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Vanessa Len is an internationally bestselling Australian author and educational editor. Her first novel, Only a Monster, won the 2022 Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel, and has been translated into nine languages. The sequel, Never a Hero, is out now.

Average rating: 3.89 · 40,127 ratings · 8,506 reviews · 3 distinct worksSimilar authors
Only a Monster (Monsters, #1)

3.86 avg rating — 30,806 ratings — published 2022 — 45 editions
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Never a Hero (Monsters, #2)

4.03 avg rating — 8,550 ratings — published 2023 — 29 editions
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Once a Villain (Monsters, #3)

3.72 avg rating — 771 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions
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NEVER A HERO US cover reveal!

The sequel to Only a Monster is coming summer 2023!

In NEVER A HERO, Joan is forced back into the monster world - in danger from an enemy who doesn't remember what she once meant to him; and accompanied by a friend who doesn't remember what she did to him.

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Set in a world where only the rich and powerful have access to magic, ‘This Dream Will Devour Us’ is a captivating contemporary fantasy that blends a delightfully twisting plot with swoonworthy romance, and an exploration of celebrity and inequality. ...more
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This was brilliant! On the eve of marrying the handsome crown prince, Ying is dragged through the mirror into a world of cold doppelgängers, romance, and thrilling twists and turns. Ying is a wonderful protagonist: witty, brave, and always ready to f ...more
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“If you need to run, always imply that you'll return.”
Vanessa Len, Only a Monster

“if people belonged together in the true timeline, then our timeline tries to repair itself by bringing them together.”
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“You're a hero and I'm a monster", she whispered. "There's only one way that story ever ends.”
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