Stephanie Garber


Stephanie Garber is an American author of young adult fiction.

Writing career

Garber was a college resident director when she began writing in her spare time. She wrote several novels and received many rejections until her fourth book, a space opera, caught the interest of a literary agent. When the space opera failed to sell, Garber wrote Caraval. Garber has stated that she did not intend for Caraval to be the first book in a series or to be a romance when she started writing it. Two sequels, Legendary and Finale, complete the Caraval trilogy.
Her books have received mixed critical reception. Caraval received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which stated, "intriguing characters, an imaginative setting, and evocative writing combine to create a spellbinding tale of love, loss, sacrifice, and hope", while Caitlin Paxson of NPR wrote that "ultimately, the message of Caraval ends up muddled." Caraval was on The New York Times bestseller list for fifteen weeks, reaching #2. Film rights to Caraval were optioned by Twentieth Century Fox.
Legendary was on The New York Times bestseller list for eight weeks, peaking at #1. Kirkus Reviews criticized Legendary's "weak plot and ultraviolet prose" but praised it as "a tour de force of imagination."

Works

Caraval trilogy

  1. Caraval. Flatiron Books, 2017.
  2. Legendary. Flatiron Books, 2018.
  3. Finale. Flatiron Books, 2019.