Katherine Rundell

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-10-21

Katherine Rundell is a British author, born in 1987, who grew up in Africa and Europe and describes herself as a tightrope walker, cartwheeler, academic and author. Her novels for children include Rooftoppers, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner, The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer, winner of the Costa Children's Book Award, and The Good Thieves. Impossible Creatures (2023), the first book of a planned five-book fantasy series, was the Waterstones Book of the Year, and in 2024 she was named Author of the Year at the British Book Awards. For adults she has written Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne, winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, and Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures.

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Books

• Impossible Creatures (2023) · Impossible Creatures Core Canon
• The Poisoned King (2025) · Impossible Creatures Core Canon
• The Neverfear (2026) · Impossible Creatures Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 3 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 4 (4 won)

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