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Claudia Gray

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About this author

Claudia Gray is not my real name. I didn't choose a pseudonym because my real name is unpleasant (it isn't), because I'd always dreamed of calling myself this (I haven't) or even because I'm hiding from the remnants of that international diamond-smuggling cartel I smashed in 2003 (Interpol has taken care of them). In short, I took a pseudonym for no real reason whatsoever. Sometimes this is actually the best reason to do things.

I live in New Orleans. So far, in life, I've been a disc jockey, a lawyer, a journalist and an extremely bad waitress, just to name a few. I especially like to spend time traveling, hiking, reading and listening to music. More than anything else, I enjoy writing.


Since we’re now coming right up on the release of SPELLCASTER, I thought it might be a good time to introduce you guys to the characters in the story. First up: Verlaine Laughton.

Verlaine fulfills the role of the “best friend” — at least, she does in SPELLCASTER. As the trilogy develops, you’re going to see Verlaine develop as well, and ultimately she becomes a kind of second lead in the series... Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 3.79 · 118,922 ratings · 7,988 reviews · 20 distinct works · Similar authors
Evernight (Evernight, #1)
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 37,843 ratings — published 2008 — 38 editions
Stargazer (Evernight, #2)
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 28,758 ratings — published 2009 — 35 editions
Hourglass (Evernight, #3)
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 22,072 ratings — published 2010 — 24 editions
Afterlife (Evernight, #4)
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 12,989 ratings — published 2011 — 26 editions
Fateful
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 5,361 ratings — published 2011 — 14 editions
Balthazar (Evernight, #5)
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 2,777 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions
Spellcaster (Spellcaster, #1)
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 834 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions
Bloodshed
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 23 ratings
Steadfast (Spellcaster, #2)
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — expected publication 2014
Sorceress (Spellcaster, #3)
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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3.7826151573980327 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 107,657 ratings
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3.672661870503597 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 834 ratings
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0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings

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Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor and Park
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"Pamela wrote: "Are you going to write any short stories about Lucas and his father or Ranulf and Vic vacations?"

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"Erecia wrote: "Will there be more Balthazar book's?"


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Thank you so much! Lots of books coming soon. :D
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More of Claudia's books…
“It’s funny—when people call you “shy,” they usually smile. Like it’s cute, some funny little habit you’ll
grow out of when you’re older, like the gaps in your grin when your baby teeth fall out. If they knew
how it felt—really being shy, not just unsure at first—they wouldn’t smile. Not if they knew how the
feeling knots up your stomach or makes your palms sweat or robs you of the ability to say anything that
makes sense. It’s not cute at all.”
Claudia Gray, Evernight

“Self-knowledge is better than self-control any day," Raquel said firmly. "And I know myself well enough to know how I act around cookies.”
Claudia Gray, Evernight

“The silence between us stretched out, but it wasn't awkward. Sometimes there are people you can be quiet with, and you never feel the need to fill the gap with meaningless chit-chat. I'd only become that close to a couple people in my hometown, and I'd always thought it took years. Lucas and I were already there. ”
Claudia Gray, Evernight

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Favorite Vampire Series

Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead
 
  7 votes, 23.3%

Black Dagger Brotherhood - J.R. Ward
 
  5 votes, 16.7%

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  3 votes, 10.0%

Immortals After Dark - Kresley Cole
 
  3 votes, 10.0%

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  2 votes, 6.7%

Night Huntress-Jeaniene Frost (write-in)
 
  2 votes, 6.7%

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  2 votes, 6.7%

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  1 vote, 3.3%

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  1 vote, 3.3%

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  1 vote, 3.3%

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  0 votes, 0.0%

Night World - L.J. Smith
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Blood Coven - Mari Mancusi
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Evernight - Claudia Gray
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Thirst - Christopher Pike
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

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message 4: by Jeann

Jeann Hi Claudia, thank you for accepting my friend request!


Lucinda Dear Claudia,
Thank you so much for acepting the friendship request! I just bought 'Fateful' the other day and i am really looking forward to reading it. I also hope that i will have the chance to read more of your work. I shall be posting a review soon online.
Kind Regards
Lucinda x

P.S- I wanted to enquire whether you would like someone to read & review your work (Evernight, Spellcaster series?). and if you have any spare copies.
Thank you x


Claudia Gray Erecia wrote: "Will there be more Balthazar book's?"


I'm working on discovering that even as we speak ...


Erecia Will there be more Balthazar book's?


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