About the Author

Kristin Cashore grew up in the northeast Pennsylvania countryside as the second of four daughters. She received a bachelor's degree from Williams College and a master's from the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College, and she has worked as a dog runner, a packer in a candy factory, an editorial assistant, a legal assistant, and a freelance writer. She has lived in many places (including Sydney, New York City, Boston, London, Austin, and Jacksonville, Florida), and she currently lives in the Boston area. Her epic fantasy novels set in the Graceling Realm--Graceling, Fire, and Bitterblue--have won many awards and much high praise, including picks as ALA Best Books for Young Adults, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Booklist Editors Choice, and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. In addition, Graceling was shortlisted for the William C. Morris Debut Award and Fire is an Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Winner.

Reviews

Praise for Fire A New York Times bestseller
YALSA, Best Fiction for Young Adults
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Winner
A Washington Post Best Book of the Year
An Amazon Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Booklist Best Book of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year Cashore is wonderful, tough and nuanced--everything you could want from a writer. --Junot Diaz, author of The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao "There are some books that stick with you for years, and Kristen Cashore's Fire is one of them. Thoughtful, steamy and completely original, Fire is YA fantasy at its absolute best."--Sabaa Tahir, author of New York Times bestselling Ember in the Ashes * There aren't enough words to describe how awesome this book is. --Top Pick, Romantic Times, starred review * Piercing and elegant. --The Horn Book, starred review * Fresh, hopeful, tragic and glorious. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review * Shot through with romance and suspense. . .This is Fire's story, and readers will fall in love with her. . .Marvelous. --SLJ, starred review * Absorbing. --Publishers Weekly, starred review Elegantly written. . .blazes with the questions of young adulthood. . .Compelling. --Washington Post Breathtaking. . .Cashore is that rare gifted writer who can give a fantasy novel real depth. --Los Angeles Times As a fantasy writer, Cashore sets herself apart with a passionate descriptive style. --New York Times Book Review * Readers can enjoy this novel without having read Graceling. And enjoy it they will, with its vivid characters, convincing fantasy elements, gripping adventure scenes, and memorable love story. --Booklist, starred review