V. E Schwab

In the vein of The Time Traveler's Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab's genre-defying tour de force. When Addie La Rue makes a pact with the devil, she trades her soul for immortality. But there's always a price - the devil takes away her place in...

Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 1532. London, 1837. Boston, 2019. Three young women, their bodies planted in the same soil, their stories tangling like roots. One grows high and one grows deep and one grows wild. And all of them grow teeth. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab weaves a compelling narrative across different times...

A Gathering of Shadows, the second novel in V. E. Schwab's acclaimed Shades of Magic series, continues to weave an extraordinary tale of magic, adventure, and danger. Four months have passed since the enigmatic shadow stone came into Kell's possession. In the aftermath, Kell, one of the last Antari magicians who can travel between parallel Londons, finds himself grappling with...

Step into a world where one city can exist in four distinct and radically different versions. In A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab, readers are transported to a universe filled with daring adventure, thrilling power, and parallel Londons that couldn't be more different. Kell is a rare breed—a Traveller—one of the last magicians with the ability to...

A Conjuring of Light by V. E. Schwab brings the gripping conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Shades of Magic trilogy. Set against the backdrop of four parallel Londons, each pulsating with varying degrees of magic, this finale plunges readers into a world at the brink of chaos and destruction. In this epic conclusion, darkness looms over the Maresh...

From V. E. Schwab, the No. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying, unforgettable novel to sink your teeth into... Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is a Radio 2 Book Club pick, introduced by Jodi Picoult, who said the book was 'an unmissable addition to your...

The Sunday Times bestseller, launching a new trilogy in the Shades of Magic universe, is an enchanting and thrilling epic fantasy from the international sensation, V. E. Schwab. This novel is perfect for fans of Samantha Shannon, Kerri Maniscalco, Leigh Bardugo, and R. F. Kuang. Seven years have passed since the doors between the worlds were sealed. It has been...

Age range 12 to 17 A beautiful collector's hardback edition of the NYT-bestselling, Amazon Book of the Year, start to the Monsters of Verity series. Dangerous and compelling, dark and brooding, this is classic urban fantasy, full of vampiric monsters, forbidden romances, and life-changing consequences. A gorgeous collector's hardback edition of the first book in the Monsters of Verity duology,...

The #1 New York Times Best Seller! Age range 12 to 17 There's no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from acclaimed author Victoria Schwab, a young woman and a young man must choose whether to become heroes or villains—and friends or enemies—with the future of their...

The Fragile Threads of Power. Set in the Shades of Magic universe, this epic fantasy features familiar characters and setting, introducing a new generation of magic, shadows, and adventure into the much-loved world. Once, there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power, and connected by a single city: London, until the magic grew...

Ages range 12 to 17 GORGEOUS COLLECTOR'S HARDBACK - Featuring a new jacket and a striking contemporary finish, this edition offers the ideal gift for any Schwab fan preparing for their next shelfie. Nearly six months after Kate and August were first thrown together, the war between the monsters and the humans is a terrifying reality. In Verity, August has...

The Fragile Threads of Power. Set in the Shades of Magic universe, this epic fantasy features familiar characters and setting, introducing a new generation of magic, shadows, and adventure into the much-loved world. Once, there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power, and connected by a single city: London, until the magic grew...

Age range 12 to 17 Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Mackenzie Bishop's grandfather first brought her here four years ago, when she...

Age range 12 to 17 The thrilling conclusion to This Savage Song Kate Harker is a girl who isn't afraid of the dark. She's a girl who hunts monsters. And she's good at it. August Flynn is a monster who can never be human, no matter how much he once yearned for it. He's a monster with a part to...

Continue V. E. Schwab's New York Times bestselling Shades of Magic series with A Conjuring of Light, now in a beautiful collector's edition. The precarious equilibrium among the four Londons has reached its breaking point. Once brimming with the red vivacity of magic, darkness casts a shadow over the Maresh Empire, leaving a space for another London to rise. Kell—once...

Number one New York Times bestselling author Victoria Schwab spins a dark, original tale about our world—full of life—and a world that mirrors it—haunted by death—and the manor that stands between them. The Secret Garden meets Crimson Peak in this novel perfect for readers of Holly Black and Neil Gaiman. Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for girls,...

Victor Vale and Eli Ever started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who discover that under the right conditions, someone can develop extraordinary abilities and become ExtraOrdinary. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong. A chain of events is unleashed, and Merit City becomes the stage for the extraordinary battle between...

Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognised the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to...

A Gathering of Shadows: Collector's Edition by V. E. Schwab captivates with a tale of guilt, dreams, and the delicate balance of magical realms. Kell is plagued by his guilt. Restless, and having given up smuggling, he is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila. As Red London prepares for the Element Games—an extravagant...

Ages 14 to 18 years The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. And there are no strangers in the town of Near. These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. But when an...

‘For someone damned to be forgettable, Addie LaRue is a most delightfully unforgettable character, and her story is the most joyous evocation of unlikely immortality.’ - Neil Gaiman A beautiful illustrated edition of this genre-defying tour de force, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - Illustrated Edition, features new artwork selected by V.E. Schwab, including illustrated plate sections, printed endpapers,...

Most people only know one London; but what if there were several? Kell is one of the last Travellers - magicians with a rare ability to travel between parallel Londons. There's Grey London, dirty and crowded and without magic, home to the mad King George III. There's Red London, where life and magic are revered. Then, White London, ruled by...

Age range 12 to 18 In this delicious new collection, you'll find stories about lurking vampires of social media, rebellious vampires hungry for more than just blood, eager vampires coming out and going out for their first kill, and other bold, breath-taking, dangerous, dreamy, eerie, iconic, powerful creatures of the night. Welcome to the evolution of the vampire and a...

From the Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and A Darker Shade of Magic comes a standalone novel where The Secret Garden meets Stardust. Sixteen-year-old Olivia Prior is missing three things: a mother, a father, and a voice. Her mother vanished all at once, her father by degrees, and her voice was a thing she never...

Once just a single ship, now the pirate fleet of the Rebel Army numbers in its thousands. Made up of traitors from each of the three empires, the fleet, who once made the open waters of the Blood Coast their home, have set their sights on establishing their own land-based empire with London as their capital. The Rebel Army is...

Vicious introduces Victor and Eli, who started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognised the same sharpness and ambition in one another. A shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. However, when their thesis moves from the academic to the...

The stunning sequel to Vicious, from the New York Times bestselling author of A Darker Shade of Magic. A super-powered collision of extraordinary minds and vengeful intentions - V. E. Schwab returns with the thrilling follow-up to Vicious. Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Victor Vale and Eli Ever. Sydney and Serena Clarke. Great partnerships, now soured on...

Written by #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab and torn from the universe of the Shades of Magic sequence, this all-original comic book adventure continues the story begun in The Steel Prince - perfect for fans of bloody, swashbuckling adventure and gritty fantasy! The young and arrogant prince Maxim Maresh, having faced the terror of the Pirate Queen,...

Written by #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab and torn from the universe of the Shades of Magic. This three-volume boxed set is the comic book prequel to A Darker Shade of Magic novel and is perfect for fans of bloody, swashbuckling adventure and gritty fantasy. Including art cards featuring the cover art from the individual books. This...

ExtraOrdinary is brought to you by the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. This graphic novel is a dazzlingly illustrated entry into her incredible world of super beings. It is set within the five years between Vicious and Vengeful. This release is a must-have for all Schwab fans everywhere! This collection also features, for...

The ExtraOrdinary of Merit City, a secret group of individuals gifted with a power connected to their manner of near-death experience, have been keeping a low profile, avoiding the ever-watchful eye of EON in the wake of the showdown with Marcella, Eli, and Serena. But when EON—and its relationship to the ExtraOrdinaries—begins to change under the leadership of a new...

Marcella Riggins is a dangerous woman, wife to a mobster, ambitious and driven. Marcella is also a survivor – and after her brush with death, ExtraOrdinary. Gifted with ruinous powers of destruction, she will bring Merit City to its knees. Victor is on a new mission to cure himself of the agonizing consequences of his showdown with Eli. Living on...

Victor and Eli, both brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys, meet as college roommates. Always competing, they draw out the best – and worst – of each other. They start a shared research project to prove the existence of ExtraOrdinaries, with startling results. Their theory: under the right conditions, anyone could become an EO. But when their thesis moves from the academic...

#1 New York Times bestseller - #1 USA Today bestseller - #1 National Indie bestseller - #1 IndieNext List, June 2025 - 2025 Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Fantasy A genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger from V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. This is a story about...

The second book in #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author V.E. Schwab's beloved Villains series— a masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, and superpowers. A super-powered collision of extraordinary minds and vengeful intentions—V. E. Schwab returns with the thrilling follow-up to Vicious. Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Sydney and Serena Clarke. Victor Vale and Eli...

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A KIRKUS BEST BOOK A USA TODAY BESTSELLER A NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER "A bone-chilling standalone . . . which fuses Shirley Jackson's gothic horror sensibilities with the warmth and dark whimsy of Neil Gaiman." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Gripping worldbuilding, well-rounded characters, and fantastic horror." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Unsettling and intriguing." --Bulletin...

A New York Times bestseller The bestselling sequel—and conclusion—to Victoria Schwab's instant #1 New York Times bestseller This Savage Song. Kate Harker is a girl who isn't afraid of the dark. She's a girl who hunts monsters. And she's good at it. August Flynn is a monster who can never be human, no matter how much he once yearned for...

New York Times best-seller Brand new edition of Victoria Schwab's long out-of-print stunning debut—The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. There are no strangers in the town of Near. These are the truths that Lexi has...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERUSA TODAY BESTSELLER NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLERTHE WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLERIn the vein of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab’s genre-defying tour de force. Recommended by Entertainment Weekly, Real Simple, NPR, Slate, and Oprah Magazine#1 Library Reads Pick—October 2020#1 Indie Next Pick—October...

When Addie La Rue makes a pact with the devil, she trades her soul for immortality. But there is always a price—the devil takes away her place in the world, cursing her to be forgotten by everyone. Addie flees her tiny hometown in 18th-Century France, beginning a journey that takes her across the world, learning to live a life where...

A super-powered battle of genius, cruelty, and the lengths one will go for vengeance—V. E. Schwab returns with the end to the Villains duology. Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Victor Vale and Eli Ever. Sydney Clarke once had Serena—beloved sister, betrayed enemy, powerful ally. But now she's alone, except for her thrice-dead dog, Dol. And then there's...

Age range 14+ From We Need Diverse Books, the organisation behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes a young adult fantasy short story collection featuring some of the best own-voices children's authors, including New York Times bestselling authors Libba Bray (The Diviners), V. E. Schwab (A Darker Shade of Magic), Natalie C. Parker (Seafire), and many more. In the fourth...

Number one New York Times bestselling author Victoria Schwab spins a dark, original tale about our world – full of life – a world that mirrors it – haunted by death – and the manor that stands between them. The Secret Garden meets Crimson Peak in this novel perfect for readers of Holly Black and Neil Gaiman. Olivia Prior has...