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Rebecca Yarros

レベッカ・ヤロス

Rebekka Yarosu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1981-04-13 （Washington D.C.）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Washington D.C. → Colorado

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2014-2025
Nominations
2014 Goodreads Choice Awards Debut Goodreads Author nomination for Full Measures, 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards Romance nomination for In the Likely Event, 2024 British Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year nomination for Iron Flame, 2025 New Adult Book Prize nomination for Onyx Storm

Education

Troy University
European history and English
Country: United States

Awards

Goodreads Choice Awards
2023
Work: Fourth Wing
Category: ロマンタジー
Organization: Goodreads
Result: Won
Alex Awards
2024
Work: Fourth Wing
Organization: American Library Association
Result: Won
Dragon Awards
2024
Work: Iron Flame
Category: ファンタジー
Result: Won
British Book Awards
2024
Work: Fourth Wing
Category: ページターナー・オブ・ザ・イヤー
Result: Won
Australian Book Industry Awards
2024
Work: Fourth Wing
Category: インターナショナル・ブック・オブ・ザ・イヤー
Result: Won
TikTok Book Awards
2024
Work: Fourth Wing
Category: BookTok Book of the Year - International
Organization: TikTok
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Fourth Wing

2023 Romantasy

First book in the Empyrean series about dragon riders at a war college.

DragonsRomanceAcademy
Adaptations
  • [TV series] TBA

Iron Flame

2023 Romantasy

Sequel to Fourth Wing in the Empyrean series.

DragonsRomanceWar

Onyx Storm

2025 Romantasy

Third book in the Empyrean series.

DragonsRomance

Bibliography

  • 1984: Against All Odds
  • The Last Letter
  • Great and Precious Things
  • Muses & Melodies
  • The Things We Leave Unfinished
  • A Little Too Close
  • In the Likely Event
  • Fourth Wing
  • Iron Flame
  • Onyx Storm
  • Full Measures
  • Eyes Turned Skyward
  • Beyond What is Given
  • Hallowed Ground
  • The Reality of Everything
  • Girl in Luv
  • Boy in Luv
  • Point of Origin
  • Ignite
  • Reason to Believe
  • Wilder
  • Nova
  • Rebel

Adaptations

  • Empyrean series TV adaptation (Amazon MGM Studios)

Health

  • Ehlers–Danlos syndrome
    Her sons also suffer from the same condition.

Legacy

Achieved massive success with the Empyrean series, topping bestseller lists like New York Times and USA Today, becoming a leading figure in romantasy.

In Popular Culture

  • Exploded in popularity on TikTok's BookTok.
  • Fourth Wing Night planned at Colorado Avalanche game.

Trivia

  • Has six children.
  • Began writing while her husband was deployed in Afghanistan.
  • Co-founded nonprofit OneOctober with her husband to support foster children.
  • Fan of the NHL's Colorado Avalanche.