Raven Cycle book 1 · 2012
The Raven Boys
Blue Sargent, from a family of psychics, meets the Raven Boys, four students from a private school who are searching for a sleeping Welsh king hidden somewhere in Virginia.
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Book facts
- Author
- Maggie Stiefvater
- Series
- Raven Cycle, book 1 of 4
- Published
- 2012
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Henrietta, Virginia
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Raven Boys
7 recurring or key characters from Maggie Stiefvater’s chart. Introduces Blue Sargent, Richard Gansey III, Ronan Lynch, Adam Parrish and 3 more.
Lead 2
- Blue SargentFirst appearanceDaughter of a psychic
- Richard Gansey IIIFirst appearanceBoy obsessed with a sleeping king
Major 3
- Ronan LynchFirst appearanceBoy who dreams things real
- Adam ParrishFirst appearanceScholarship student
- Noah CzernyFirst appearanceQuiet, smudgy friend
Minor and cameo 2
- Declan LynchFirst appearanceRonan's elder brother
- Matthew LynchFirst appearanceRonan's younger brother
Also featuring these characters
Other Maggie Stiefvater books that share the most characters with The Raven Boys.
- Blue Lily, Lily Blue2014 · Raven Cycle · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Raven King2016 · Raven Cycle · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Call Down the Hawk2019 · Dreamer · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Mister Impossible2021 · Dreamer · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon