Robin LaFevers

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Robin LaFevers, also publishing as R.L. LaFevers, is an American author of children's and young-adult fiction who grew up in Los Angeles, California, and now lives on a ranch in Southern California with her husband and two sons. She writes across multiple age categories, from picture books to young-adult novels, with a consistent focus on fantastical and adventure-driven narratives. She is best known for the His Fair Assassin series, five young-adult fantasy novels published between 2012 and 2020 set in fifteenth-century Brittany, following young women trained as assassin-nuns in service to the god of death. She also created the illustrated middle-grade Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist series and the Theodosia series, both featuring adventurous protagonists navigating magical or mythological dangers; Theodosia was announced for television adaptation in 2021. Her honors include a Junior Library Guild Selection for Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos, a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection in 2014 for Dark Triumph, an Indies Choice Book Award Young Adult Honor in 2014, and a 2015 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award nomination, along with additional state-level book award nominations including the Iowa High School Book Award and the Abe Lincoln Teen Choice Book Award. LaFevers is recognized for blending meticulous historical research with fantasy elements in her fiction for younger readers.

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Books

• Grave Mercy (2012) · His Fair Assassin Core Canon
• Dark Triumph (2013) · His Fair Assassin Core Canon
• Mortal Heart (2014) · His Fair Assassin Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 3 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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