'Jay Kristoff has such a devoted audience his readers tattoo his characters on their own bodies. Jay writes fantasy, science fiction and YA, and his work repeatedly makes it to the New York Times bestseller list.
'Jay's latest book is Empire of the Vampire, the first in a trilogy that our host Astrid has been waiting for since she was 13 and read Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire.
'Jay has appeared on The Garret before to discuss 'The Nevernight Chronicles', and also at a live event with Amie Kaufman, his regular YA writing partner'