About the Author

Maggie Stiefvater is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels Shiver, Linger, Forever, and Sinner. Her novel The Scorpio Races was named a Michael L. Printz Honor Book by the American Library Association. The first book in The Raven Cycle, The Raven Boys, was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and the second book, The Dream Thieves, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. The third book, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, received five starred reviews. The final book, The Raven King, received four. She is also the author of All the Crooked Saints and Call Down the Hawk. She is also an artist and musician. She lives in Virginia with her husband and their two children. You can visit her online at maggiestiefvater.com.

Reviews

Praise for The Scorpio Races2012 Michael L. Printz Honor BookNew York Times Notable Children's BookPublishers Weekly Best Book of the YearSchool Library Journal Best Books of the YearA Horn Book Fanfare BookA Kirkus Reviews Best Teen BookAn Amazon.com Best Young Adult BookALA Notable Children's Book (Fiction)Los Angeles Times Book Prize nominee"Stiefvater...not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with The Scorpio Races but crushes it with pounding hooves...If The Scorpio Races seems like nothing you've ever read, that's because it is." -The New York Times Book Review"Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today." -Entertainment Weekly"Tense, atmospheric, and utterly original." -People Magazine*"A study of courage and loyalty tested...utterly compelling." -Publishers Weekly, starred review*"An intoxicating ride." -Horn Book, starred review*"Masterful. Like nothing else out there now." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review*"A book with cross-appeal to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action adventure, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster." -Booklist, starred review*"Marvelous." -School Library Journal, starred review

* "An utterly compelling read." - Publishers Weekly, starred review

* \u201cA book appealing to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure alike, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster.\u201d - Booklist, starred review

* \u201cStiefvater\u2019s novel begins rivetingly and gets better and better...all the way, in fact, to best.\u201d - The Horn Book, starred review

Praise for The Scorpio Races2012 Michael L. Printz Honor BookNew York Times Notable Children's BookPublishers Weekly Best Book of the YearSchool Library Journal Best Books of the YearA Horn Book Fanfare BookA Kirkus Reviews Best Teen BookAn Amazon.com Best Young Adult BookALA Notable Children's Book (Fiction)Los Angeles Times Book Prize nomineeStiefvater...not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with The Scorpio Races but crushes it with pounding hooves...If The Scorpio Races seems like nothing you've ever read, that's because it is. -The New York Times Book ReviewStiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today. -Entertainment WeeklyTense, atmospheric, and utterly original. -People Magazine*A study of courage and loyalty tested...utterly compelling. -Publishers Weekly, starred review

*An intoxicating ride. -Horn Book, starred review

*A book with cross-appeal to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action adventure, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster. -Booklist, starred review

Gr 8 Up-When the carnivorous capaill uisce, or water horses, rise from the sea each year, the island men prepare to prove their brawn and courage by outrunning the deadly beasts. And now, Kate, the first girl to enter the race, is determined to win it, facing fierce competition from Sean, to whom she is strangely attracted. Intense action, riveting suspense, and two determined protagonists make this a competition to remember. (Nov.) (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.