Sarah J. Maas

She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the same university in 2008. Married, and the owner of a pet dog, she lives with her husband in Pennsylvania, a state whose picturesque scene she is very fond of. Maas is an avid writer, drawing influence from writers such as Lloyd Alexander, Suzanne Collins, Robin McKinley, Garth Nix, Tamora Pierce, Phillip Pullman, J.K. Rowling among others.