Born in 1977, Ruth Ware is the pseudonym for Ruth Warburton, a British psychological crime thriller author. She grew up in Lewes and studied English at Manchester University. Before becoming a writer, Ruth Ware worked as a waitress, a bookseller, a publicist, and an English teacher in Paris. She published her first books under the…
American actor, singer, and author Chris Colfer became famous for his role in the television musical show Glee in which he played Kurt Hummel. During his time on the show, he started to write. First, as a screenwriter for the movie Struck by Lightning (2012), then as a Children Fantasy writer with The Land of…
Written by G.S. Denning, The Warlock Holmes book series is a comedic fantasy twist on the classic Sherlock Holmes tales by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The series follows the adventures of Warlock Holmes, a brilliant detective with extraordinary powers and abilities, but with a significant twist: he’s not particularly good at deducing things. Instead, he…
Written by Wilkie Martin, The Inspector Hobbes series–aka the Unhuman series–is a collection of humorous fantasy mystery novels. The series is set in the fictional English town of Sorenchester and follows the adventures of Inspector Hobbes, a highly intelligent and enigmatic detective, and his assistant, Andy Caplet. Together, they investigate a variety of bizarre and…
A young adult fantasy/sci-fi series written by E.E. Holmes, The Gateway Trackers series follows the adventures of a group of teenagers who discover a mysterious gateway to another world. As they explore this new world, they uncover secrets about themselves and their own history, all while facing various adversaries and obstacles. What is the Gateway…
Coming from American author Julie Kagawa, the Iron Fey series is about the adventure of a young woman in a world of fantasy. The story focuses on half Summer faery princess, half-human, Meghan Chase. When she learns the truth about her origins, she finds herself forced into the world of the Fey and becomes a…
Written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher was a popular fantasy series composed of multiple novels and short stories. The series revolves around the famous Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, a beast hunter with supernatural abilities (he is a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a…
From American author Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen’s Thief is a fantasy series for young adults in six volumes. Set in a world rich with political machinations and intrigue, battles, dangerous journeys, divine intervention, power, passion, revenge, and deception, The Queen’s Thief series resolves around the adventures of the incorrigible Eugenides, a thief. He says…
Written by a Canadian author from Toronto named Sienna Mercer, My Sister the Vampire is an urban fantasy series for young readers. The series is about Olivia Abbott who transfers to Franklin Grove Middle School where she discovers her long-lost identical twin, vampire Ivy Vega. The sisters are very different, one is a cheerleader, the…
From American author Shannon Messenger, the Keeper of the Lost Cities series is about a young girl in search of the truth. The story is about a twelve-year-old high school senior named Sophie Foster. She can read minds and discovers that she is not the only one possessing this particular talent. When she learns about…
Written by Genevieve Cogman (Scarlet), the Invisible Library is a series of fantasy sci-fi spy adventure novels about very dangerous books. The story focuses on Irene, a professional spy for the mysterious Library, a shadowy organization that collects important works of fiction from all of the different realities. Working with her apprentice Kai, a dragon…
Written by prolific American author James Patterson (Alex Cross), Maximum Ride is a series of young adult fantasy novels-inspired by his previous books When the Wind Blows and The Lake House, but definitely not connected to them. The Maximum Ride books are set in the near future and are about the flock, a group of…
