Jacqueline Carey is the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Kushiel's Legacy series of historical fantasy novels and The Sundering epic fantasy duology.

An avid reader, Jacqueline began writing fiction as a hobby in high school. After receiving B.A. degrees in psychology and English literature from Lake Forest College, she took part in a work exchange program and spent six months working in a bookstore in London. While living abroad, the desire to write professionally emerged as a driving passion. Upon returning she embarked in earnest on a writing career, which came to fruition a decade later. During this time she worked at the art center of an area college, gaining a strong background in the visual arts. Jacqueline enjoys doing research on a wide variety of arcane topics, and an affinity for travel has take her from Finland to Egypt to date.

Jacqueline Carey's first sales were a variety of stories and essays, followed by illustrated non-fiction "angelology" Angels: Celestial Spirits in Legend & Art (1997).

Her first novel, Kushiel’s Dart (2001), which begins the trilogy that features Phèdre, the exquisite "anguissette" who enjoys a god-given pleasure from pain, won the Locus Award for Best First Novel. Phèdre's story, which stands alone in each volume, continues in Kushiel's Chosen (2002), and concludes in Kushiel's Avatar (April 2003).

Carey currently lives near Saugatuck, Michigan with her long-time partner, Julie Abel.