Tessa Gratton, author portrait
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Tessa Gratton

Tessa Gratton is the New York Times bestselling author of adult and YA SFF novels and short stories that have been translated into twenty-two languages, nominated twice for the Otherwise Award, and several have been Junior Library Guild Selections. Her most recent novels include the queer fairy tale Moon Dark Smile, the queer Shakespeare retelling Lady Hotspur, and novels of Star Wars: The High Republic. Though she has lived all over the world, she currently resides at the edge of the Kansas prairie with her wife. Queer, nonbinary, she/he/they.
Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown
Blood & Fury
Star Wars: Temptation of the Force (The High Republic)
Chaos & Flame
Star Wars: The High Republic: Defy the Storm
Star Wars: The High Republic: Quest for Planet X
Star Wars: The High Republic: Path of Deceit
The Strange Maid
The Lost Sun
The Blood Keeper
Blood Magic

Books

Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown
Blood & Fury
Star Wars: Temptation of the Force (The High Republic)
Chaos & Flame
Star Wars: The High Republic: Defy the Storm
Star Wars: The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life
Star Wars: The High Republic: Quest for Planet X
Star Wars: The High Republic: Path of Deceit
Stories of Jedi and Sith
The Strange Maid
The Lost Sun
The Blood Keeper
Blood Magic

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