Jay Kristoff

jaykristoff.com @misterkristoff

Jay Kristoff is a bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction, known for his dark and gritty storytelling.
His works have garnered international acclaim, with over two million books in print and translations in more than 35 countries.
Kristoff has won eight Aurealis Awards and an ABIA. Standing at 6'7", he brings a unique perspective to his writing.
His bio humorously notes that he has approximately 12,000 days left to live and doesn't believe in happy endings.
Kristoff's success in the literary world comes as a surprise to him, despite his widespread popularity and critical recognition.

Boeken van Jay Kristoff

Empire of the Vampire

door Jay Kristoff

The sun has gone dark. A half-vampire and a street thief hold the world's last light.

4.33

81.000+

⚔️ Grimdark Epic 🧛 Vampire Hunters 🤝 Found Family

Immersief

Empire of the Vampire

The sun has gone dark. A half-vampire and a street thief hold the world's last light.

door Jay Kristoff 2021 739 pagina's

4.33

81.000+ beoordelingen

⚔️ Grimdark Epic 🧛 Vampire Hunters 🤝 Found Family

Nevernight

door Jay Kristoff • 2016

A shadow-wielding girl enters an assassin school to kill the men who executed her father.

4.22

100.000+

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🩸 Revenge Quest 🌑 Shadow Magic

Nevernight

A shadow-wielding girl enters an assassin school to kill the men who executed her father.

door Jay Kristoff 2016 427 pagina's

4.22

100.000+ beoordelingen

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🩸 Revenge Quest 🌑 Shadow Magic

Godsgrave

door Jay Kristoff • 2017

An assassin sells herself into slavery, entering the arena where her father's killers preside.

4.45

73.000+

👊 Gladiatorial Fantasy 💀 Revenge Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers

Godsgrave

An assassin sells herself into slavery, entering the arena where her father's killers preside.

door Jay Kristoff 2017 419 pagina's

4.45

73.000+ beoordelingen

👊 Gladiatorial Fantasy 💀 Revenge Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers

Stormdancer

door Jay Kristoff • 2012

Hunting a griffin for her shogun, a girl finds the animal saving her life instead.

3.79

18.000+

🏯 Japanese Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Dystopia 🧠 Telepathic Animal Bond

Stormdancer

Hunting a griffin for her shogun, a girl finds the animal saving her life instead.

door Jay Kristoff 2012 451 pagina's

3.79

18.000+ beoordelingen

🏯 Japanese Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Dystopia 🧠 Telepathic Animal Bond

LIFEL1K3

door Jay Kristoff • 2018

A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.

3.94

12.000+

🤖 Sentient Androids 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Implanted Memories

LIFEL1K3

A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.

door Jay Kristoff 2018 402 pagina's

3.94

12.000+ beoordelingen

🤖 Sentient Androids 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Implanted Memories

Darkdawn

door Jay Kristoff • 2019

Her father killed her family. Now he would be a god. An assassin's last war begins.

4.30

58.000+

🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 🌑 Dark Epic Fantasy 💕 Sapphic Romance

Darkdawn

Her father killed her family. Now he would be a god. An assassin's last war begins.

door Jay Kristoff 2019 491 pagina's

4.30

58.000+ beoordelingen

🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 🌑 Dark Epic Fantasy 💕 Sapphic Romance

Empire of the Dawn

door Jay Kristoff • 2025

From prison, a knight recounts guarding a girl whose blood could end the eternal night.

4.58

19.000+

🧛 Vampire Apocalypse ⚔️ Grimdark Fantasy 🩸 Blood Magic

Empire of the Dawn

From prison, a knight recounts guarding a girl whose blood could end the eternal night.

door Jay Kristoff 2025 800 pagina's

4.58

19.000+ beoordelingen

🧛 Vampire Apocalypse ⚔️ Grimdark Fantasy 🩸 Blood Magic

Empire of the Damned

door Jay Kristoff

Under the razor, a hunter tells how a girl's blood can end the reign of vampires.

4.55

37.000+

🩸 Blood Magic 🌑 Vampire Apocalypse 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator

Immersief

Empire of the Damned

Under the razor, a hunter tells how a girl's blood can end the reign of vampires.

door Jay Kristoff 2024 709 pagina's

4.55

37.000+ beoordelingen

🩸 Blood Magic 🌑 Vampire Apocalypse 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator

Kinslayer

door Jay Kristoff • 2013

Creature voices flood a rebel's mind as the lover she betrayed hunts her through a dying empire.

3.97

7.000+

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy ☣️ Eco-Dystopia 🐅 Animal Companion

Kinslayer

Creature voices flood a rebel's mind as the lover she betrayed hunts her through a dying empire.

door Jay Kristoff 2013 464 pagina's

3.97

7.000+ beoordelingen

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy ☣️ Eco-Dystopia 🐅 Animal Companion

Endsinger

door Jay Kristoff • 2014

A pregnant beast-speaker and her winged ally must seal a hellgate before darkness consumes all.

4.27

5.000+

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 🌍 Poisoned Land 🦅 Human-Animal Bond

Endsinger

A pregnant beast-speaker and her winged ally must seal a hellgate before darkness consumes all.

door Jay Kristoff 2014 705 pagina's

4.27

5.000+ beoordelingen

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 🌍 Poisoned Land 🦅 Human-Animal Bond

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