Marissa Meyer
Born: February 19, 1984 – Tacoma, Washington, United States
Marissa Meyer is an American novelist best known for young adult fantasy and science fiction retellings. She wrote The Lunar Chronicles, Heartless, the Renegades trilogy, and the Gilded duology. Her books have been New York Times bestsellers and translated internationally, helping popularize fairy-tale reimaginings for teen readers.
Biography & Author's Journey
Marissa Meyer’s career grew from a long, early attachment to story into one of the most recognizable bodies of work in contemporary young adult fiction. She studied creative writing at Pacific Lutheran University and later earned a master’s degree in publishing from Pace University, pairing literary ambition with practical knowledge of how books are made. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as an editor and later as a freelance typesetter and proofreader. An important formative turn came in her teens, when anime and fanfiction opened a participatory writing world: under the pen name Alicia Blade, she completed more than forty Sailor Moon fanfics, gaining both discipline and an audience before ever publishing a novel. ((https://www.marissameyer.com/about-marissa-meyer/?utm_source=openai))
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"Marissa Meyer is the author of the best-selling Lunar Chronicles"
— The Washington Post ((
"Marissa Meyer has created one of the most innovative stories and worlds in current young adult lit"
— Bustle ((
"Author Marissa Meyer blends sci-fi and fairy tales in a companion tale to the best-selling Lunar Chronicles series"
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"Marissa Meyer captured the attention of YA readers with her 2012 debut novel, Cinder"
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"Parents need to know that Heartless is by Marissa Meyer, author of the best-selling Lunar Chronicles series"
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"Marissa Meyer is known for her bestselling YA fantasy books, including the Lunar Chronicles"
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"After five books, a short story collection, and a coloring book, Marissa Meyer decided to expand the sci-fi series with a graphic novel"
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"Marissa Meyer is a popular American author of young adult literature, known for writing retellings of famous fairy tales"
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