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Victoria Aveyard biography

Victoria Aveyard is an American author and screenwriter known for her work in young adult fantasy fiction. She graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Writing for Film & Television from the School of Cinematic Arts.

Aveyard’s debut novel, Red Queen, was published by HarperTeen in 2015. The book quickly became a #1 New York Times bestseller and earned the 2015 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Debut Goodreads Author. The success of Red Queen led to a four-book series, which includes Glass Sword (2016), King’s Cage (2017), and War Storm (2018), as well as the companion collections Cruel Crown (2016) and Broken Throne (2019).

In 2021, Aveyard published Realm Breaker, the first book in a new fantasy trilogy, followed by Blade Breaker (2022) and Fate Breaker (2024). Realm Breaker debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. Her novels have been translated into more than forty languages and are widely read internationally.

Victoria Aveyard has also worked in screenwriting, and a television adaptation of Red Queen has been announced with Elizabeth Banks as director and executive producer. Aveyard’s books have received numerous accolades, with Red Queen remaining her most widely recognized work.