“Find something useful to do with your morning,' she thought to him as she neared her chambers. 'Do something heroic in front of an audience. Knock a child into a river while no one's looking and then rescue him.”

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.