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Jay Kristoff


Australia (b.1973)

Jay Kristoff is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of THE LOTUS WAR, THE ILLUMINAE FILES and THE NEVERNIGHT CHRONICLE. He is the winner of two Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, nominee for the David Gemmell Morningstar and Legend awards, named multiple times in the Kirkus and Amazon Best Teen Books list and published in over twenty-five countries, most of which he has never visited. He is as surprised about all of this as you are. He is 6’7 and has approximately 13030 days to live. He abides in Melbourne with his secret agent kung-fu assassin wife, and the world’s laziest Jack Russell.

He does not believe in happy endings.
 

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Lotus War Trilogy
   1. Stormdancer (2012)
   The Last Stormdancer (2013)
   2. Kinslayer (2013)
   3. Endsinger (2014)
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Illuminae Files (with Amie Kaufman)
   0.5. Memento (2020)
   1. Illuminae (2015)
   2. Gemina (2016)
   3. Obsidio (2018)
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Nevernight
   1. Nevernight (2016)
   2. Godsgrave (2017)
   3. Darkdawn (2019)
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LIFEL1K3
   1. Life L1K3 (2018)
   2. DEV1AT3 (2019)
   3. TRUEL1F3 (2020)
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Aurora Cycle (with Amie Kaufman)
   1. Aurora Rising (2019)
   2. Aurora Burning (2019)
   3. Aurora's End (2021)
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Jay Kristoff recommends
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The Hunger of the Gods (2022)
(Bloodsworn, book 2)
John Gwynne
"Visceral, heart-breaking, unputdownable."
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Dark Rise (2021)
(Dark Rise, book 1)
C S Pacat
"Beautiful, classical, and deliciously dark."
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Threadneedle (2021)
(Threadneedle, book 1)
Cari Thomas
"An enthralling and original fantasy, woven inside a magical web of lies."

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Anthologies containing stories by Jay Kristoff
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The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2015 (2017)
(Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror, book 6)
edited by
Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene

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