Popular Fantasy Authors

Andrew is the author of The Debt Collection & Ironbound series. He is also a gaming YouTuber known as Sigils with over 1.

Antonia Hodgson

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B.H. Crogen

Hi, I'm B.H. Crogen, and I write men's adventure and epic fantasy. I started building the world my books live in back in sixth grade and have been adding to it ever since.

Borgy60

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Brad Botz

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Brad Botz has been an avid fantasy and sci-fi reader since he was 10 years old. As a fan of video games and Dungeons & Dragons (DM and player), the LitRPG/Progression Fantasy genre seemed like a great place to start his foray into writing.

Brandon Sanderson

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I’m Brandon Sanderson, and I write stories of the fantastic: fantasy, science fiction, and thrillers. Defiant, the fourth and final volume of the series that started with Skyward in 2018, comes out in November 2023, capping an already book-filled year that will see the releases of all four Secret Projects: Tress of the Emerald Sea, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, and Secret Project Four (with its official title reveal coming October 2023).

Dakota Krout

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Daniel Schinhofen

Daniel Schinhofen is a self-published author in the burgeoning genre of LitRPG/Gamelit. He published his first book, Last Horizon: Beta, in October of 2016, and has published over forty books to date.

David North

David North is a Pacific Northwest-based author focusing on LitRPG, progression fantasy, and cultivation novels. He spent a few years in the army and likes medieval languages.

Deepseal14

Hey people! I'm Deepseal, and I've been an avid reader for years who decided to finally take the dive and launch myself into the strange life of being an author.

Delemhach

Delemhach (A. k.a Emilie Nikota) is the Canadian author of the popular series, The House Witch, the semi sequel The Princess of Potential,The Burning Witch trilogy, and is now releasing The Ether Witch trilogy that is due to release it's final volume in 2026!

Draith

I've been a pizza cook, delivery driver, heavy equipment operator, Architectural draftsperson and an assistant construction manager. None of those are as important as the time I've put in being a big brother and uncle.

Ethan Gale

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Ethan Gale is a long-time lover of fantasy adventures for men and is now getting his start in writing them too.

Fonda Lee

Fonda Lee is the author of the epic fantasy Green Bone Saga (Jade City, Jade War, Jade Legacy) as well as the fantasy novella Untethered Sky and several acclaimed young adult novels, including Breath of the Dragon, co-written with Shannon Lee. Her works have won the World Fantasy Award, the Locus Award, the Aurora Award, and been nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

ghost flower

An enjoyer of stories with detailed magic systems and very powerful characters, coffee, and occasionally writing. You can read ahead of my Amazon releases on my Patreon at ghost_flower.

Glen Cook

Glen Charles Cook (born July 9, 1944) is a contemporary American science fiction and fantasy writer, best known for The Black Company fantasy series. Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Glynn Stewart

Glynn Stewart is the author of Starship’s Mage, a bestselling science fiction and fantasy series where faster-than-light travel is possible–but only because of magic. His other works include science fiction series Peacekeepers of Sol, Scattered Stars, and Castle Federation, as well as the urban fantasy series ONSET and Changeling Blood.

Guy Gavriel Kay

Guy Gavriel Kay is the internationally bestselling author of thirteen novels, including most recently Under Heaven and River of Stars. He has been awarded the International Goliardos Prize for his work in the literature of the fantastic and won the World Fantasy Award for Ysabel in 2008.

Heba Al-Wasity

Heba Al-Wasity was inspired to write by her own experiences of being born an Iraqi-refugee in Libya, growing up in Canada, and attending medical school in the UK. She has worked in emergency care and several psychiatric inpatient units, allowing her to gain first-hand insight in the ways that poverty and deprivation can lead to social inequalities.

Helen Harper

After teaching English literature in the UK, Japan and Malaysia, Helen Harper left behind the world of education following the worldwide success of her Blood Destiny series of books. She is a professional member of the Alliance of Independent Authors and writes full time, thanking her lucky stars every day that's she lucky enough to do so!

J.R.R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien was born on 3rd January 1892. After serving in the First World War, he became best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, selling 150 million copies in more than 40 languages worldwide.

James Schwuchow

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James Haddock

My first career was as a Warrant Officer in the US Army, I am now retired with 22 years of service under my belt. Moving into the next phase of my life, I am a full-time author and RV'er.

James Islington

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James Islington is the bestselling author of The Will of the Many (the first novel in the Hierarchy series), as well as the Licanius Trilogy (beginning with The Shadow of What Was Lost). He has sold more than two million books, and his work has been translated into seventeen different languages.

James Logan

James Logan was born in the southeast of England, where he grew up on a diet of Commodore 64 computer games, Fighting Fantasy books, and classic 80s cartoons - all of which left him with a love of all things fantastical. He lives in London and works in publishing.

Jasmine Young

Jasmine Young is the nobledark fantasy author of over 15 titles to date. When she was thirteen, she first dreamed of becoming published after devouring Eragon in a few days on Grandma's couch.

Jay Kristoff

Jay Kristoff is the #1 international, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of THE NEVERNIGHT CHRONICLE, THE ILLUMINAE FILES and the EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE trilogy. He is the winner of eight Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, has over two million books in print and is published in more than thirty five countries, most of which he has never visited.

Jim Butcher

Jim Butcher is a bestselling author and martial arts enthusiast. His resume includes a long list of skills rendered obsolete at least 200 years ago, and he turned to writing because anything else probably would have driven him insane.

Joe Abercrombie

Joe Abercrombie is a freelance film editor, who works on documentaries and live music events. He lives and works in Bath.

John Gwynne

I am the author of epic fantasy series The Faithful and the Fallen, Of Blood and Bone and The Bloodsworn Saga. I’m also a Viking re-enactor and enjoy nothing more than standing in the shield wall with my three sons, who are as passionate about swords and axes as I am (when I’m not stuck in my coat of mail; it’s harder than it looks).

Jonathan Brooks

The Affinity Collector 2 is now on eBook, KU, paperback, and hardcover! Enthralled Healer is now on audiobook!

Kaizer Wolf

Kaizer Wolf is an author writing and publishing stories mostly on Patreon at: patreon. com/KaizerWolf Facebook: fb.

Kalyn Josephson

Kalyn Josephson is a fantasy writer living the California Bay Area. She loves books, cats, books with cats, and making up other worlds to live in for a while.

Kaz Hunter

A man once said that history is written by victors. In this case though, I'd like to think it's more accurate to say "history is written when someone tells you what happened.

Kelly Barnhill

Kelly Barnhill is an author, teacher and mom. She wrote THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON, THE WITCH'S BOY, IRON HEARTED VIOLET, THE MOSTLY TRUE STORY OF JACK and many, many short stories.

Kenny King

Kenny King is a nerd. There’s no other word for it.

Keri Lake

Keri Lake writes gothic romance layered in vengeance, obsession and atmospheric worldbuilding. When she's not romanticizing villains or plotting peril, you'll find her wrangling family and dogs, sipping red wine, and fueling her next story with strong coffee and moody music.

Larry Correia

Larry Correia is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-five novels. He’s best known for his Monster Hunter International urban fantasy series, the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior epic fantasy series, the Grimnoir Chronicles alternate history trilogy, the Dead Six military thrillers, and the sci-fi Gun Runner.

Laurence Dahners

Amazon best-selling Science Fiction writer, Laurence E. Dahners, is a former orthopedic surgeon who has written over fifty books, including eighteen in the popular Ell Donsaii series. He writes optimistic stories in which science solves problems rather than bringing on dystopias.

Leena Kazak

Leena Kazak has been spinning stories since she was ten years old, when she wrote her first short story and never looked back. A lifelong reader, she’s devoured everything from fantasy and thrillers to historical fiction and contemporary romance—but these days, she’s happily tumbled down the romantasy staircase and shows no sign of climbing out.

Leigh Bardugo

Leigh Bardugo is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House and the creator of the Grishaverse (now a Netflix original series) which spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, the King of Scars duology—and much more. Her short fiction has appeared in multiple anthologies including The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Lev Grossman

Lev Grossman's new novel The Bright Sword is the story of a motley group of oddball knights—and one sorceress—who are trying to rebuild Camelot in the wake of King Arthur's death. Rebecca Yarros has called it "utterly enchanting," and George R.R. Martin says: "If you love King Arthur as much as I do, you’ll love Lev Grossman’s The Bright Sword.

Lindsay Buroker

Lindsay is a full-time independent fantasy and science fiction author who loves travel, hiking, tennis, and vizslas. She's written over ninety novels, appeared on the USA Today bestseller list, and has twice been nominated for a Goodreads Readers' Choice Award.

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Madeline Miller

Madeline Miller grew up in New York City and Philadelphia. She attended Brown University, where she earned her BA and MA in Classics.

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