Victoria E. Schwab

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Victoria "V.E." Schwab is a prolific and bestselling author known for her diverse range of fantasy and speculative fiction works.
Her bibliography includes popular series like Shades of Magic and Villains, as well as standalone novels such as Gallant and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.
Schwab's writing often explores themes of identity, morality, and the supernatural.
Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, she draws inspiration from her travels and incorporates elements of horror and magic into her stories.
Schwab's work has garnered critical acclaim and a dedicated fan base, establishing her as a prominent figure in contemporary fantasy literature.

Books by Victoria E. Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab • 2020

For three hundred years, no one remembers her. Then a stranger says her name.

4.16

1.5M+

🖤 Faustian Bargain 🌑 Dark God Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse ⏳ Immortal Protagonist 💫 Centuries-Spanning Love

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Summary

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

For three hundred years, no one remembers her. Then a stranger says her name.

by V.E. Schwab 2020 448 pages

4.16

1.5M+ ratings

🖤 Faustian Bargain 🌑 Dark God Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse ⏳ Immortal Protagonist 💫 Centuries-Spanning Love

A Darker Shade of Magic

by V.E. Schwab • 2015

Kell crosses four parallel Londons. A dead world's darkness hides in the stone he brought home.

4.03

400k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌍 Parallel Worlds 🩸 Blood Magic 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

A Darker Shade of Magic

Kell crosses four parallel Londons. A dead world's darkness hides in the stone he brought home.

by V.E. Schwab 2015 400 pages

4.03

400k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌍 Parallel Worlds 🩸 Blood Magic 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

Vicious

by V.E. Schwab • 2013

A pain-wielding fugitive hunts the former best friend who sent him to prison.

4.18

300k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 💔 Friends To Enemies ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family 🐱 Cat And Mouse

Vicious

A pain-wielding fugitive hunts the former best friend who sent him to prison.

by V.E. Schwab 2013 402 pages

4.18

300k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 💔 Friends To Enemies ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family 🐱 Cat And Mouse

A Gathering of Shadows

by V.E. Schwab • 2016

At a grand tournament of magic, a disguised magician faces the pirate he once loved.

4.19

200k+

🌀 Parallel Worlds ⚔️ Magical Tournament 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🏴‍☠️ Smugglers And Pirates 🎭 Hidden Identity

A Gathering of Shadows

At a grand tournament of magic, a disguised magician faces the pirate he once loved.

by V.E. Schwab 2016 512 pages

4.19

200k+ ratings

🌀 Parallel Worlds ⚔️ Magical Tournament 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🏴‍☠️ Smugglers And Pirates 🎭 Hidden Identity

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

by V.E. Schwab • 2025

Three women, five centuries, one vampire's promise: you are mine forever, and forever is a cage.

3.88

200k+

🩸 Sapphic Vampires 🦇 Vampire Gothic 💔 Toxic Immortal Love 🏚️ Vampire Found Family 🌑 Lyrical Gothic

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

Three women, five centuries, one vampire's promise: you are mine forever, and forever is a cage.

by V.E. Schwab 2025 535 pages

3.88

200k+ ratings

🩸 Sapphic Vampires 🦇 Vampire Gothic 💔 Toxic Immortal Love 🏚️ Vampire Found Family 🌑 Lyrical Gothic

A Conjuring of Light

by V.E. Schwab • 2017

Living magic swallows Red London. Three blood mages must trap a god who feeds on worship.

4.29

100k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Dark Fantasy 👥 Found Family 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👑 Gay Royalty

A Conjuring of Light

Living magic swallows Red London. Three blood mages must trap a god who feeds on worship.

by V.E. Schwab 2017 624 pages

4.29

100k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Dark Fantasy 👥 Found Family 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👑 Gay Royalty

Gallant

by V.E. Schwab • 2022

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

3.70

100k+

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🕯️ Family Curse 👻 Ghostly Allies

Gallant

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

by V.E. Schwab 2022 338 pages

3.70

100k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🕯️ Family Curse 👻 Ghostly Allies

Vengeful

by V.E. Schwab • 2018

Her husband tried to burn her alive. Now her touch destroys, and the city's next.

4.12

100k+

🦹 Dark Superhero Fiction 🖤 Found Family 💀 Trauma-Born Powers 🔪 Betrayal And Revenge ⚔️ Toxic Rivalry

Vengeful

Her husband tried to burn her alive. Now her touch destroys, and the city's next.

by V.E. Schwab 2018 462 pages

4.12

100k+ ratings

🦹 Dark Superhero Fiction 🖤 Found Family 💀 Trauma-Born Powers 🔪 Betrayal And Revenge ⚔️ Toxic Rivalry

This Savage Song

by Victoria Schwab • 2016

Daughter of a tyrant, ally of a monster: one friendship that could burn a divided city.

4.03

100k+

🏙️ Gothic Urban 🖋️ Lyrical Prose 🎭 Monster Duality 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

This Savage Song

Daughter of a tyrant, ally of a monster: one friendship that could burn a divided city.

by Victoria Schwab 2016 469 pages

4.03

100k+ ratings

🏙️ Gothic Urban 🖋️ Lyrical Prose 🎭 Monster Duality 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

Our Dark Duet

by Victoria Schwab • 2017

Infected by a creature of pure violence, a monster hunter returns to the fractured city she fled.

4.12

61k+

🗡️ Monster Hunters 🎵 Monsters With Souls 🖤 Found Family 💀 Monster Protagonist 🏙️ Divided City

Our Dark Duet

Infected by a creature of pure violence, a monster hunter returns to the fractured city she fled.

by Victoria Schwab 2017 528 pages

4.12

61k+ ratings

🗡️ Monster Hunters 🎵 Monsters With Souls 🖤 Found Family 💀 Monster Protagonist 🏙️ Divided City

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