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V. E. Schwab

ブイ・イー・シュワブ

Bui Ī Shuwabu

Aliases: Victoria Schwab / Victoria Elizabeth Schwab
Pen Names: Victoria SchwabPen 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

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

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/SF

A brilliant exploration of the superhero mythos and a riveting revenge thriller.

SuperpowersRevengeMorality
Adaptations
  • [Film] Vicious adaptation / TBD

A Darker Shade of Magic

2015 Fantasy

Adventure across multiple Londons with magic.

Parallel worldsMagicAdventure

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

2020 Fantasy

A woman cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.

ImmortalityMemoryLove

Gallant

2022 Young Adult Fantasy

Bibliography

  • 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.