Maggie Stiefvater

Maggie
Stiefvater

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Shiver

Welcome Reader

I am Maggie Stiefvater. I write books. Some are about dead Welsh kings. Some are about werewolf nookie. Some are about neither. Use this main site to find out more about me, the Shiver Trilogy, The Scorpio Races, the Books of Faerie, and my newest series, the Raven Cycle.

There are loads of things on this website: teaser chapters, book trailers, free music downloads, foreign editions, images, explosions, fluffy animals, glowing reviews from people who ought to know what they're talking about, and anything else I hope you might like to see as a reader, librarian, or teacher.

So please feel free to sit back with my refreshments of choice — sweet tea and cookie dough — and browse through the site. If you're a newcomer to my work, I hope your interest is piqued. If you're a long-time reader, thank you for allowing me to do the thing that I love every day.

"Vibrant and potent"
Publishers Weekly
"Like nothing else out there now"
Kirkus
"Utterly original"
People Magazine
"One of the finest YA novelists writing today"
Entertainment Weekly

Novels

The Shiver Trilogy

For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf — her wolf — is a haunting presence she can't seem to live without.

Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human...until the cold makes him shift back again.

Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy with a murky past. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human — or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.

    Awards and Accolades
  • over 40 weeks on the NYT Bestseller lists
  • Publishers Weekly Bestseller
  • USA Today Bestseller
  • Indies Choice Book Award Finalist
  • ALA Best Books for Young Adults
  • Amazon Top Ten Books for Teens
  • Barnes & Noble 2009 Top Twenty Books for Teens
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The Raven Boys

Coming September 18, 2012. Book one of a new four-book series. Richard "Dick" Gansey has it all: family money, good looks, devoted friends. But he's on a quest for much more: Glendower, a legendary Welsh king.

Blue Sargent, the daughter of the town psychic, has been told for as long as she can remember that if she ever kisses her true love, he will die. Surrounded by the Raven Boys — the rich boys at prestigious Aglionby Academy — she never thought this prediction would be a problem. When Gansey and his Raven Boys enter her life, however, she's not so sure.

    Awards & Accolades
  • New York Times Bestseller
  • USA Today Bestseller
  • ABA Bestseller
  • Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2012
  • TIME Magazine Season's Most Anticipated Reads
  • Amazon Books Editors' Selection: Fall Favorites
  • 2013 YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults
  • Autumn 2012 Kids' Indie Next List Pick
  • Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award
  • Five Starred Reviews
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The Scorpio Races

It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die.

At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them.

Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen.

    Awards and Accolades
  • Michael L. Printz Award Honor, 2012
  • The Odyssey Honor Award 2012 for Best Audio Production
  • Los Angeles Times Book Times Award Finalist, 2012
  • ALA Notable Books for Children, 2012
  • The New York Times Notable Childrens' Books of 2011
  • Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of 2011
  • Amazon's Best Books for Teens 2011
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Books of Faerie

Both Deirdre Monaghan and her best friend James Morgan are prodigiously talented young musicians. Deirdre is about to find out she's also a Cloverhand—one who can see faeries. And James is about to discover how dangerous it can be to be an excellent musician when the faeries are near. Deirdre must contend with Luke Dillon, a soulless faerie assassin, and James must decide whether or not to strike a bargain with Nuala, a deadly faerie muse.

Steeped in Irish music and folklore, both Lament and Ballad follow Deirdre and James out of high school and into the world of Faerie.

    Awards and Accolades
  • 2010 ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
  • 2010 ALA Best Books for Young Adults
  • Starred review, Publishers Weekly
  • Starred review, Booklist
  • Starred review, KLIATT
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About Maggie

After a tumultuous past as a history major, calligraphy instructor, wedding musician, technical editor, and equestrian artist, I'm now a full-time writer living in the middle of nowhere, Virginia, with my charmingly straight-laced husband, two kids, four neurotic dogs who fart recreationally, and a 1973 Camaro named Loki.

I'm also an award-winning colored pencil artist, play several musical instruments (most infamously, the bagpipes), and an ex-Navy brat. I recently acquired a race car.

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Terrible Writing & the Prologue of The Dream Thieves!

  • May 23rd, 2013
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I used to write terrible books all the time. I’ve talked about this before, my terribleness. I have even posted some of my terribleness on the internet. By the time I went to college, I had over thirty manuscripts in …

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