“Centuries of fighting, and for what? I say. "Today it ends. I can't live in fear any longer. I've cursed this power. I've both enjoyed and misused it. And I've hidden it away. Now I must try to wield it correctly, to marry it to a purpose and hope that is enough.”

American writer of young adult novels

Martha Elizabeth “Libba” Bray is an American writer of young adult fiction. She is known for novels such as the Gemma Doyle Trilogy, Going Bovine, Beauty Queens, The Diviners series, and Under the Same Stars. Her work appears across fantasy, satire, and suspense within young adult literature. She is especially recognized for a body of novels that has reached readers through series and stand-alone books alike.