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.
He does not believe in happy endings.
Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy
Series
Lotus War Trilogy
1. Stormdancer (2012)
The Last Stormdancer (2013)
2. Kinslayer (2013)
3. Endsinger (2014)
1. Stormdancer (2012)
The Last Stormdancer (2013)
2. Kinslayer (2013)
3. Endsinger (2014)
Illuminae Files (with Amie Kaufman)
0.5. Memento (2020)
1. Illuminae (2015)
2. Gemina (2016)
3. Obsidio (2018)
0.5. Memento (2020)
1. Illuminae (2015)
2. Gemina (2016)
3. Obsidio (2018)
Aurora Cycle (with Amie Kaufman)
1. Aurora Rising (2019)
2. Aurora Burning (2019)
3. Aurora's End (2021)
1. Aurora Rising (2019)
2. Aurora Burning (2019)
3. Aurora's End (2021)
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Blackheart Knights (2021)
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Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful (2018)
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"A work of unforgettable vision and imagination. This book is everything I love about science fiction."
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