title: Sara Raasch
text: # Sara Raasch
  
  Sara Raasch (born August 26, 1989) is an American author of young adult fiction. She wrote the fantasy New York Times Bestselling trilogy Snow Like Ashes (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins) as well as the fantasy series These Rebel Waves and the sequel, These Divided Shores (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins).
  
  ## Biography
  
  Raised in Ohio, Raasch graduated from Wright State University with a degree in Organizational Leadership and currently resides in Ohio.
  
  ## Works
  
  Snow Like Ashes series (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)
  
  * Snow Like Ashes (2014)
  * Ice Like Fire (2015)
  * Frost Like Night (2016)
  * These Rebel Waves (2019)
  * These Divided Shores (2019)
  * Set Fire to the Gods (co-author) (2020)
  
  These Rebel Waves and its sequel, These Divided Shores were "inspired by the Spanish Inquisition and the Golden Age of Piracy".
  
  ## Reception
  
  Snow Like Ashes (2014) became a New York Times Bestseller in 2015. Shortly after, Ice Like Fire (2015) debuted on the New York Times list at #3. Raasch's books have been Colorado Blue Spruce Award nominees, an RT Book Reviews Top Pick, a Huffington Post Best Overall YA Book of 2014, and a Hypable Top Ten Books of 2014.
  
  