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Jay Kristoff


Australia (b.1973)

Jay Kristoff is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of THE LOTUS WAR, THE ILLUMINAE FILES and THE NEVERNIGHT CHRONICLE. He is the winner of two Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, nominee for the David Gemmell Morningstar and Legend awards, named multiple times in the Kirkus and Amazon Best Teen Books list and published in over twenty-five countries, most of which he has never visited. He is as surprised about all of this as you are. He is 6’7 and has approximately 13030 days to live. He abides in Melbourne with his secret agent kung-fu assassin wife, and the world’s laziest Jack Russell.

He does not believe in happy endings.
 


Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy
 
Series
Lotus War Trilogy
   1. Stormdancer (2012)
   The Last Stormdancer (2013)
   2. Kinslayer (2013)
   3. Endsinger (2014)
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Illuminae Files (with Amie Kaufman)
   0.5. Memento (2020)
   1. Illuminae (2015)
   2. Gemina (2016)
   3. Obsidio (2018)
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Nevernight
   1. Nevernight (2016)
   2. Godsgrave (2017)
   3. Darkdawn (2019)
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LIFEL1K3
   1. Life L1K3 (2018)
   2. DEV1AT3 (2019)
   3. TRUEL1F3 (2020)
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Aurora Cycle (with Amie Kaufman)
   1. Aurora Rising (2019)
   2. Aurora Burning (2019)
   3. Aurora's End (2021)
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Books containing stories by Jay Kristoff
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The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2015 (2017)
(Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror, book 6)
edited by
Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene
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Story Behind the Book : Volume 3 (2014)
(Story Behind the Book, book 3)
edited by
Kristijan Meic and Ivana Steiner

Awards
2019 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel : Aurora Rising
2018 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel : Life L1K3
2017 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel : Godsgrave
2016 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel : Gemina
2016 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel : Nevernight
2015 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel : Illuminae
2013 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story : The Last Stormdancer

Award nominations
2022 British Book Award Fiction Book of the Year (shortlist) : Empire of the Vampire
2021 British Book Award Page-turner of the Year (shortlist) : Darkdawn
2021 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Aurora's End
2020 Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award (longlist) : Darkdawn
2020 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Aurora Burning
2019 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Darkdawn
2018 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Obsidio
2015 Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novella (nominee) : Sleepless
2012 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Stormdancer


Jay Kristoff recommends
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The Hunger of the Gods (2022)
(Bloodsworn Trilogy, book 2)
John Gwynne
"Visceral, heart-breaking, unputdownable."
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Dark Rise (2021)
(Dark Rise, book 1)
C S Pacat
"Beautiful, classical, and deliciously dark."
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Threadneedle (2021)
(Threadneedle, book 1)
Cari Thomas
"An enthralling and original fantasy, woven inside a magical web of lies."

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