“Alone in the forest, Katsa sat on a stump and cried. She cried like a person whose heart is broken and wondered how, when two people loved each other, there could be such a broken heart.”

American young adult and fantasy writer

Kristin Cashore is an American young adult and fantasy writer, best known for the Graceling Realm series. Her work is closely associated with young adult fiction and fantasy, and the Graceling Realm books are the source of much of her recognition. She writes in a field shaped by imaginative settings, strong characters, and the kinds of conflicts that often define contemporary YA fantasy.