Rebecca Yarros
Rebecca Yarros is an American author. She is best known for the Empyrean fantasy book series, which will be adapted into a television series with Amazon; Yarros will serve as a non-writing executive producer. Yarros graduated from Troy University, where she studied European history and English.
''Empyrean'' series
The first book in the Empyrean series, Fourth Wing, was published in April 2023 by Red Tower Books. In May, it landed fourth on the Libro.fm bestseller list. By late June, it was a number one bestseller on Amazon. As of August 2024, the book had spent 65 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, including in the top position. It also landed on the Libro.fm bestseller list in the second spot in August and third spot in September. Additionally, it was a top-ten book club pick for September. In October and November 2023, Fourth Wing was on USA Today's list of the top ten bestselling books. In March 2024 the title was shortlisted for the Young Adult Jury Award of the German Youth Literature Awards which will be awarded at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October.The sequel, Iron Flame, was released in November 2023. In July 2023, Waterstones indicated that it became the "fastest selling pre-order title in a single day on website with special edition selling out in just seven hours".
In October 2023, it was announced that Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society and Amazon MGM Studios purchased the rights to adapt the novel series into a television series. Yarros and Entangled Publishing's Liz Pelletier will serve as non-writing executive producers.
The third book, Onyx Storm, was released in January 2025 which sold more than 2.7 million copies within the first week, according to The New York Times. Yarros has indicated that the series will ultimately include five books.
Honors
In 2019, Kirkus Reviews included The Last Letter on their list of the year's best books.Fourth Wing was an Amazon, Libro.fm, New York Times, and USA Today bestselling novel. It was also a top ten book club pick for September 2023. Booklist included it on their "Top 10 SF/Fantasy & Horror: 2023" list. In January 2024, Publishers Weekly listed Fourth Wing at #3 in its "Top 25 list of bestsellers for 2023".
In the same list, Iron Flame was listed at #6.
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2014 | Goodreads Choice Awards | Debut Goodreads Author | Full Measures | ||
| 2023 | Goodreads Choice Awards | Romance | In the Likely Event | ||
| 2023 | Goodreads Choice Awards | Romantasy | Fourth Wing | Won | |
| 2024 | Alex Awards | - | Fourth Wing | Won | |
| 2024 | Dragon Awards | Fantasy | Iron Flame | Won | |
| 2024 | British Book Awards | Fiction Book of the Year | Iron Flame | ||
| 2024 | British Book Awards | Page-turner of the Year | Fourth Wing | Won | |
| 2024 | Australian Book Industry Awards | International Book of the Year | Fourth Wing | Won | |
| 2024 | TikTok Book Awards | BookTok Book of the Year - International | Fourth Wing | Won | |
| 2025 | New Adult Book Prize | - | Onyx Storm | ||
| 2025 | Goodreads Choice Awards | Romantasy | Onyx Storm | rowspan=2 Won | |
| 2025 | Goodreads Choice Awards | Audiobook | Onyx Storm | - |
Personal life
Yarros began writing while her husband was deployed in Afghanistan. As of October 2023, she and her husband have six children.Yarros has Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, as do her sons. Yarros and her husband initially fostered a daughter, eventually adopting her; their daughter is nonverbal and on the autism spectrum. Through the nonprofit OneOctober, which she co-founded with her husband in 2019, Yarros is passionate about improving the lives of children in the foster system.
Yarros is a fan of the NHL team the Colorado Avalanche and a Fourth Wing Night is planned for a home game vs the Buffalo Sabres on November 13, 2025.