Karen Kanouse

ALLi Author Member

Location: United States of America (the)

Genres: Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative

Skills: Reading/Literary Event

Karen is an award-winning watercolor artist and author whose creativity is matched only by her love for animals and birds. Retiring from family practice medicine in Wyoming, she turned to writing and returned to painting, infusing her narratives and artwork with the charm of her furry and feathered friends.
With a love for reading science fiction and fantasy, Karen's writing transports readers to realms of wonder. She’s always had a vivid imagination and now uses that to color her worlds in books and create new worlds for you to explore.
In her spare time, Karen enjoys teaching watercolor classes, playing bridge, painting, and having fun since retirement. A lot of her time goes into writing books, keeping her on the couch and at the table, doing author things. Karen is a cat and dog and horse lover and bunnies…and the list goes on. She’s fluffy enough to be a cat but not a cat burglar.

Karen Kanouse's books

The Amorphan Effect: A Coming of Age Science Fiction Adventure (The Universal Shapeshifter series Book 1)

Shapeshifting is impossible.
It’s not Jessi’s only secret.
Jessi is about to embark on a two-week journey to a far-off planet to become an exchange student at an alien university. She couldn’t be more thrilled. But seconds before departing, her mother tasks her with finding out the truth of how Jessi’s brother died on the same starship years before.

During the trip, Jessi discovers she can shapeshift, an impossibility in all of explored space. Is this new ability somehow connected to her brother? She also has sentient hair that can telepathically speak with her and perform many other tasks. It has an attitude, also.

Her hair and shapeshifting abilities will definitely be an asset during her investigation—as long as she’s able to keep them hidden from the humans and aliens onboard. When she uncovers a deadly conspiracy though, she’ll need help. Who among the passengers can she trust?

With only two weeks until the journey concludes, will she be able to solve her brother’s mysterious death? Considering the danger onboard, will she even survive the voyage at all?

If you’re looking for your next incredible new syfy read, check out The Amorphan Effect. Featuring an unsettling mystery, a shapeshifter in space, and an evil plot, this YA coming of age story has you covered. It even has a cat-like alien race that controls space travel.

The Amorphan Rescue: Book three of the Universal Shapeshifter series

The problem? Everyone thinks I'm dead, the Zatro didn’t return when he said he would, and now I'm an inmate in an alien prison on an airless moon.

The Zatro leaves his seat of power on a secret mission, forcing me to impersonate him using my shapeshifting abilities.

When I have the chance to go with trusted companions on a rescue mission to save the Zatro, I jump at the chance but become imprisoned in the same facility where the Zatro and other friends are incarcerated on an airless moon.

I have my sentient hair and my shapeshifting abilities, sure, but what I need is a spaceship and my friends.

How do I overcome the impossibility of a prison break on an airless moon orbiting the planet? How can I save myself and my companions, find a spaceship, and get back to the planet Amorpha?

In this clean YA coming of age sci fi book, you’ll find adventure, action, aliens, shapeshifting, snarky sentient hair, and space travel. It’s an incredible new syfy read!

Join Jessi in this thrilling coming-of-age sci-fi adventure filled with heart-pounding moments, enigmatic aliens, the power of shapeshifting, and interstellar travel. If you're ready for a captivating journey through the cosmos, this is the new sci-fi read you've been waiting for!

By the Horse's Wings: A Coming of Age Fantasy Magic Adventure (Wings of Destiny series Book 1)

In a world where magic is both feared and revered, meet Zia, a young woman with a secret even she doesn’t know: she possesses extraordinary magical abilities and an uncanny connection to animals.

When a rebel army kidnaps her two brothers and sister and threatens to tear her country apart, Zia embarks on a perilous journey to save them and restore peace

With only a few loyal companions by her side, Zia must navigate treacherous landscapes, outsmart cunning enemies while keeping her own secrets. But her most trusted ally is a winged horse, whose powers remain hidden to all but her. Together, they form an unbreakable bond as they face countless challenges and discover Zia’s powers.

As Zia starts to suspect she has a small degree of magical abilities, she realizes that the fate of her country rests on her shoulders. She only has bravery and determination on her side and her winged horse, who’s powers are also hidden. Can she find a way to harness her hidden powers, unite her people, and save her loved ones?

Join Zia on an epic adventure filled with magic, adventure, action and danger, along with the power of friendship in this thrilling tale of courage and destiny.

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