Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Four Dead Queens | 2019 | Buy |
| The Vanishing Deep | 2020 | Buy |
| League of Liars | 2022 | Buy |
Astrid Scholte is an Australian author who writes young adult fiction with a strong genre-bending sensibility. Her debut, Four Dead Queens, is a fantasy mystery set in a kingdom with four distinct regions and four queens ruling simultaneously. It was followed by The Vanishing Deep (2020), a sci-fi thriller about a girl who saves up to resurrect her dead sister for a single day, and League of Liars (2022), set in a world where magic is illegal and five teens with illegal magic face a public trial.
Each of Scholte’s books builds a fresh world with a high-concept premise, and all three lean into mystery and suspense as much as genre spectacle. Readers who enjoy YA with strong worldbuilding and plots that hinge on secrets tend to respond well to her work.