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Rebecca Yarros is an American author. She is best known for the Empyrean fantasy book series, which will be adapted into a television series with Amazon; Yarros will serve as a non-writing executive producer. Yarros graduated from Troy University, where she studied European history and English.
Rebecca Yarros | |
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 Yarros at the 2024 National Book Festival | |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Alma mater | Troy University |
| Notable works | |
The first book in the Empyrean series, Fourth Wing, was published in April 2023 by Red Tower Books. In May, it landed fourth on the Libro.fm bestseller list.[1] By late June, it was a number one bestseller on Amazon.[2] As of August 2024, the book had spent 65 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, including in the top position.[3] It also landed on the Libro.fm bestseller list in the second spot in August[4] and third spot in September.[5] Additionally, it was a top-ten book club pick for September.[6] In October and November 2023, Fourth Wing was on USA Today's list of the top ten bestselling books.[7][8] In March 2024 the title was shortlisted for the Young Adult Jury Award of the German Youth Literature Awards which will be awarded at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October.[9]
The sequel, Iron Flame, was released in November 2023.[10] In July 2023, Waterstones indicated that it became the "fastest selling pre-order title in a single day on [the] website with [the] special edition selling out in just seven hours".[11] Yarros has indicated that the series will ultimately include five books.[2]
In October 2023, it was announced that Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society and Amazon MGM Studios purchased the rights to adapt the novel series into a television series. Yarros and Entangled Publishing's Liz Pelletier will serve as non-writing executive producers.[12][13]
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In 2014, Full Measures was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Debut Goodreads Author.[14]
In 2019, Kirkus Reviews included The Last Letter on their list of the year's best books.[15]
Fourth Wing was an Amazon,[2] Libro.fm,[1][5] New York Times,[3] and USA Today bestselling novel.[7] It was also a top ten book club pick for September 2023.[6] Booklist included it on their "Top 10 SF/Fantasy & Horror: 2023" list.[16]
Yarros began writing while her husband was deployed in Afghanistan.[17] As of October 2023, she and her husband have six children.[7]
Yarros has Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, as do her sons.[2] Yarros and her husband initially fostered a daughter, eventually adopting her; their daughter is nonverbal and on the autism spectrum. Through the nonprofit OneOctober, which she co-founded with her husband in 2019, Yarros is passionate about improving the lives of children in the foster system.[18][19]
Standalone novels
- 1984: Against All Odds. WaWa Productions. 2016. (Part of the Love in the 80s series with Casey L Bond, Lindy Zart, Cambria Hebert, Amber Lynn Natusch, Misty Provencher, R. K. Ryals, Cameo Renae, Rachel Higginson, and Kelly Martin)
- The Last Letter. Entangled. 2019. ISBN 9781640635333.[15][20]
- Great and Precious Things. Entangled. 2020. ISBN 9781640638167.[21][22]
- Muses & Melodies. Yarros Ink. 2020. (Part of the Hush Note trilogy with Sarina Bowen and Devney Perry)
- The Things We Leave Unfinished. 2021.[23][24]
- A Little Too Close. Yarros Ink. 2022. ISBN 9780997383164. (Part of the Madigan Mountain trilogy with Sarina Bowen and Devney Perry)
- In the Likely Event. Montlake. 2023. ISBN 9781662511561.[25]
Empyrean series
- Fourth Wing. Red Tower Books. 2023. ISBN 9781649374042.[26][27][28][29]
- Iron Flame. Red Tower Books. 2023. ISBN 9781649374172.
- Onyx Storm. Red Tower Books. 2025.
Flight & Glory series
- Full Measures. Entangled. 2014.
- Eyes Turned Skyward. Entangled. 2014. ISBN 9781633751491.
- Beyond What is Given. Entangled. 2015.
- Hallowed Ground. Entangled. 2016.
- The Reality of Everything. Independent. 2020.
In Luv duet
- Girl in Luv. Co-written with Jay Crownover. Jay Crownover. 2019. ISBN 9781701202559.
- Boy in Luv. Co-written with Jay Crownover. Jay Crownover. 2019. ISBN 9781701413047.
Legacy series
- Point of Origin. 2016. ISBN 9780997383102.
- Ignite. Yarros Ink. 2016.
- Reason to Believe. Everafter Romance. 2022. ISBN 9781635765052.
Renegades trilogy
- Wilder. Entangled. 2016. ISBN 9781682812686.[30]
- Nova. Entangled. 2017. ISBN 9781633757813.
- Rebel. Entangled. 2017. ISBN 9781640631427.
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