Born 1956, in Halifax, Yorkshire, England; daughter of E.P. Thompson (a historian); partner of Conor Minogue; children: Cliodhna and Dearbhla (daughters). Education: Studied law. Addresses: Home: Ireland. Agent: Sophie Hicks, Ed Victor Ltd., 6 Bayley St., Bedford Sq., London WC1B 3HE, England. E-mail: kate@katethompson.info.

• There Is Something (poetry), Signpost Press (Bellingham, WA), 1992.
• Down among the Gods, Virago (London, England), 1997.
• Thin Air, Sceptre (London, England), 1999.
• An Act of Worship, Sceptre (London, England), 2000.
• The Alchemist's Apprentice, Bodley Head (London, England), 2001.
• The Beguilers, Dutton Children's Books (New York, NY), 2001.
• Annan Water, Bodley Head (London, England), 2004.
• The New Policeman, Bodley Head (London, England), 2005, Greenwillow Books (New York, NY), 2007.
• The Fourth Horseman, Bodley Head (London, England), 2006.
• The Last of the High Kings (sequel to The New Policeman ), Bodley Head (London, England), 2007, Greenwillow Books (New York, NY), 2008.
• Star Gazing, New Island (Dublin, Ireland), 2008.
• Creature of the Night, Bodley Head (London, England), 2008.
• Highway Robbery, Bodley Head (London, England), 2008, Greenwillow Books (New York, NY), 2009.

• Switchers (also see below), Bodley Head (London, England), 1997, Hyperion Books for Children (New York, NY), 1998.
• Midnight's Choice (also see below), Bodley Head (London, England), 1998, Hyperion Books for Children (New York, NY), 1999.
• Wild Blood (also see below), Bodley Head (London, England), 1999, Hyperion Books for Children (New York, NY), 2000.
• The Switchers Trilogy (omnibus), Red Fox (London, England), 2004.

• The Missing Link, Bodley Head (London, England), 2000, published as Fourth World, Bloomsbury (New York, NY), 2005.
• Only Human, Bodley Head (London, England), 2001, Bloomsbury (New York, NY), 2006.
• Origins, Bodley Head (London, England), 2003, Bloomsbury (New York, NY), 2007.