Vrinda Pendred

Biography

VRINDA PENDRED originally grew up in Arizona, but moved to England in 1999, where she now lives with her husband and their two sons. Her first novel was The Ladder, a story about two friends learning to grow through their difficult childhoods and find the light that lies inside themselves. She followed this with the YA sci-fi / fantasy series The Wisdom.

Vrinda also runs a publishing house for writers with neurological conditions, called Conditional Publications. Their first book, Check Mates: A Collection of Fiction, Poetry and Artwork about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by People with OCD, was released in 2010 (Kindle and paperback), with future books in the pipeline.

In addition to her writing, Vrinda also does freelance proofreading and editing, and spent 9 years tutoring GCSE / A-Level English. She holds a BA Hons in English with Creative Writing, a proofreading qualification with the Publishing Training Centre, and has completed work experience with Random House. On the side, she sometimes writes and performs her own music and runs a herbal tea review blog with a friend.

Favourite Book Genres: YA / NA, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal, Horror

Favourite Fiction Authors: Stephen King, Michael Grant, Graham Joyce, Cassandra Clare, Brigid Kemmerer, Holly Black, James Dashner, Margaret Atwood, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Edgar Allan Poe

Where to find Vrinda Pendred online

Series

The Wisdom
Some say the Wisdom is knowledge of the Creator. Others claim it’s a myth. All anyone really knows is it was lost long ago – and now the Sirians have returned to Earth to retrieve it. Meanwhile, 17-year-old Itzel Loveguard has written another story – and this time, it may have killed her father. Now, she finds herself entangled with an unexpected cast of characters – her estranged half-brother Oz; his unfailingly charming friend Seth, who can draw things into existence; and the handsome grey-eyed Aidan, who seems to have stepped right out of Itzy’s dreams in pursuit of a mysterious black pulse that speaks to him in the night. With these new friends, Itzy is flung on an emotional journey, as they unravel the mystery of why her father took his life. But what will they do when they learn the explosive truth of who Itzy really is?

Books

The Ladder
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 126,340. Language: American English. Published: May 11, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Coming of age
Ansel Hilliard doesn’t need anyone. He doesn’t need friends. He doesn’t need family. At least, that’s what he’s always told himself. But when the troubled boy moves in next-door, Ansel finds himself drawn into a lifelong friendship he never thought possible. As they grow together and dare to allow others into their hearts, they find that the turbulence of life doesn’t always have to destroy you.
Equilibria
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 120,050. Language: English. Published: November 25, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Coming of age, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
Anna Nolon is obsessive – about everything. She worries about her grades, her appearance, germs, the pattern of her footsteps, the number of syllables in the words she says, her parents' approval, the future and, most of all, death. It’s okay – so does everyone else. This is Equilibria: the first society built to accommodate OCD.
Tattva (The Wisdom, #4)
Series: The Wisdom. Price: $3.49 USD. Words: 94,160. Language: British English. Published: January 3, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Thousands of years ago, two alien races waged the greatest war the Earth had ever seen. Now, the Lyrans have returned for their revenge.
Ascendance (The Wisdom, #3)
Series: The Wisdom. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 95,000. Language: British English. Published: January 3, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
10,000 years after the Great Deluge that inspired flood myths around the world, Earth is about to be drowned again. And this time, it won’t just be Atlantis that’s lost. The Descendants and their friends must band together if they ever want to survive. But that isn’t easy when they’re torn apart by the truth of their origins and can no longer be certain what’s real.
They Who from the Heavens Came (The Wisdom, #1)
Series: The Wisdom. Price: Free! Words: 110,200. Language: British English. Published: January 3, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
(5.00 from 1 review)
17-year-old Itzel Loveguard has written another story - and this time, it may have killed her father. Now, Itzy is flung on an emotional journey as she tries to unravel the mystery of why her father took his life - and why everyone is so desperate to find the fabled Wisdom.
The Wisdom (The Wisdom, #2)
Series: The Wisdom. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 92,670. Language: British English. Published: January 3, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
(1.00 from 1 review)
Ever since that day he found his daughter hiding in her wardrobe, Stephen Loveguard has been slowly losing his mind. Convinced that someone has implanted false memories in his head, he’s desperate to find the Wisdom and cure the genetic disorder that threatens to destroy him.

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