Where to Start Reading V.E. Schwab

With her signature wit and wicked imagination, V. E. Schwab is one author we just can’t get enough of. Prepare to be mesmerized by Addie — our unflappable heroine, cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets after agreeing to a Faustian bargain, and left to answer the question: “What is a person, if not the marks they leave behind?”

Schwab’s long-awaited return to the Shades of Magic series weaves a gripping tale of old heroes and new enemies. A welcome return to a dazzling world of thieves, travelers, magical battles, and epic adventures.

A pair of roommates turned mortal enemies drive the start of Schwab’s brand-new universe where our heroes aren’t always what they seem. Fast-paced, brutal and intriguing, Vicious will have you questioning your own morals…

Darkly eerie and utterly evocative, Gallant is a gothic tale of a place where shadows meet light and death meets life. When Olivia Prior is summoned to her family’s home after a lifetime spent in an orphanage, she’s determined to understand what drove her mother, and countless other family members, to the edge. This chilling novel is best read with the lights on (or off, if you dare).

Set over 500 years, this tale of three sapphic vampires is a story about hunger, rage and the ways in which women are told to be satiated even when they aren’t.