Jay Kristoff

Jay Kristoff grew up in the most isolated capital city on earth and fled at his earliest convenience. He worked "creative advertising" for eleven years and has won several awards that nobody outside the advertising industry gives a tinker's cuss about.

He is 6'7, has approximately 13870 days to live, and can demand whiskey in almost a dozen European languages. He lives in Melbourne with his wife and the world's laziest Jack Russell.

What genres does Jay Kristoff write?

He writes primarily fantasy and science fiction, with books published for both adult and young adult readers.

What are Jay Kristoff's main series and the recommended reading order?

Notable series include: Lotus War Trilogy (start with Stormdancer), The Nevernight Chronicle (Nevernight then Godsgrave), the Lifel1k3 trilogy (Lifel1k3, then Dev1at3, then Truel1f3), The Aurora Cycle (read Book 1, then Aurora Burning as Book 2, then Aurora's End as Book 3), and the Empire of the Vampire sequence (titles include Empire Of The Vampire, Empire Of The Damned, Empire Of The Dawn). Read each series in its numbered or publication order.

Where should a new reader start with his work?

If you prefer adult dark fantasy try Nevernight or Empire Of The Vampire. For younger-reader science fiction try The Aurora Cycle. For near-future/tech-driven YA try the Lifel1k3 trilogy. For Kristoff's earlier work consider Stormdancer from the Lotus War Trilogy.