Marie Rutkoski
6 SeriesMarie Rutkoski is an American author known for her YA fantasy series, the Kronos Chronicles. She is also a professor of English literature at Brooklyn College. Rutkoski holds a B.A. in English from the University of Iowa and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.
In "The Shadow Society" by Marie Rutkoski, Darcy Jones, abandoned as a child in Chicago, discovers she originates from an alternate world untouched by the Great Chicago Fire but plagued by deadly Shades. Her life changes when Conn, a new student at her high school, stirs unfamiliar feelings of desire and suspicion in her. After Conn's betrayal, Darcy learns she cannot trust anyone, including herself. Determined to uncover the truth, she infiltrates the Shadow Society and uncovers a terrorist plot that threatens to alter her world forever.
