Cinda Williams Chima

cindachima.com @cindachima

Young Adult

Cinda Williams Chima is a New York Times bestselling author known for her young adult fantasy series.
Her works include the Heir Chronicles, Seven Realms series, Shattered Realms quartet, and Runestone Saga.
Chima's writing career began in middle school with romance novels, which were often confiscated by teachers.
She has a background in education and frequently speaks at writing conferences and schools.
Chima's books blend magic, mythology, and contemporary settings.
Her latest series, Runestone Saga, incorporates Norse elements.
She lives in North Carolina and is constantly working on new novels.

Books by Cinda Williams Chima

The Demon King

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2009

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

4.15

81k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

The Demon King

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2009 506 pages

4.15

81k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

The Exiled Queen

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2010

A fugitive princess and a hunted mage seek refuge at a magical academy filled with enemies.

4.31

55k+

🔮 Magical Academy 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚡ Forbidden Magic 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Political Intrigue

The Exiled Queen

A fugitive princess and a hunted mage seek refuge at a magical academy filled with enemies.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2010 586 pages

4.31

55k+ ratings

🔮 Magical Academy 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚡ Forbidden Magic 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Political Intrigue

The Gray Wolf Throne

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2011

An heiress hiding from killers needs a wizard with forbidden magic to reach her throne alive.

4.37

52k+

🏃 Heir On The Run 👑 Reluctant Queen 🎭 Political Intrigue ⚡ Forbidden Magic 🐺 Ancestral Visions

The Gray Wolf Throne

An heiress hiding from killers needs a wizard with forbidden magic to reach her throne alive.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2011 517 pages

4.37

52k+ ratings

🏃 Heir On The Run 👑 Reluctant Queen 🎭 Political Intrigue ⚡ Forbidden Magic 🐺 Ancestral Visions

The Crimson Crown

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2012

Her castle besieged, a young queen must trust the wizard she is forbidden to love.

4.46

47k+

👑 Political Fantasy 🏰 Siege Warfare 💔 Forbidden Love ✨ Rags To Power 👸 Queen Protagonist

The Crimson Crown

Her castle besieged, a young queen must trust the wizard she is forbidden to love.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2012 598 pages

4.46

47k+ ratings

👑 Political Fantasy 🏰 Siege Warfare 💔 Forbidden Love ✨ Rags To Power 👸 Queen Protagonist

Flamecaster

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2016

A healer-turned-assassin and a marked rebel meet in a tyrant's court, where a dragon waits.

4.02

17k+

🔥 Ya High Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💔 Star Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Resistance Fighter ✨ Marked Chosen One

Flamecaster

A healer-turned-assassin and a marked rebel meet in a tyrant's court, where a dragon waits.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2016 535 pages

4.02

17k+ ratings

🔥 Ya High Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💔 Star Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Resistance Fighter ✨ Marked Chosen One

Shadowcaster

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2017

A young commander holds the border, but an assassin's enchanted song strikes from within.

4.17

10k+

💘 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Reluctant Heir 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ War-Torn Queendom 🐉 Dragon Bond

Shadowcaster

A young commander holds the border, but an assassin's enchanted song strikes from within.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2017 551 pages

4.17

10k+ ratings

💘 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Reluctant Heir 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ War-Torn Queendom 🐉 Dragon Bond

Stormcaster

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2018

Street orphan with storm magic and hunted soldier forge an alliance against a blood empress.

4.25

7k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🩸 Blood Magic 💕 M/M Slow Burn ⚔️ Enemies To Partners 🫂 Found Family

Stormcaster

Street orphan with storm magic and hunted soldier forge an alliance against a blood empress.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2018 535 pages

4.25

7k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🩸 Blood Magic 💕 M/M Slow Burn ⚔️ Enemies To Partners 🫂 Found Family

Deathcaster

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2019

To rescue his captive sister, a prince entrusts his life to a storm-wielding pirate.

4.24

6k+

🩸 Blood Magic 🐉 Dragon Bond ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Warrior Queen

Deathcaster

To rescue his captive sister, a prince entrusts his life to a storm-wielding pirate.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2019 656 pages

4.24

6k+ ratings

🩸 Blood Magic 🐉 Dragon Bond ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Warrior Queen

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