Amanda Foody

Amanda Foody is one of two authors who cowrote *All Of Us Villains.*

## Bio

Amanda Foody is the *New York Times* and indie bestselling author of *All of Us Villains*, the Wilderlore series, the Shadow Game series, and more. Her work has appeared in publications including Buzzfeed, Popsugar, Culturess, and more, and Amazon selected *All of Us Villains* as the Best Young Adult Book of 2021. Originally from Pennsylvania, she lives in Boston, MA with her partner and her orange tabby, Jelly Bean. When not writing, she unironically loves to cook.

## Novels

### The Shadow Games Series

The Shadow Games Series is a young adult trilogy made up of *Ace of Shades, King of Fools*, and *Queen of Volts*, that take place in the fictional city of New Reynes. The first book was released on April 10th, 2018, followed by book two on April 30th, 2019, and book three on September 1st, 202. Below is the Synopsis of the first novel:

**Welcome to the City of Sin, where casino families reign, gangs infest the streets…and secrets hide in every shadow.**

Enne Salta was raised as a proper young lady, and no lady would willingly visit New Reynes, the so-called City of Sin. But when her mother goes missing, Enne must leave her finishing school—and her reputation—behind to follow her mother’s trail to the city where no one survives uncorrupted.

Frightened and alone, her only lead is a name: Levi Glaisyer. Unfortunately, Levi is not the gentleman she expected—he’s a street lord and a con man. Levi is also only one payment away from cleaning up a rapidly unraveling investment scam, so he doesn’t have time to investigate a woman leading a dangerous double life. Enne’s offer of compensation, however, could be the solution to all his problems.

Their search for clues leads them through glamorous casinos, illicit cabarets and into the clutches of a ruthless mafia donna. As Enne unearths an impossible secret about her past, Levi’s enemies catch up to them, ensnaring him in a vicious execution game where the players always lose. To save him, Enne will need to surrender herself to the city…

And she’ll need to play.

### The Wildlore Series

The Wildlore Series is Foody's only middle-grade fiction series. Currently, only the first two of a projected four novels have been released; *Wildlore: The Accidental Apprentice* and *Wildlore: The Weeping Tide*. Book one was released on March 30th, 2021. Book two is expected for release on February 1st, 2022, followed by book three in the spring of 2023, and the fourth in 2024. Blow is the synopsis for book one.

**A boy who accidentally bonds with a magical Beast must set off on an adventure in the mysterious Woods in this whimsical and cheeky middle grade fantasy debut—perfect for fans of *Nevermoor* and *How to Train Your Dragon*.**

The last thing Barclay Thorne ever wanted was an adventure.

Thankfully, as an apprentice to the town’s mushroom farmer, Barclay need only work hard and follow the rules to one day become the head mushroom farmer himself. No danger required. But then Barclay accidentally breaks his town’s most sacred rule: never ever EVER stray into the Woods, for within the Woods lurk vicious magical Beasts.

To Barclay’s horror, he faces a fate far worse than being eaten: he unwittingly bonds with a Beast and is run out of town by an angry mob. Determined to break this bond and return home, Barclay journeys to find the mysterious town of Lore Keepers, people who have also bonded with Beasts and share their powers.

But after making new friends, entering a dangerous apprenticeship exam, and even facing the legendary Beast of the Woods, Barclay must make a difficult choice: return to the home and rules he’s always known, or embrace the adventure awaiting him.

### Daughter of the Burning City

*Daughter of the Burning City* is Foody's only standalone novel to date. It was released on July 25th, 2017. The synopsis is below.

Sixteen-year-old Sorina has spent most of her life within the smoldering borders of the Gomorrah Festival. Yet even among the many unusual members of the traveling circus-city, Sorina stands apart as the only illusion-worker born in hundreds of years. This rare talent allows her to create illusions that others can see, feel and touch, with personalities all their own. Her creations are her family, and together they make up the cast of the Festival’s Freak Show.

But no matter how lifelike they may seem, her illusions are still just that—illusions, and not truly real. Or so she always believed…until one of them is murdered.

Desperate to protect her family, Sorina must track down the culprit and determine how they killed a person who doesn’t actually exist. Her search for answers leads her to the self-proclaimed gossip-worker Luca, and their investigation sends them through a haze of political turmoil and forbidden romance, and into the most sinister corners of the Festival. But as the killer continues murdering Sorina’s illusions one by one, she must unravel the horrifying truth before all of her loved ones disappear.