V.E. Schwab

About V.E. Schwab

Born in California and raised in Tennessee, V E Schwab is the bestselling author of more than 25 books. She focuses on Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction, exploring genres like mystery and fantasy. You can expect her novels to raise questions of reality, magic and the sensitivities of the human condition.

V E Schwab started writing novels during her undergraduate degree in book design at Washington University, St. Louis. She then completed her postgraduate degree at the University of Edinburgh, where she specialised in depictions of monsters in medieval art. This obscure, often cryptic, and inherently fascinating line of study still inspires each narrative she creates.

A writer motivated by big dreams and the inescapable void of mortality, V E Schwab writes fiction for every type of reader. Her books have lower age ratings, but there's never an upper limit. She is openly queer and sees reading as a form of personal discovery, on your own terms and limited only by your imagination.

Which Victoria Schwab books are available?

Many readers prefer to discover V E Schwab books in order, starting with This Savage Song and following up with its mystical sequel, Our Dark Duet. Browse our top picks from this #1 New York Times bestselling author below:

This Savage Song

This dark, urban fantasy explores what happens when two enemies are forced to flee for their lives. This Savage Song forces us to ask whether it is our nature or our choices that truly make us monstrous. It's the first novel in the V E Schwab Monsters of Verity duology.

Set in the divided city of Verity, violence breeds real monsters. This novel introduces us to Kate Harker, who wants to be as ruthless as her father, and August Flynn, a creature called a Sunai that feeds on the souls of sinners. But though August may be a monster, he's one who longs to be human.

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

Schwab's latest masterpiece, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (2025) is a sweeping, multi-generational tale of three women connected by a single, cursed patch of earth.

Blending snippets of gothic horror with her trademark magical realism, this novel explores legacy and the literal roots of trauma. It is an ambitious, haunting read that cements Schwab's status as a literary heavyweight. Expect scenes of hunger, secrets and haunting self-reflection.

A Darker Shade of Magic

V E Schwab's A Darker Shade of Magic is a masterclass in world-building and serves as the perfect entry point into adult fantasy.

Kell is one of the last Antari. These are magicians with the rare ability to travel between parallel universes connected by different versions of London: the Red, Grey, White, and once upon a time, Black.

Kell is also a smuggler, transporting forbidden artefacts between worlds, a hobby that leads to a deadly mistake in Grey London. After a chance encounter with Delilah Bard, a sharp-witted pickpocket, the two are swept into a high-stakes adventure of a lifetime.

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