Vic­to­ria “V. E.” Schwab is a pro­lif­ic author, crowned with the hon­or of being a #1 New York Times best­seller. Her lit­er­ary arse­nal spans over a dozen books, mark­ing her ter­ri­to­ry in the fan­tas­ti­cal realms with the acclaimed Shades of Mag­ic series, the grip­ping Vil­lains series, and the thought-pro­vok­ing Mon­sters of Ver­i­ty duol­o­gy. Beyond the shelves, Schwab’s work has tran­scend­ed into the pres­ti­gious columns of The New York Times, Enter­tain­ment Week­ly, and The Wash­ing­ton Post, assert­ing a wide crit­i­cal acclaim. Her nar­ra­tive craft isn’t con­fined to the Eng­lish lan­guage alone; it has vault­ed over lin­guis­tic bar­ri­ers, find­ing a home in more than a dozen lan­guages, ampli­fy­ing her reach across the globe. The cin­e­mat­ic and tele­vi­sion indus­tries have tak­en note, option­ing her sto­ries for adap­ta­tion, indi­cat­ing her influ­ence extends far beyond the writ­ten word.

Schwab’s life is as enchant­i­ng as her nov­els. Not bound to one locale, she finds solace in the roman­tic streets of Paris and the rugged hill­sides of Eng­land, draw­ing inspi­ra­tion from the world she wan­ders. Edin­burgh, Scot­land, claims her as one of its own, offer­ing her a haven amidst its his­toric charm. There, in the cozy cor­ners of a cof­fee shop, Schwab embarks on her lit­er­ary quests, weav­ing tales of mon­sters born from the depths of her imag­i­na­tion. For those enchant­ed by her sto­ry­telling, Schwab extends an invi­ta­tion to engage fur­ther through social media plat­forms like Twit­ter and Insta­gram or her web­site, which also hosts a por­tal for email updates, ensur­ing her read­ers are nev­er too far from the next adven­ture.