VICTORIA 'V. E.' SCHWAB is the No. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including the international sensation The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue , the acclaimed Shades of Magic universe, the Villains series, the City of Ghosts trilogy, Gallant , and The Fragile Threads of Power . When not haunting Paris streets or trudging up English hillsides, she lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is usually tucked in the corner of a coffee shop, dreaming up monsters.