The Raven Boys
Maggie Stiefvater's The Raven Boys (2012) is a romantasy and occult fiction novel. It deals with magic, extrasensory perception, Occultism and Clairvoyance.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, and 274 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 23 editions across 6 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Chapter Books bestseller list in 2012.
It runs to roughly 455 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Raven Boys
Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent's only gift seems to be that she makes other people's talents stronger. When she meets Gansey, one of the boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she discovers that he has talents of his own--and that together their talents are a dangerous mix. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as "raven boys", they can only mean trouble. For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the raven boys, she's not so sure anymore.
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 2013 — Best Young Adult Book (nominee)
- ✦Mythopoeic Awards 2017 — Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (nominee)
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Chapter Books, 2012
Quick answers
Who wrote The Raven Boys?
The Raven Boys was written by Maggie Stiefvater and first published in 2012.
What genre is The Raven Boys?
It is usually shelved as Romantasy and Occult Fiction.
How long is The Raven Boys?
The median edition has 455 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Raven Boys?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Changeover, A Discovery of Witches and Valley of Silence.
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