Lisa Mantchev is an American author of fantasy novels and short stories.
She is best known for her Théâtre Illuminata series, a trilogy of young adult fantasy novels.
Her book Eyes Like Stars, the first in the Théâtre Illuminata series, was nominated for the 2009 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy.
[2] NPR selected the third book in the series, So Silver Bright, as one of 2011’s Top 5 YA Novels.
It was included in the CCBC Choices 2016 List[8] and is the recipient of an NCTE 2016 Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children, Honorable Mention.