Victoria Aveyard was born and raised in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, a small town known only for the worst traffic rotary in the continental United States. She moved to Los Angeles to earn a BFA in screenwriting at the University of Southern California. She currently splits her time between the East and West coasts. As an author and screenwriter, she uses her career as an excuse to read too many books and watch too many movies. You can visit her online at www.victoriaaveyard.com.
Praise for the Red Queen series: Aveyard's 'little lightning girl' remains a relatable and deeply flawed heroine... Aveyard adeptly sets the scene for a fourth book to follow, amid a war not yet won. --Publishers Weekly Praise for the Red Queen series: Aveyard certainly has a flair for the dramatic, which teens will eat up. The action hits the ground running and doesn't stop until after the last page is turned. --School Library Journal Praise for the Red Queen series: Fast-paced and action packed, Glass Sword is compelling and strong, guaranteed to gratify anxious readers of the series and fans of dystopian and fantasy literature. --Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) Praise for the Red Queen series: A sizzling, imaginative thriller, where romance and revolution collide, where power and justice duel. It's exhilarating. Compelling. Action-packed. Unputdownable. --USA Today Praise for the Red Queen series: A volatile world with a dynamic heroine. --Booklist Praise for the Red Queen series: This blend of fantasy and dystopia will be an unexpected and worthy addition to many genre fans' reading list. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Praise for the Red Queen series: Fascinating world building... Readers will be intrigued by a world that reflects today's troubling issues concerning ethnic inequality, unfair distribution of wealth, pollution, warfare, political corruption, and the frightening power of the media. --Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) Praise for the Red Queen series: Simmering with internal conflict and well-devised courtly scheming. --Kirkus Reviews Praise for the Red Queen series: Aveyard weaves a compelling new world of action-packed surprises... inventive, character-driven. --Kirkus Reviews Praise for the Red Queen series: Breakneck pace and engaging characters. --School Library Journal