Bio

Allison Saft is the #1 New York Times, Sunday Times, and USA Today bestselling author of A Dark and Drowning Tide, A Fragile Enchantment, and other romantic fantasy novels. After receiving her MA in English Literature from Tulane University, she moved from the Gulf Coast to the West Coast, where she spends her time practicing aerial silks. She lives with her partner and an Italian greyhound named Marzipan.

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Reviews & Honors

Wings of Starlight
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller
An instant #1 indie bestseller
An instant USA Today bestseller
March/April Kids’ Indie Next Pick

A Dark and Drowning Tide
An instant USA Today bestseller
An instant Sunday Times bestseller
★ Library Journal starred review
A Library Reads top 10 pick
October Indie Next Pick
Amazon Editor’s Pick, Best Science Fiction & Fantasy
Waterstones Best Books of September
A Waterstones Best Book of 2024
Apple Books Staff Pick, Best Books of September
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee: Romantasy

A Fragile Enchantment
An instant New York Times bestseller
An instant indie bestseller
★ Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Jan/Feb #1 Kids’ Indie Next Pick
Barnes & Noble YA Book Club Pick, January 2024
AFE in the New York Times Book Review

A Far Wilder Magic
An instant New York Times bestseller
An instant Indie bestseller
March/April Kids’ Indie Next Pick
AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner (narrated by Jesse Vilinsky)
NPR review
Bookseller praise sheet

Down Comes the Night
★ School Library Journal Starred Review
★ Shelf Awareness Starred Review
AudioFile Magazine’s Earphones Award (narrated by Saskia Maarleveld)
#8 on the Spring 2021 Kids’ Indie Next List
Bookseller praise sheet

Essays

The Cruel Optimism of the Gothic: Wealth, Class, and Villainy in YA Fiction, Tor.com
How Allison Saft Discovered the Source of True Magic, BookPage