Gwendolyn Faith Hunter is an American
author
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and
blog
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ger, writing in the
fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...
and
thriller genres. She writes as Faith Hunter in the fantasy genre, and as Gwen Hunter in the thriller genre.
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Herald She also has collaborated on thrillers with Gary Leveille, jointly using the name Gary Hunter. Hunter is one of the founding members of the blog, MagicalWords.net, a writer assistance blog, and has developed a role-playing game based on her ''Rogue Mage'' series.
Biography
Hunter grew up in the Louisiana
bayou
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country and began writing during high school. She graduated from college with a degree in
Allied Health Technology and used to work full-time in a rural hospital.
She resides in South Carolina with her husband, Rod Hunter.
Reception
Critical reception for Hunter's work has been positive, with
Monsters and Critics
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praising ''Bloodring'' as "an entertaining, if a bit rough first volume in a promising new series". ''
Publishers Weekly
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Kirkus Reviews
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'' also reviewed ''Bloodring'', with ''Publishers Weekly'' praising the "strong, cliffhanger ending".
Fiction Review: Bloodring
Publishers Weekly
Bibliography
as Gary Hunter
''Garrick Travis'' series
*''Death Warrant'', October 1990, Warner Books
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*''Death Sentence'', July 1992, Warner Books,
as Gwen Hunter
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Nonfiction
*"Whitewater Evolution: A Novelist's Route from Phobia to Obsession", ''American Whitewater'', March/April 2009, page 60-61
as Faith Hunter
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''Jane Yellowrock'' series
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#''Magic School for Geezers'', June 7, 2022, Dirty Deeds 2,
Nonfiction
"Common Misconceptions About Writers"
''Crossed Genres'', Issue 1.
See also
*Urban Fantasy
Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy which places imaginary and unreal elements in an approximation of a contemporary urban setting. The combination provides the writer with quixotic plot-drivers, unusual character traits, and a platform for cl ...
*List of fantasy authors
This is a list of fantasy authors, authors known for writing works of fantasy, fantasy literature, or related genres of magic realism, horror fiction, science fantasy. Many of the authors are known for work outside the fantasy genres.
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*List of fantasy novels {{Short description, None
The list of fantasy novels has been divided into the following three parts:
* List of fantasy novels (A–H)
* List of fantasy novels (I–R)
* List of fantasy novels (S–Z)
Novels
A novel is a relatively long work ...
*List of thriller writers
This is a list of thriller or suspense novelists.
Note that some of these may overlap with authors of crime, mystery or spy fiction.
A
B
C–D
E–F
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H
I–J
K–L
M–N
O–P
R
S
T–W
Y–Z
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References
External links
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Gwen Hunter's homepage
Yellowrock Securities
- website for fictional character Jane Yellowrock
Magical Words
— Writing blog of Faith Hunter, David B. Coe, Misty Massey
Misty Massey is an American fantasy author. Her first novel, ''Mad Kestrel'' (), was published in 2008 by Tor Books. It was given a three-star rating by ''Romantic Times''. Massey has also published short stories in magazines.
Massey is one of t ...
, A.J. Hartley, Stuart Jaffe, and Edmund R. Schubert
Edmund R. Schubert is an American author and editor best known for his work in the fields of science fiction and fantasy, though some of his short stories are mysteries, including one that was a preliminary nominee for an Edgar Award in 2006 for ...
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20th-century American novelists
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American women novelists
Living people
Novelists from Louisiana
Role-playing game writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Novelists from South Carolina
Urban fantasy writers
Women science fiction and fantasy writers
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American women writers
Women thriller writers
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21st-century American short story writers