Kalynn Bayron

Kalynn Bayron is a New York Times bestselling American author of young-adult fantasy. Her 2020 debut, Cinderella Is Dead, reimagined the classic fairy tale as what one reviewer called "a powerful story of resistance," establishing her as one of the genre's notable new voices. She followed it with the This Poison Heart duology and The Vanquishers trilogy, and has continued reworking familiar stories through titles such as My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix, part of the Remixed Classics line, alongside contributions to the Doctor Who franchise's Whoniverse fiction. Bayron's fantasy consistently reframes classic and fairy-tale narratives from new perspectives, and her steady output has made her a recurring name in inventive YA retellings.