About the Author

Victoria Aveyard was born and raised in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, a small town known only for the worst traffic rotary in the continental United States. She moved to Los Angeles to earn a BFA in screenwriting at the University of Southern California. She currently splits her time between the East and West coasts. As an author and screenwriter, she uses her career as an excuse to read too many books and watch too many movies. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling Red Queen series, and you can visit her online at www.victoriaaveyard.com.

Reviews

"Aveyard's "little lightning girl" remains a relatable and deeply flawed heroine... Aveyard adeptly sets the scene for a fourth book to follow, amid a war not yet won." -- Publishers Weekly"Another devastating cliff-hanger ending will leave readers hungry for the final volume." -- Booklist"Simmering with internal conflict and well-devised courtly scheming." -- Kirkus ReviewsPRAISE FOR GLASS SWORD: "High-stakes excitement and sharp plot twists... make this a fast-paced, exciting read and a thrilling sequel." -- Booklist"Aveyard certainly has a flair for the dramatic, which teens will eat up. The action hits the ground running and doesn't stop until after the last page is turned." -- School Library Journal"Fast-paced and action packed, Glass Sword is compelling and strong, guaranteed to gratify anxious readers of the series and fans of dystopian and fantasy literature." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)PRAISE FOR RED QUEEN: "A sizzling, imaginative thriller, where romance and revolution collide, where power and justice duel. It's exhilarating. Compelling. Action-packed. Unputdownable." -- USA Today"Aveyard weaves a compelling new world of action-packed surprises... inventive, character-driven." -- Kirkus Reviews"A volatile world with a dynamic heroine." -- Booklist"Breakneck pace and engaging characters." -- School Library Journal"[Aveyard] sets her audience up for a gaspworthy twist that reconfigures nearly every character's role and leaves Mare with no one to trust but herself... This blend of fantasy and dystopia will be an unexpected and worthy addition to many genre fans' reading list." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"Fascinating world building... Readers will be intrigued by a world that reflects today's troubling issues concerning ethnic inequality, unfair distribution of wealth, pollution, warfare, political corruption, and the frightening power of the media." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)"In this showstopping finale to a series begun with Red Queen (2015), the world has widened greatly--but the legions of readers who have been here from the beginning will be dying to know how it all ends." -- ALA Booklist