Goodreads Choice Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2022) Winner
V. E. Schwab
ブイ・イー・シュワブ
Bui Ī Shuwabu
Aliases:
Victoria Schwab / Victoria Elizabeth Schwab
Pen Names:
Victoria Schwab（Pen name for children's and young adult fiction）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1987-07-07 （California, US）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- California → Nashville, Tennessee → St. Louis → Brooklyn → Liverpool → Edinburgh
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2010-2024
- Nominations
- 2020 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel nomination (The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpeth Hall School | — | Preparatory school | — | — | United States |
| Washington University in St. Louis | — | Fine Arts | BFA | ~2009 | United States |
Harpeth Hall School
Preparatory school
Country:
United States
All-girls Southern preparatory school
Washington University in St. Louis
Fine Arts
Degree:
BFA
Period:
~2009
Year of Graduation:
2009
Country:
United States
Originally planned to study astrophysics but switched after art and literature courses
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Goodreads Choice Awards | Vengeful | Best Science Fiction | Goodreads | Winner |
| 2022 | Goodreads Choice Awards | Gallant | Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction | Goodreads | Winner |
Goodreads Choice Awards
2018
Work:
Vengeful
Category:
Best Science Fiction
Organization:
Goodreads
Result:
Winner
Goodreads Choice Awards
2022
Work:
Gallant
Category:
Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction
Organization:
Goodreads
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Vicious
2013 Fantasy/SFA brilliant exploration of the superhero mythos and a riveting revenge thriller.
SuperpowersRevengeMorality
Adaptations
- [Film] Vicious adaptation / TBD
A Darker Shade of Magic
2015 FantasyAdventure across multiple Londons with magic.
Parallel worldsMagicAdventure
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
2020 FantasyA woman cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.
ImmortalityMemoryLove
Gallant
2022 Young Adult FantasyBibliography
- The Near Witch (2011)
- The Archived (2013)
- The Unbound (2014)
- Vicious (2013)
- A Darker Shade of Magic (2015)
- A Gathering of Shadows (2016)
- A Conjuring of Light (2017)
- Vengeful (2018)
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (2020)
- Gallant (2022)
- Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (2025)
Adaptations
- First Kill TV series (Netflix, 2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Immersive world-buildingDynamic plottingBlending genres
- Recurring Motifs
- Boundaries between magic and realityVillain psychologyImmortality and eternity
Legacy
A leading contemporary fantasy and SF author, known for New York Times bestsellers and innovative storytelling.
Trivia
- Came out as gay at age 28.
- Host of the podcast No Write Way with V. E. Schwab.