:''Not to confuse with
Brian MacLellan.''
Brian McClellan (born January 25, 1986) is an American author of
epic fantasy
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. He is best known for writing the trilogies ''
The Powder Mage'' and ''Gods of Blood and Powder''.
Biography
McClellan began writing when he was fifteen, starting at ''
Wheel of Time
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'' role playing websites. He began working on short stories and novellas in his late teens, when he was encouraged toward writing by his parents.
McClellan went on to major in English with an emphasis on creative writing at
Brigham Young University
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, where he met American author
Brandon Sanderson, joining his writing classes. McClellan, wanting his writing to be more than just art, was determined to become a full-time writer. In 2006 he attended
Orson Scott Card
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's Literary Bootcamp. In 2008 he received honorable mention in the Writers of the Future Contest.
McClellan published his first book, ''Promise of Blood'', in 2013. The second book, ''The Crimson Campaign'', was released in May 2014. In February 2015, his next novel, ''The Autumn Republic'' concluded the planned ''Powder Mage'' trilogy. He then published a sequel trilogy that had tentatively been entitled ''Goddess of the Empire'' before being replaced by the more thematically over-arching ''Gods of Blood and Powder.'' In 2019
Tor Books
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announced that they would be working with him to publish his new series, ''The Glass Immortals''.
In 2014, his debut novel, ''Promise of Blood'', won the
Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer.
Bibliography
The Powder Mage trilogy
* ''
Promise of Blood'' (2013)
* ''
The Crimson Campaign'' (2014)
* ''
The Autumn Republic'' (2015)
Gods of Blood and Powder trilogy
* ''
Sins of Empire'' (2017)
* ''
Wrath of Empire'' (2018)
* ''
Blood of Empire'' (2019)
Valkyrie Collections series
* ''Uncanny Collateral'' (2019)
* ''Blood Tally'' (2020)
The Glass Immortals series
* ''In the Shadow of Lightning'' (2022)
Novellas and Short Stories
Eleven novellas and short stories set in the world of ''
The Powder Mage'' trilogy were released:
* ''Hope's End'' (2013)
* ''The Girl of Hrusch Avenue'' (2013)
* ''Forsworn'' (2014)
* ''The Face in the Window'' (2014)
* ''Servant of the Crown'' (2014)
* ''Murder at the Kinnen Hotel (2014)
* ''Return to Honor'' (2015)
* ''Green-Eyed Vipers'' (2015)
* ''Ghosts of the Tristan Basin'' (2016)
* ''The Mad Lancers'' (2017)
* ''Siege of Tilpur'' (2017)
Other
* ''War Cry'' (2018)
References
External links
Official website of Brian McClellan
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1986 births
Living people
American fantasy writers
American male novelists
21st-century American novelists
21st-century American male writers