Claudia Gray

Claudia Gray
Gray at the 2017 Texas Book Festival
Born	Amy Vincent
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American

Author photo of Claudia Gray in 2025

Claudia Gray is the pseudonym of Amy Vincent, an American writer of Science fiction, Fantasy, Historical fiction, Cozy mystery, and paranormal romance young adult fiction, best known for the Mr. Darcy & Miss TIlney series of mysteries involving characters created by Jane Austen, the Evernight series and her Star Wars novels: Lost Stars, Bloodline, Leia, Princess of Alderaan, Master & Apprentice, Into the Dark, The Fallen Star, and Into the Light.

Career

The second book in the Evernight series, Stargazer, was published in March 2009, and was ranked No. 4 in the chapter book category of The New York Times list of bestselling children's books in April 2009.^[1] Beginning in 2019, Gray began working as one of the architects^[2] of the Star Wars: The High Republic publishing initiative, helping to design the world and the characters within it. Gray's novel The Late Mrs. Willoughby was named as one of the Best Mystery Novels of 2023 by the The Wall Street Journal. ^[3]

Personal life

Claudia Gray holds dual citizenship in the United States and Italy, and as of mid-2024, resides in Italy with her husband, Paul.

Publications

• Constellation series:
  • Defy the Stars (2017)
  • Defy the Worlds (2018)
  • Defy the Fates (2019)
• DC Comics
  • House of El Book One: The Shadow Threat^[4] (2021)
  • House of El Book Two: The Enemy Delusion (2022)
  • House of El Book Three: The Treacherous Hope (2023)
• Evernight series:
  • Evernight (2008)
  • Stargazer (2009)
  • Hourglass (2010)
  • Afterlife (2011)
• Firebird series:
  • A Thousand Pieces of You
  • Ten Thousand Skies Above You
  • A Million Worlds with You
• Spellcaster series:
  • Spellcaster (2013)
  • The First Midnight Spell (2013)
  • Steadfast (2014)
  • Sorceress (2015)
• Star Wars novels
  • Star Wars: Lost Stars^[5] (September 2015)
  • Star Wars: Bloodline^[6] (May 2016)
  • Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan^[7] (September 2017)
  • Star Wars: Master and Apprentice^[8] (April 2019)
  • Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark (February 2021)^[9]
  • Star Wars: The High Republic: The Fallen Star (January 2022)^[10]
  • Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Light (April 2025)
• Mr Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery Series:
  • The Murder of Mr. Wickham (2022)
  • The Late Mrs. Willoughby (2023)
  • The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh (2024)
  • The Rushworth Family Plot (2025)
  • The Fatal Unpleasantness at Netherfield (2026)
• The Haunted Mansion novels
  • The Haunted Mansion: Storm & Shade (September 2023)^[11]
• The X-Files: Perihelion (2024)

References

Inline citations

1. "Bestsellers: Children Books". The New York Times. April 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
2. "The High Republic Author Roundtable: "The End of the Beginning"". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on 2025-10-11. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
3. Nolan, Tom (2023-12-06). "The Best Books of 2023: Mystery". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
4. "House of El Book One: The Shadow Threat". DC Comics. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
5. Breznican, Anthony (March 9, 2015). "Star Wars to release 20 books in journey to The Force Awakens -- exclusive". Entertainment Weekly.
6. "Journey to The Force Awakens Panel at New York Comic Con – Recap".
7. "New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Books and More Revealed at SDCC 2017".
8. "Queen’s Shadow Revealed and More from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel at SDCC 2018".
9. Goslin, Austen (2021-02-17). "Star Wars author Claudia Gray asks new questions about the Jedi in Into the Dark". Polygon. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
10. "'Star Wars: The High Republic' Third Wave Announcement Includes Novels, Comics, and More". Collider. 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
11. McCoy, Crystal; Manager, Publicity; Worldwide, Disney Publishing (2023-02-03). "Cover Reveal for 'The Haunted Mansion: Storm & Shade' by Claudia Gray!". disneyparks.disney.go.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2025-08-26.

General references

• Hilliard, John (October 26, 2008). "Take a bite out of Halloween". The MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
• Decker, Mary Stevens (October 25, 2008). "Books with Bite Tour to land in Redmond". Redmond Reporter. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-17.

External links

• Official website
• "Claudia Gray", HarperCollins Publishers
• Claudia Gray at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Claudia Gray at Library of Congress, with 11 library catalog records