Tessa Gratton

Tessa Gratton

Tessa Gratton has written at least 59 books. Their most popular book is Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite with 106 saves with an average rating of 3.47⭐. Their next book, The Mercy Makers, is scheduled for release on .

Author Bio

Tessa Gratton is the New York Times Bestselling author of adult and YA novels and short stories that have been translated into twenty-two languages, including the YA queer fairy tales Strange Grace and Night Shine, and the acclaimed Shakespeare retellings The Queens of Innis Lear and Lady Hotspur. Several of her works are Junior Library Guild selections and have been nominated multiple times for the Otherwise Award. Her upcoming work includes the sexy epic fantasy The Mercy Makers (Orbit 2025), 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.

https://www.tessagratton.com/

Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite

#1 of 3 in Untold Legends

Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite
BySamira Ahmed,Dhonielle Clayton,+9 more

2020 • 106 Readers • 400 pages 3.5

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages

#1 of 1 in Queer Anthologies

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
ByAnna-Marie McLemore,Natalie C. Parker,+15 more

2018 • 102 Readers • 368 pages 3.6

The Queens of Innis Lear

#1 of 2 in Innis Lear

The Queens of Innis Lear
ByTessa Gratton,Тесса Греттон

2018 • 89 Readers • 576 pages 3.5

Chaos & Flame

#1 of 2 in Chaos & Flame

Chaos & Flame
ByJustina Ireland,Tessa Gratton

2023 • 69 Readers • 337 pages 3.8

A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

2020 • 50 Readers • 416 pages 3.3

His Hideous Heart

His Hideous Heart
ByDahlia Adler(Editor),Kendare Blake(Contributor)

2019 • 46 Readers • 480 pages 3.8

Path of Deceit

91 Star Wars Canon

Path of Deceit
ByJustina Ireland,Tessa Gratton

2022 • 44 Readers • 352 pages 3.8

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Strange Grace
ByTessa Gratton

2018 • 30 Readers 3

Lady Hotspur

#2 of 2 in Innis Lear

Lady Hotspur
ByTessa Gratton,Eleonora González Capria(Translator)

2020 • 26 Readers • 749 pages 3.5

Night Shine

#1 of 2 in Night Shine

Night Shine
ByTessa Gratton

2020 • 21 Readers • 400 pages 4.3

Strange Grace

Strange Grace
ByTessa Gratton

2018 • 21 Readers • 416 pages 4.2

The Lost Sun

#1 of 7 in The United States of Asgard

The Lost Sun
ByTessa Gratton

2013 • 17 Readers • 334 pages 4

Grim

Grim
ByKimberly Derting,Sonia Gensler,+14 more

2014 • 17 Readers • 482 pages 3

Blood Magic

#1 of 2 in The Blood Journals

Blood Magic
ByTessa Gratton

2011 • 15 Readers • 418 pages 3.5

Three Sides of a Heart: Stories about Love Triangles

Three Sides of a Heart: Stories about Love Triangles
ByRae Carson,Brandy Colbert,+13 more

2017 • 15 Readers • 448 pages 2.3

Temptation of the Force

52 Star Wars: The High Republic

2024 • 14 Readers • 428 pages 3.7

Star Wars: Defy the Storm

52 Star Wars: The High Republic

Star Wars: Defy the Storm
ByTessa Gratton,Justina Ireland

2024 • 13 Readers • 464 pages 3

Tales of Light and Life

91 Star Wars Canon

Tales of Light and Life
ByZoraida Córdova,Claudia Gray,+7 more

2023 • 13 Readers • 352 pages 3.6

Blood & Fury

#2 of 2 in Chaos & Flame

Blood & Fury
ByJustina Ireland,Tessa Gratton

2024 • 12 Readers • 353 pages 4.3

Faeries Never Lie

#3 of 3 in Untold Legends

Faeries Never Lie
ByKwame Mbalia,Rory Power,+10 more

2024 • 11 Readers • 336 pages

Quest for Planet X

52 Star Wars: The High Republic

Quest for Planet X
ByTessa Gratton

2023 • 10 Readers 4

Defy the Dark

#0.7 of 3 in Across the Universe

Defy the Dark
BySaundra Mitchell,Aprilynne Pike,+8 more

2013 • 8 Readers • 455 pages 4

The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories

#1 of 2 in The Curiosities

The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories
ByMaggie Stiefvater,Brenna Yovanoff,+1 more

2012 • 7 Readers • 304 pages

Moon Dark Smile

#2 of 2 in Night Shine

Moon Dark Smile
ByTessa Gratton

2022 • 6 Readers • 432 pages 4.5

Tales of the Far West

Tales of the Far West
ByTessa Gratton,Scott Lynch,+9 more

2012 • 5 Readers • 226 pages 4

Corsets & Clockwork: 13 Steampunk Romances

Corsets & Clockwork: 13 Steampunk Romances
ByTrisha Telep(Editor),Maria V. Snyder(Contributor)

2011 • 5 Readers • 430 pages 4.5

The Mercy Makers

The Mercy Makers
ByTessa Gratton

Available June 17, 2025 • 4 Readers • 557 pages

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Naughty Brits
BySophie Jordan,Louisa Edwards,+3 more

2020 • 3 Readers • 582 pages

Tremontaine: The Complete Season Two

#2.1 in Tremontaine

Tremontaine: The Complete Season Two
ByEllen Kushner,Mary Anne Mohanraj,+5 more

2017 • 3 Readers • 534 pages 5

Werewolves and Shape Shifters: Encounters with the Beasts Within

Werewolves and Shape Shifters: Encounters with the Beasts Within
ByJohn Skipp(editor),George R.R. Martin(contributor)

2010 • 2 Readers • 632 pages

The blood keeper

#2 of 2 in The Blood Journals

The blood keeper
ByTessa Gratton

2012 • 2 Readers • 432 pages

The Anatomy of Curiosity

#2 of 2 in The Curiosities

The Anatomy of Curiosity
ByMaggie Stiefvater,Tessa Gratton,+1 more

2015 • 2 Readers • 286 pages

Crow Memory

#1.5 of 2 in The Blood Journals

Crow Memory
ByTessa Gratton

2012 • 2 Readers • 13 pages

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An Infinite Thread - A Merry Sisters of Fate Anthology
ByMaggie Stiefvater,Brenna Yovanoff,+1 more

2008 • 1 Reader • 158 pages

The Queens of Innis Lear

2018 • 1 Reader • 574 pages

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Strange Grace
ByTessa Gratton

2018 • 1 Reader 3

Glory's Teeth: A Novella of Hungry Girls and the End of the World

7 The United States of Asgard

2014 • 1 Reader • 67 pages 4

Lady Berserk: A Novella of Dragons, Trickster Gods, and Reality TV

7 The United States of Asgard

2014 • 1 Reader • 100 pages 4

Gold Runner: A Novella of Goblins, Theft, and Teenage Gods

7 The United States of Asgard

2014 • 1 Reader • 93 pages 3

Defy the Storm

52 Star Wars: The High Republic

Defy the Storm
ByTessa Gratton,Justina Ireland

2024 • 1 Reader • 376 pages 5

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#1.1 in Tremontaine

Arrivals
ByEllen Kushner,Paul Witcover,+3 more

2015 • 1 Reader

Star Wars: Temptation of the Force

91 Star Wars Canon

2024 • 1 Reader 4

The Mercy Makers

Planned book #1 of 1 in The Moon Heresies

The Mercy Makers
ByTessa Gratton

Available June 17, 2025 • 1 Reader

The Heart A Liability

#2.9 in Tremontaine

The Heart A Liability
ByEllen Kushner,Paul Witcover,+5 more

2016

Strážkyně krve

#2 of 2 in The Blood Journals

Strážkyně krve
ByTessa Gratton

2012 • 368 pages

Blood Magic - Weiß wie Mondlicht, rot wie Blut

2011 • 448 pages

Temptation of the Force

52 Star Wars: The High Republic

2024 • 449 pages

The Weight of Stars: Three United States of Asgard Novellas

7 The United States of Asgard

2014 • 276 pages

The Apple Throne

#3 of 7 in The United States of Asgard

The Apple Throne
ByTessa Gratton

2015 • 368 pages

The Strange Maid

#2 of 7 in The United States of Asgard

The Strange Maid
ByTessa Gratton

2014

The strange maid

The strange maid
ByTessa Gratton