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Books by Maggie Stiefvater


The Raven Cycle
Praise for The Raven Cycle
New York Times Bestseller
USA Today Bestseller
“Stiefvater is a master storyteller.”
— USA Today
“In a young-adult market crowded with copycats, it's refreshing to find a book that blazes a path as unique as Maggie Stiefvater's The Raven Boys...a dizzying paranormal romance tinged with murder and Welsh mythology that brings a family of oddball psychics into contact with the rarefied world of teen blue bloods.”
— Los Angeles Times
“One unexpected and wonderful surprise after another…a marvel of imagination.”
— Booklist, starred review
“Simultaneously complex and simple, compulsively readable, marvelously wrought.”
— Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Amid well-paced, suspenseful plotting intriguingly overlaid with history, myth, and legend, Stiefvater creates a compelling human drama of boys whose privilege or lack thereof colors all of their interactions.”
— Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review
— Publishers Weekly, starred review
—School Library Journal, starred review
Highlights
- NPR Weekend Edition interview with Maggie Stiefvater (September 16, 2012)
- The Los Angeles Times announced that New Line Cinema has acquired movie rights to The Raven Boys (September 14, 2012)
- School Library Journal interview with Maggie Stiefvater (August 2012)
- Entertainment Weekly reveals the first two chapters of The Raven Boys at EW.com. (April 13, 2012)
- The Raven Cycle Announced in Publishers Weekly (February 2, 2012)
- Publishers Weekly interview with Maggie Stiefvater (November 4, 2011)
Downloads
- Press Release for The Raven Boys
- The Raven Boys cover
- Maggie Stiefvater Photo (photo credit: Robert Severi)
- Animated Book Trailer for The Raven Boys, created by Maggie Stiefvater
The Scorpio Races
Praise for The Scorpio Races
2012 Michael L. Printz Honor Book
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year (2011)
An Amazon.com Best Young Adult Book of 2011
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year (2011)
New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2011
A Horn Book Fanfare Book of 2011
A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2011
“Stiefvater, most recognized for her Shiver werewolf romances, not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with The Scorpio Races but crushes it with pounding hooves….If The Scorpio Races sounds like nothing you’ve ever read, that’s because it is.…Stiefvater has successfully plumbed lesser-known myths and written a complex literary thriller that pumps new blood into a genre suffering from post-Twilight burnout.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Tense, atmospheric, and utterly original.”
—People Magazine
“[I]mpossibly thrilling…With this beautifully executed drama, Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“[A] thrilling book that's as unusual as it is alluring.”
— The Los Angeles Times
“[A]n utterly compelling read.”
— Publishers Weekly, starred review
“A book appealing to lovers of fantasy, horse stories,
romance, and action adventure alike, this seems to have
a shot at being a YA blockbuster.”
— Booklist, starred review
“[A] taut, chilling, romantic adventure…. Masterful. Like
nothing else out there now.”
— Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“While there is plenty of action, conflict, excitement, and a heart-stopping climax, it is the slowly developing relationship between Kate and Sean that makes the book remarkable.”
— School Library Journal, starred review
“Stiefvater masterfully combines an intimate voice (think I Capture the Castle with a fully evoked island setting with sensory-rich language (think Margo Lanagan)with a wealth of horse detail with a plot full of danger, intrigue, and romance…. Stiefvater sets not one foot wrong as she takes readers on an intoxicating ride of their own.”
— The Horn Book, starred review
“In her most addictive story yet, Stiefvater revives the strong, silent type in sexy, brooding monster tamer Sean Kendrick. His co-narrator, Puck, is heartbreakingly adorable as a stubborn little sister growing into a brave, self-assured woman. Stiefvater is a master of magical realism, and her prose leaves the reader cold, damp and anxious as November closes in on the isolated island setting.”
—RT Book Reviews Magazine
Highlights
- The Scorpio Races is named a 2011 Michael L. Printz Honor Book by the American Library Association (January 23, 2012).
- The Hollywood Reporter announced that Warner Bros has acquired movie rights to The Scorpio Races for KatzSmith Productions to produce.
- Publishers Weekly interview with Maggie Stiefvater (October 6, 2011)
- Seventeen Magazine interview with Maggie Stiefvater (October 15, 2011)
- Scholastic Audio interviews Maggie Stiefvater about The Scorpio Races
- Kirkus interview with Maggie Stiefvater (November 4, 2011)
- School Library Journal interview with Maggie Stiefvater (January 1, 2012)
- Book Trailer for The Scorpio Races, created by Maggie Stiefvater
Downloads
- Press release for The Scorpio Races
- The Scorpio Races cover
- Maggie Stiefvater author photo (photo credit: Kate Hummel)
- The Scorpio Races Discussion Guide
The Shiver Trilogy
Praise for Shiver
New York Times Bestseller
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2009
“Stiefvater skillfully increases the tension throughout; her
take on werewolves is interesting and original while her characters are refreshingly willing to use their brains to
deal with the challenges they face.”
— Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Told from alternating points of view, the narrative takes a classic Romeo & Juliet plot and transforms it into a paranormal romance that is beautiful and moving. Readers will easily
identify with the strong, dynamic characters. The mythology surrounding the wolf pack is clever and so well written that
is seems perfectly normal for the creatures to exist in
today's world. A must-have that will give Bella and
Edward a run for their money.”
— School Library Journal, starred review
“After devouring dozens of fast-paced, very plot-centric
books, you sometimes need to settle down and sink in to something slower and more contemplative. You need to
be reminded that sometimes words can reach into your
chest and wrench your heart.”
— MTVNews.com
Praise for Linger
#1 New York Times Bestseller
USA Today Bestseller
“This sequel’s poetic prose skillfully captures the four teens’ longings for love, forgetting,
remembering, righting wrongs and life itself. The riveting ending will leave readers panting for
the next sequel.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“This riveting narrative, impossible to put down, is not only an excellent addition to the current fangs
and fur craze but is also a beautifully written romance that, along with Shiver, will have teens
clamoring for the third and final entry.”
— Voice of Youth Advocates
Praise for Forever
USA Today Bestseller
New York Times Bestseller
“[A]n intelligent paranormal romance that surreptiously folds in serious adolescent issues, including teens' relationships with their parents, suicidal ideation, morphing bodies and young love.”
— The Los Angeles Times
“Now, finally, things come to an epic, romantic, and action-packed close in Forever.”
— Ellegirl.com
“[F]illed with suspense, sorrow, and just enough romance…”
—Seventeen.com
“ Stiefvater’s signature beautiful descriptions and particular brand of heartbreak are
here…she executes them so well…”
— RT Magazine
“ Stiefvater’s emotional prose is rich without being melodramatic, and she clearly shares her
fans’ love of these characters.”
— Booklist
Highlights
- There are more than 1.7 million copies of The Shiver Trilogy in print in the U.S. to date.
- Publishing rights to Shiver have been sold for 36 foreign editions to date.
- Variety announced that Unique Features acquired the film rights to Shiver in 2009, and Entertainment Weekly featured the Shiver Trilogy in a top YA series-to-film feature called "Find me a Twilight" in May 2011.
- Shiver has appeared on The New York Times Bestsellers list for a total of 60 weeks since publication in 2009.
- Lingerdebuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list its first week on sale. (July 2010).
- Forever debuted on the USA Today bestseller list at #14 and the Shiver Trilogy debuted on the New York Times children’s series bestseller list at #4 (following The Hunger Games, Harry Potter and Pretty Little Liars series).
- Maggie Stiefvater presented at the prestigious TEDxNASA conference entitled "What Matters Next" in November 2010 with a speech entitled "How Bad Teens Become Famous People”
- Booklist has a video interview with Maggie Stiefvater. (October 2009)
Downloads
- Press release for Shiver
- Press release for Linger
- The Shiver Trilogy Press Release
- Q & A with author Maggie Steifvater
- Shiver cover
- Linger cover
- Forever cover
- Shiver Audiobook cover
- Maggie Stiefvater author photo (photo credit: Kate Hummel)



