) post a comment »

date

newest »

message 22: by Carly

Jul 09, 2012 03:28AM

Hey Dakota, thanks for the friendship :)

reply | flag

message 21: by Dakota

Apr 21, 2012 04:55PM

Graeme wrote: "Hi Dakota, Thanks for your kind friendship."

It's my pleasure, Graeme.

reply | flag

message 20: by Graeme

Apr 21, 2012 04:34PM

Hi Dakota, Thanks for your kind friendship.

reply | flag

message 19: by Dakota

Apr 11, 2012 11:45AM

Welcome, Lady Danielle, new friend. Thanks for accepting.

reply | flag

message 18: by Danielle The Book Huntress *Pluto is a Planet!*

Apr 10, 2012 08:45PM

Hi Dakota. Thanks for the friendvite!

reply | flag

message 17: by Dakota

Apr 10, 2012 06:30PM

Hang in there, Melissa--giveaways are still coming up!

reply | flag

message 16: by Dakota

Mar 28, 2012 02:09PM

Francesca the Fierce ~Eyelet Ecstasy~ wrote: "Thank you so much for the friend invite and thanks for stopping by our blog!"

Thanks for the opportunity to visit your blog. I love your nicknames, Eyelet Ecstasy, etc.

reply | flag

message 15: by Dakota

Mar 28, 2012 02:07PM

Annie the Destroyer *Leather Lust* wrote: "Hi Dakota!! Thanks so much for the friend invite! Look forward to chatting some more. Hope you had a fun time at our blog :)"
I did, and I'm glad to connect with you on GR. :-)

reply | flag

message 14: by Francesca the Fierce (Under the Covers Book Blog)

Mar 27, 2012 08:35PM

Thank you so much for the friend invite and thanks for stopping by our blog!

reply | flag

message 13: by Annie

Mar 27, 2012 07:24PM

Hi Dakota!! Thanks so much for the friend invite! Look forward to chatting some more. Hope you had a fun time at our blog :)

reply | flag

message 12: by Dakota

Mar 27, 2012 05:05PM

Angela the Fair ~Lusty Lace~ wrote: "Thanks for the friend-vite. Your interview at UTC is awesome!!!"

Thanks, Angela. Great interview questions give me so much to work with, and make it fun and easy!

reply | flag

message 11: by Angela Carr (Under the Covers Book Blog) (last edited Mar 27, 2012 05:03PM)

Mar 27, 2012 04:59PM

Thanks for the friend-vite. Your interview at link: UTC is awesome!!!

reply | flag

message 10: by Dakota

Mar 06, 2012 06:26PM

Diana (Offbeat Vagabond) wrote: "Thank you so much for the friend request. I gladly accept. So awesome becoming friends with an author *blushes* Hope to talk more later and hope you had a wonderful weekend :)"

Hi, Diana! It's a pleasure to be GR friends with you. I'd like to chat too. Anytime ...

reply | flag

message 9: by Dakota

Mar 06, 2012 06:24PM

Carolyn wrote: "Dakota Banks! Hello! So happy to be GR friends! Thanks for the invite, and all my best on Deliverance this year!!"

Hi Carolyn, happy to be your GR friend, and thanks for the good wishes on Deliverance!

reply | flag

message 8: by Dakota

Mar 06, 2012 06:22PM

HellKat ^_~ Courtney wrote: "Thanks for the friend request!"

Hi Courtney! Glad to be your friend.

reply | flag

message 7: by Dakota

Mar 06, 2012 06:19PM

Carole wrote: "Hi Dakota! thanks for adding me."

Hi, Carole. I'm glad to be your friend on Goodreads!

reply | flag

message 6: by Dakota

Mar 06, 2012 06:18PM

A. R. wrote: "Thanks for the add!"

My pleasure!

reply | flag

message 5: by Diana (Offbeat Vagabond)

Mar 06, 2012 06:15PM

Thank you so much for the friend request. I gladly accept. So awesome becoming friends with an author *blushes* Hope to talk more later and hope you had a wonderful weekend :)

reply | flag

message 4: by Carolyn

Mar 06, 2012 06:02PM