Caitlín R. Kiernan is, according to a reviewer for Publishers Weekly, "a leading exponent of the generation-X horror story." Kiernan's novels recount tales of modern gothic terror, as in her debut book, Silk, or more Lovecraftian tales of horror in Threshold and Low Red Moon. Additionally, Kiernan's short-story collections and novellas plumb the borderland of the spooky and goth horror. "Walk into your local megabookstore," noted James Mann on Ink 19 online, "and tucked somewhere in the back, once you bypass the diet books and Hollywood tell-alls, lurks the horror section. Generally the section will consist of 47 assorted Stephen King and [Dean Koontz] titles, but if you're lucky, hovering nearby will be the work of dark fantasist and paleontologist Caitlín R. Kiernan." For Mauricio Saravia, writing in Artist Interviews, Kiernan is "one of the hottest noir fiction writers."

From Bones to Books

Kiernan was born...