Lord Darcy'' novels
*
David Gemmell
David Andrew Gemmell (; 1 August 1948 – 28 July 2006) was a British author of heroic fantasy, best known for his debut novel, ''Legend''. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fiction published in 1984. H ...
, (1948–2006) author of the ''
Drenai'' novels
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Mary Gentle, (born 1956) author of ''Rats and Gargoyles''
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ElizaBeth Gilligan, author of ''Magic's Silken Snare'' and ''The Silken Shroud''
*
Laura Anne Gilman
Laura Anne Gilman (born 1967, New Jersey) is an American fantasy author.
Biography
Laura Anne Gilman was born in 1967 in suburban New Jersey. She received a Liberal Arts education from the Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, and was ...
, author of the ''VineArt'' trilogy, the ''Cosa Nostradamus'' series and the ''Devil's West'' series
*
Heather Gladney, (born 1957) author of ''Teot's War'' and others
*
Parke Godwin, (1929–2013) author of ''The Last Rainbow'', ''Sherwood'', ''Firelord''
*
Christie Golden, (born 1963) author of ''
Vampire of the Mists
''Vampire of the Mists'' is the first novel in the Ravenloft books gothic horror series. Written by Christie Golden, it is set both in Waterdeep, a city in the Forgotten Realms world of ''Dungeons & Dragons'', and more prominently, the Demiplane ...
'' and books set in the universes of ''
Star Trek'', ''
Warcraft
''Warcraft'' is a franchise of video games, novels, and other media created by Blizzard Entertainment. The series is made up of five core games: '' Warcraft: Orcs & Humans'', '' Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness'', '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chao ...
'', ''
Star Wars'' and others
*
Christopher Golden, (born 1967) co-author (with
Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola (; born September 16, 1960) is an American comics artist and writer best known for creating ''Hellboy'' for Dark Horse Comics, part of a shared universe of titles including ''B.P.R.D.'', '' Abe Sapien'', '' Lobster Johnson'', '' Wit ...
) of ''
Baltimore, or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire''; books set in the ''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' universe; and non-''Buffy'' novels in the ''
Ghosts of Albion'' series with ''Buffy'' actress
Amber Benson
Amber Nicole Benson (born January 8, 1977) is an American actress, singer, writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1999–2002), and has also directed, produced ...
*
Julia Golding, (born 1969) author of the ''Companions Quartet'' and the ''
Cat Royal
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'' series
*
Terry Goodkind
Terry Lee Goodkind (January 11, 1948September 17, 2020) was an American writer. He was known for the epic fantasy series ''The Sword of Truth'' as well as the contemporary suspense novel ''The Law of Nines'' (2009), which has ties to his fantasy ...
, (1948–2020) author of ''
The Sword of Truth
''The Sword of Truth'' is a series of twenty-one epic fantasy novels and 6 novellas written by Terry Goodkind. The books follow the protagonists Richard Cypher, Kahlan Amnell, Nicci, Cara, and Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander on their quest to defeat op ...
'' novels
*
A. T. Greenblatt
*
Gayle Greeno, (born 1949) author of ''Finders Seekers''
*
Ed Greenwood
Ed Greenwood (born July 21, 1959) is a Canadian fantasy writer and the original creator of the ''Forgotten Realms'' game world. He began writing articles about the Forgotten Realms for '' Dragon'' magazine beginning in 1979, and subsequently sol ...
, (born 1959) author of ''
The Elminster Series''
*
Jim Grimsley
Jim Grimsley (born September 21, 1955) is an American novelist and playwright.
Biography
Born to a rural family in Grifton, North Carolina, Grimsley said of his childhood that "for us in the South, the family is a field where craziness grows l ...
, (born 1955) author of the
high fantasy
High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot.Brian Stableford, ''The A to Z of Fantasy Literature'', (p. 198), Scarecrow Press, ...
novel ''Kirith Kirin''
*
Lev Grossman
Lev Grossman (born June 26, 1969) is an American novelist and journalist who wrote ''The Magicians Trilogy'': '' The Magicians'' (2009), ''The Magician King'' (2011), and ''The Magician's Land'' (2014). He was the book critic and lead technology ...
, (born 1969) author of ''
The Magicians (Grossman novel)
''The Magicians'' is a new adult fantasy novel by the American author Lev Grossman, published in 2009 by Viking Press. It tells the story of Quentin Coldwater, a young man who discovers and attends a secret college of magic in New York. The nove ...
''
*
Jeff Grubb
Jeff Grubb (born August 27, 1957) is an author who writes novels, short stories, and comics and a computer and role-playing game designer in the fantasy genre. Grubb worked on the ''Dragonlance'' campaign setting under Tracy Hickman, and the ...
, (born 1957) author of the ''
Finder's Stone'' trilogy with Kate Novak
*
Gary Gygax
Ernest Gary Gygax ( ; July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was an American game designer and author best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') with Dave Arneson.
In the 1960s, Gygax created an ...
, (1938–2008) author of ''
Dungeons and Dragons
''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TS ...
'', other game rules, and fantasy books
H
*
Andrea Hairston, (born 1952) author of ''
Redwood and Wildfire''
*
Barbara Hambly
Barbara Hambly (born August 28, 1951) is an American novelist and screenwriter within the genres of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction. She is the author of the bestselling Benjamin January mystery series featuring a fre ...
, (born 1951) author of ''
Those Who Hunt the Night''
*
Greg Hamerton, (born 1973) author of the ''Tale of the Lifesong'' series
*
Laurell K. Hamilton, (born 1963) author of the ''
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter'' series
*
Traci Harding, (born 1964) author of ''
The Ancient Future Trilogy''
*
Lyndon Hardy
Lyndon Mauriece Hardy is an American physicist, fantasy author, and business owner.
Biography
Hardy is a member of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He attended California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology ...
, (born 1941) author of ''
Master of the Five Magics
''Master of the Five Magics'' is a fantasy novel by Lyndon Hardy, first published in 1980. It is the first of a trilogy set in the same world; the second book is ''Secret of the Sixth Magic'' and the third ''Riddle of the Seven Realms''. The boo ...
''
*
Charlaine Harris
Charlaine Harris Schulz (born November 25, 1951) is an American author who specializes in mysteries. She is best known for her book series ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', which was adapted as the TV series ''True Blood''. The television show ...
, (born 1951) author of ''
The Southern Vampire Mysteries
''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', also known as ''The True Blood Novels'' and ''The Sookie Stackhouse Novels'', is a series of books written by bestselling author Charlaine Harris. The first installment, '' Dead Until Dark'' (2001), won the A ...
'' series, which
HBO adapted as the TV series ''
True Blood
''True Blood'' is an American fantasy horror drama television series produced and created by Alan Ball. It is based on '' The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', a series of novels by Charlaine Harris. A reboot is currently in development.
The ser ...
''
*
Geraldine Harris, (born 1951)
Egyptologist
Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Greek , '' -logia''; ar, علم المصريات) is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religiou ...
and author of ''Prince of the Godborn''
*
Edith Ogden Harrison, (1862–1955) author of ''
Prince Silverwings''
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Kim Harrison (pen name of Dawn Cook), (born 1966) author of the ''Rachel Morgan / The Hollows'' series
*
M. John Harrison, (born 1945) author of works set in the fictional city of
Viriconium; literary editor of the
New Wave science fiction
The New Wave was a science fiction (SF) style of the 1960s and 1970s, characterized by a great degree of experimentation with the form and content of stories, greater imitation of the styles of trendy non-science fiction literature, and an emphasis ...
magazine ''
New Worlds''
*
Alix E. Harrow, (born 1989) author of ''
The Ten Thousand Doors of January''
*
Petra Hartmann, (born 1970)
*
Simon Hawke, (born 1951) author of ''The Wizard of 4th Street''
*
Hayami Yuji, (born 1961)
*
Elizabeth Haydon, (born 1965) author of the ''
Symphony of Ages'' series
*
Markus Heitz
Markus Heitz (born 10 October 1971) is a German fantasy, horror and science fiction author best known for his Dwarves series of novels.
Biography
Markus Heitz was born in Homburg, Germany, in 1971. He studied history, literature, and the ...
, author of "The Dwarves" series
*
Bernhard Hennen, (born 1966)
*
Frank Herda, (born 1947) author of ''The Cup of Death: Chronicles of the Dragons of the Magi''
*
Tracy Hickman
Tracy Raye Hickman (born November 26, 1955) is an American fantasy author. He wrote the ''Dragonlance'' novels with Margaret Weis. He also wrote role playing game material while working for TSR and has cowritten novels with his wife, Laura Hick ...
, (born 1955) author of the ''
Dragonlance
''Dragonlance'' is a shared universe created by Laura Hickman, Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived ''Dragonlance'' whil ...
'' novels
*
Jim C. Hines, (born 1974) author of ''
The Goblin Master's Grimoire
''The Goblin Master's Grimoire'' is a collection of fantasy short stories by Jim C. Hines, first published in hardcover by ISFiC Press in November 2013. An e-book edition followed from the same publisher in October 2014.
Summary
The book contains ...
''
*
Robin Hobb, (born 1952) pseudonym of Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden who also writes as Megan Lindholm; author of ''
Assassin's Apprentice
''Assassin's Apprentice'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Robin Hobb, the first book in ''The Farseer Trilogy.'' It was Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden's first book under this pseudonym, and was published in 1995. The book was written under ...
''
*
John C. Hocking, (born 1960) author of ''
Conan and the Emerald Lotus''
*
P. C. Hodgell, (born 1951) author of ''God Stalk''
*
William Hope Hodgson
William Hope Hodgson (15 November 1877 – 19 April 1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantastic fiction, and scie ...
, (1877–1918) author of ''
The House on the Borderland''
*
E. T. A. Hoffmann, (1776–1822) author of "
The Nutcracker
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" and other fantastic stories
*
Wolfgang Hohlbein, (born 1953) author of ''
Magic Moon''
*
Robert Holdstock
Robert Paul Holdstock (2 August 1948 – 29 November 2009) was an English novelist and author best known for his works of Celtic, Nordic, Gothic and Pictish fantasy literature, predominantly in the fantasy subgenre of mythic fiction.
Holds ...
, (1948–2009) author of ''
Mythago Wood
''Mythago Wood'' is a fantasy novel by British writer Robert Holdstock, published in the United Kingdom in 1984. ''Mythago Wood'' is set in Herefordshire, England, in and around a stand of ancient woodland, known as Ryhope Wood. The story invo ...
''
*
Tom Holt, (born 1961) writes mostly humorous fantasy, such as ''
Who's Afraid of Beowulf?''; also writes as
K. J. Parker
*
Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Nina Kiriki Hoffman (born March 20, 1955, in San Gabriel, California) is an American fantasy, science fiction and horror writer.
Profile
Hoffman started publishing short stories in 1975. Her first nationally published short story appeared in ' ...
, (born 1955) author of ''The Thread That Binds the Bones''
*
Nalo Hopkinson
Nalo Hopkinson (born 20 December 1960) is a Jamaican-born Canadian speculative fiction writer and editor. Her novels ('' Brown Girl in the Ring'', '' Midnight Robber'', '' The Salt Roads'', ''The New Moon's Arms'') and short stories such as th ...
, (born 1960) author of ''
Brown Girl in the Ring''
*
Anthony Horowitz
Anthony John Horowitz, (born 5 April 1955) is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense.
His works for children and young adult readers include ''The Diamond Brothers'' series, the '' Alex Rider'' series, and '' ...
, (born 1955) author of ''
The Power of Five
''The Power of Five'' (re-titled as ''The Gatekeepers'' in the US) is a series of five fantasy and suspense novels, written by English author Anthony Horowitz. Published between 2005 and 2012, it is an updated re-imagining of Horowitz's ''Pe ...
'' series and ''Groosham Grange''
*
Elaine Horseman, (1925–1999) author of ''Hubble's Bubble'', ''The Hubbles' Treasure Hunt'' and ''The Hubbles and the Robot''
*
Robert E. Howard, (1906–1936) creator of ''
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, films (including '' Conan the Barbarian'' and '' Conan the Destroyer'') ...
''
*
Tanya Huff
Tanya Sue Huff (born 1957) is a Canadian fantasy author. Her stories have been published since the late 1980s, including five fantasy series and one science fiction series. One of these, her '' Blood Books'' series, featuring detective Vicki Ne ...
, (born 1957) author of ''
Blood Price''
*
Barry Hughart
Barry Hughart (March 13, 1934 – August 1, 2019) was an American author of fantasy novels.
Background
Hughart was born in Peoria, Illinois on March 13, 1934. His father, John Harding Page, served as a naval officer. His mother, Veronica ...
, (1934–2019) author of Chinese historical fantasies such as ''
Bridge of Birds
''Bridge of Birds'' is a fantasy novel by Barry Hughart, first published in 1984. It is the first of three novels in ''The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox'' series. The original draft of ''Bridge of Birds'' is included in a special slip ...
''
*
Robert Don Hughes, (born 1949)
*
Stephen Hunt, author of the Jackelian novels (
steampunk; beginning with ''
The Court of the Air'')
*
Faith Hunter
Gwendolyn Faith Hunter is an American author and blogger, writing in the fantasy and thriller genres. She writes as Faith Hunter in the fantasy genre, and as Gwen Hunter in the thriller genre. , author of the ''
Rogue Mage series The ''Rogue Mage'' series of Fantasy literature, fantasy novels were written by American author Faith Hunter about races of beings inhabiting a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic Earth of the not-too distant future. Some of ...
'', the ''Jane Yellowrock'' series, and (soon) the ''Soulwood'' trilogy
*
Kameron Hurley
Kameron Hurley is an American science fiction and fantasy writer.
Biography
Hurley was born in Washington state and has lived in Fairbanks, Alaska, Durban, South Africa, and Chicago. She currently resides in Dayton, Ohio.
Hurley has been publ ...
, author of the ''Worldbreaker Saga''
I
*
Eva Ibbotson
Eva Maria Charlotte Michelle Ibbotson (née Wiesner; born 21 January 1925 – 20 October 2010) was a British novelist born in Austria to a Jewish family who fled the Nazis. She is known for her children's literature. Some of her novels for adult ...
, (1925–2010) ''
Which Witch?'' and ''
The Secret of Platform 13''
*
Jordan Ifueko (born 1993) author of ''
Raybearer''
*
Ian Irvine, (born 1950) ''
The View from the Mirror''
*
Ralf Isau, (born 1956)
*
James Islington
James Islington (born ) is an Australian author best known for his high fantasy series ''The Licanius Trilogy''.
Career
Prior to becoming a writer, Islington ran a tech startup. Though he always liked the idea of becoming an author, he only be ...
, (born c. 1981) author of ''
The Shadow of What Was Lost
''The Shadow of What Was Lost'' is a 2014 Australian high fantasy novel, the debut novel by James Islington. It is the first book in ''The Licanius Trilogy'', followed by '' An Echo of Things to Come'' and '' The Light of All That Falls''. In a w ...
'' and sequels
*
Francisco Javier Illán Vivas (born 1958)
J
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Benedict Jacka, author of the ''Alex Verus'' series
*
Steve Jackson, co-author of many
Fighting Fantasy books
*
Brian Jacques
James Brian Jacques (, as in "Jakes"; 15 June 1939 – 5 February 2011) was an English novelist known for his '' Redwall'' series of novels and '' Castaways of the Flying Dutchman'' series. He also completed two collections of short stories ent ...
, (1939–2011) author of the ''
Redwall
''Redwall'' is a series of children's fantasy novels by British writer Brian Jacques, published from 1986 to 2011. It is also the title of the first book of the series, published in 1986, as well as the name of the abbey featured in the book, ...
'' series
*
L. Dean James, (1947–2018) author of ''Sorcerer's Stone''
*
Tove Jansson
Tove Marika Jansson (; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Stockholm, Helsinki and ...
, (1914–2001) author of the ''
Moomin
The Moomins ( sv, Mumintroll) are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, and a comic strip by Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. They are a family of white ...
'' novels
*
N. K. Jemisin, (born 1972) author of ''
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
''The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms'' is a 2010 fantasy novel by American writer N. K. Jemisin, the first book of '' The Inheritance Trilogy''. Jemisin's debut novel, it was published by Orbit Books in 2010. It won the 2011 Locus Award for Best Fir ...
'' and ''
The Fifth Season'', along with their sequels
*
K. V. Johansen, (born 1968) author of ''Torrie and the Dragon''
*
Carrie Jones, author of the ''
Need
A need is dissatisfaction at a point of time and in a given context. Needs are distinguished from wants. In the case of a need, a deficiency causes a clear adverse outcome: a dysfunction or death. In other words, a need is something required for a ...
'' series and ''After Obsession''
*
Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones (16 August 1934 – 26 March 2011) was a British novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, and short story writer. She principally wrote fantasy and speculative fiction novels for children and young adults. Although usually d ...
, (1934–2011) author of the ''
Chrestomanci
''Chrestomanci'', sometimes branded ''The Worlds of Chrestomanci'', is a heptalogy of children's fantasy books written by British author Diana Wynne Jones, published from 1977 to 2006. In the context of the Parallel universe (fiction), parallel ...
'' series and ''
Howl's Moving Castle''
*
Howard Andrew Jones
Howard Andrew Jones is an American speculative fiction and fantasy author and editor, known for ''The Chronicles of Sword and Sand'' series and ''The Ring-Sworn'' trilogy. He has also written ''Pathfinder Tales'', tie-in fiction novels in the wo ...
, author of ''The Chronicles of Sword and Sand'' series and the ''Ring-Sworn'' trilogy
*
Ivan Jones, author of ''
The Ghost Hunter
A ghosthunter is a person who engages in ghost hunting, the process of investigating locations that are allegedly haunted.
Ghosthunter(s), Ghost Hunter(s) or Ghost Hunt may also refer to:
Literature
*''Ghosthunters'', a four-book series by Germa ...
'' series
*
J. V. Jones, (born 1963) author of ''
Sword of Shadows series''
*
Robert Jordan
James Oliver Rigney Jr. (October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007), better known by his pen name Robert Jordan," Robert Jordan" was the name of the protagonist in the 1940 Hemingway novel ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'', though this is not how the n ...
(pseudonym of James Oliver Rigney, Jr.), (1948–2007) author of ''
The Wheel of Time
''The Wheel of Time'' is a series of high fantasy novels by American author Robert Jordan, with Brandon Sanderson as a co-author for the final three novels. Originally planned as a six-book series, ''The Wheel of Time'' spans 14 volumes, in ad ...
'' series
*
Graham Joyce
Graham William Joyce (22 October 1954 – 9 September 2014) was a British writer of speculative fiction and the recipient of numerous awards, including the O. Henry Award and the World Fantasy Award, for both his novels and short stories ...
, (1954–2014)
K
*
Lene Kaaberbøl, (born 1960) author of ''The Shamer Chronicles''
*
Lauren Kate, (born 1981) author of ''The Fallen'' series
*
Guy Gavriel Kay
Guy Gavriel Kay (born November 7, 1954) is a Canadian writer of fantasy fiction. The majority of his novels take place in fictional settings that resemble real places during real historical periods, such as Constantinople during the reign of Jus ...
, (born 1954) author of ''
The Fionavar Tapestry'' and ''
Tigana''
*
Paul Kearney, (born 1967) author of the ''
Monarchies of God'' series
*
David Keck, author of the ''Durand Col'' series
*
Sylvia Kelso, author of ''The Rihannar Chronicles''
*
Debra A. Kemp, (1957–2015) author of
Arthurian
King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain.
In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...
novels ''
The Firebrand'' and ''The Recruit''
*
Paul S. Kemp
Paul S. Kemp is a fantasy author known for his ''Forgotten Realms'' and ''Star Wars'' novels.
Education
Kemp is a graduate of the University of Michigan–Dearborn. Kemp is a 2000 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Law.Kemp mention ...
, author of ''
Twilight Falling'' (set in the world of the
Forgotten Realms
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, and based on the ''
Dungeons & Dragons
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'' role-playing game)
*
Katharine Kerr
Katharine Kerr (born 1944) is an American science fiction and fantasy novelist, best known for her series of Celtic-influenced high fantasy novels set in the fictional land of Deverry.
Biography
Katharine Kerr was born in Cleveland, Ohio; h ...
, (born 1944) author of the ''
Deverry'' novels and others
*
Greg Keyes, (born 1963) author of ''
The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone'' series
*
Caitlín R. Kiernan, (born 1964) author of ''
Tales of Pain and Wonder
''Tales of Pain and Wonder'' is Caitlín R. Kiernan's first short story collection. The stories are interconnected to varying degrees, and a number of Kiernan's characters reappear throughout the book, particularly Jimmy DeSade and Salmagundi De ...
''
*
Stephen King, (born 1947) author of ''
The Eyes of the Dragon
''The Eyes of the Dragon'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King, first published as a limited edition slipcased hardcover by Philtrum Press in 1984, illustrated by Kenneth R. Linkhauser. The novel would later be published for th ...
'' and ''
The Dark Tower Series
''The Dark Tower'' is a series of eight novels, one short story, and a children's book written by American author Stephen King. Incorporating themes from multiple genres, including dark fantasy, science fantasy, horror, and Western, it descri ...
''
*
Russell Kirkpatrick, (born 1961) author of ''Fire of Heaven'' trilogy
*
Mindy L. Klasky, author of ''The Glasswrights' Apprentice''
*
Annette Curtis Klause
Annette Curtis Klause (born June 20, 1953) is an English-American writer and librarian, specializing in young adult fiction. She is currently a children's materials selector for Montgomery County Public Libraries in Montgomery County, Maryland ...
, (born 1953) author of ''
The Silver Kiss''
*
Richard A. Knaak, (born 1961) contributor of books to the series ''
Dragonlance
''Dragonlance'' is a shared universe created by Laura Hickman, Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived ''Dragonlance'' whil ...
'', ''
Warcraft
''Warcraft'' is a franchise of video games, novels, and other media created by Blizzard Entertainment. The series is made up of five core games: '' Warcraft: Orcs & Humans'', '' Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness'', '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chao ...
'', and others
*
Vernon Knowles
Vernon Knowles (1899–1968) was an Australian writer, born in Adelaide.
He attended the University of Western Australia but did not complete a degree. With some encouragement from Walter Murdoch, he turned to writing. He became an expatri ...
(1899–1968), ''The Street of Queer Houses and other Tales'' (1924)
*
Mary Robinette Kowal, (born 1969) author of ''Shades of Milk and Honey''
*
Feliks W. Kres (a pseudonym of Witold Chmielecki), (born 1966)
*
R.F. Kuang, (born 1996) author of ''
The Poppy War''
*
Michael Kurland, (born 1938) author of ''
The Unicorn Girl
''The Unicorn Girl'' is a science fiction novel by Michael Kurland, originally released in 1969, that follows the adventures of two men from San Francisco in the 60s after they meet a mysterious young woman looking for her missing unicorn. This n ...
''
*
Katherine Kurtz
Katherine Irene Kurtz (born October 18. 1944) is an American fantasy writer, author of sixteen historical fantasy novels in the '' Deryni'' series, as well as occult and urban fantasy. Resident in Ireland for over twenty years, she moved to Virg ...
, (born 1944) author of the ''
Deryni novels
The Deryni novels are a series of historical fantasy novels by the American author Katherine Kurtz.
The first novel in the series to be published was ''Deryni Rising'' in 1970, and the most recent, ''The King's Deryni'', was published in 2014. A ...
''
*
Ellen Kushner
Ellen Kushner (born October 6, 1955) is an American writer of fantasy novels. From 1996 until 2010, she was the host of the radio program '' Sound & Spirit'', produced by WGBH in Boston and distributed by Public Radio International.
Background ...
, (born 1955) author of ''
Thomas the Rhymer
Sir Thomas de Ercildoun, better remembered as Thomas the Rhymer (fl. c. 1220 – 1298), also known as Thomas Learmont or True Thomas, was a Scottish laird and reputed prophet from Earlston (then called "Erceldoune") in the Borders. Thomas ...
''
*
Henry Kuttner, (1915–1958)
L
*
Mercedes Lackey
Mercedes Ritchie Lackey (born June 24, 1950) is an American writer of fantasy novels. Many of her novels and trilogies are interlinked and set in the world of Velgarth, mostly in and around the country of Valdemar. Her Valdemar novels include i ...
, (born 1950) author of the ''Velgarth''/''Valdemar'' novels
*
R. A. Lafferty, (1914–2002) author of ''
Fourth Mansions''
*
Sterling E. Lanier
Sterling Edmund Lanier (December 18, 1927 – June 28, 2007) was an American editor, science fiction author and sculptor. He is perhaps known best as the editor who championed the publication of Frank Herbert’s bestselling novel ''Dune''.
Life ...
, (1927–2007) editor; author of ''
The Peculiar Exploits of Brigadier Ffellowes''
*
Victor LaValle
Victor LaValle (born February 3, 1972) is an American author. He is the author of a short-story collection, ''Slapboxing with Jesus'', and four novels, ''The Ecstatic,'' ''Big Machine,'' ''The Devil in Silver,'' and '' The Changeling''. His fanta ...
, (born 1972) author of ''
The Changeling''
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Stephen R. Lawhead, (born 1950) author of ''In the Hall of the Dragon King''
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Mark Lawrence (author), (born 1966) author of ''
The Broken Empire Trilogy''
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Mary Soon Lee
Mary Soon Lee (born 1965) is a British speculative fiction writer and poet.
Biography
Early life
Mary Soon Lee was born in London, England, to a Malaysian Chinese father and an Irish mother. As a child, she enjoyed reading science fiction ...
, (born 1965) author of ''The Sign of the Dragon''
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Tanith Lee
Tanith Lee (19 September 1947 – 24 May 2015) was a British science fiction and fantasy writer. She wrote more than 90 novels and 300 short stories, and was the winner of multiple World Fantasy Society Derleth Awards, the World Fantasy Lifetime ...
, (1947–2015) author of the ''
Tales from the Flat Earth'' series
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Lee Yeongdo, (born 1972) author of the ''
Dragon Raja''
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Fonda Lee
Fonda Lee (born March 10, 1979) is a Canadian-American author of speculative fiction. She is best known for writing ''The Green Bone Saga'', the first of which, ''Jade City (novel), Jade City'', won the 2018 World Fantasy Award—Novel, World Fa ...
, (born 1979) author of ''The Green Bone Saga''
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Yoon Ha Lee
Yoon Ha Lee (born January 26, 1979 in Houston, Texas) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer, known for his '' Machineries of Empire'' space opera novels and his short fiction. His first novel, '' Ninefox Gambit'', received the 2017&n ...
, (born 1979) author of ''Phoenix Extravagant''
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Ursula K. Le Guin, (1929–2018) author of the ''
Earthsea
''The Earthsea Cycle'', also known as ''Earthsea'', is a series of high fantasy books written by the American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Beginning with ''A Wizard of Earthsea'' (1968), '' The Tombs of Atuan'', (1970) and '' The Farthest Shore'' ...
'' novels
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Fritz Leiber
Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. ( ; December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright, and chess expert. With writers such as Rober ...
, (1910–1992) author of the ''
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser'' stories
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Valery Leith, (born 1968) pseudonym of
Tricia Sullivan
Tricia Sullivan (born July 7, 1968 in New Jersey, United States) is a science fiction writer. She also writes fantasy under the pseudonym Valery Leith.
She moved to the United Kingdom in 1995. In 1999 she won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for her no ...
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R. B. Lemberg, (born 1976) author of ''
The Four Profound Weaves'' and ''The Unbalancing''
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Madeleine L'Engle, (1918–2007) author of ''
A Wrinkle in Time
''A Wrinkle in Time'' is a young adult science fantasy novel written by American author Madeleine L'Engle. First published in 1962, the book won the Newbery Medal, the Sequoyah Book Award, the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and was runner-up for ...
''
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C.S. Lewis, (1898–1963) author of ''
The Chronicles of Narnia
''The Chronicles of Narnia'' is a series of seven high fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes and originally published between 1950 and 1956, ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' has been adapted for radio, tele ...
'' series, ''
The Space Trilogy
''The Space Trilogy'' or ''Cosmic Trilogy'' is a series of science fiction novels by C. S. Lewis. The trilogy consists of ''Out of the Silent Planet'' (1938), '' Perelandra'' (1943), and '' That Hideous Strength'' (1945). A philologist named ...
'', and ''
The Screwtape Letters
''The Screwtape Letters'' is a Christian apologetic novel by C. S. Lewis and dedicated to J. R. R. Tolkien. It is written in a satirical, epistolary style and while it is fictional in format, the plot and characters are used to address Chris ...
''
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Astrid Lindgren, (1907–2002), author of ''
Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking ( sv, Pippi Långstrump) is the fictional main character in an eponymous series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren's daughter Karin, who asked her mother for a get-well story w ...
''
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Megan Lindholm
Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden (born March 5, 1952), known by her pen names Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm, is an American writer of speculative fiction. As Hobb, she is best known for her fantasy novels set in the ''Realm of the Elderlings'', ...
, (born 1952) pseudonym of Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden who also writes as
Robin Hobb
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David Lindsay, (1876–1945) author of ''
A Voyage to Arcturus
''A Voyage to Arcturus'' is a novel by the Scottish writer David Lindsay, first published in 1920. An interstellar voyage is the framework for a narrative of a journey through fantastic landscapes. The story is set at Tormance, an imaginary pl ...
''
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Jane Lindskold
Jane M. Lindskold is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels.
Early life
Jane M. Lindskold was born on 15 September 1962, and grew up in Washington, D.C., and the Chesapeake Bay area. Jane is the first of fo ...
, (born 1962) author of the ''Firekeeper'' saga
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Holly Lisle
Holly Lisle (born 1960) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, paranormal romance and romantic suspense novels. She is also known for her work in educating writers, including her e-book ''Mugging the Muse: Writing Fiction for Love An ...
, (born 1960) author of ''
The Secret Texts'' and ''Korre'' series
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Ken Liu
Ken Liu (born 1976) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. His epic fantasy series ''The Dandelion Dynasty'', which he describes as silkpunk, is published by Simon & Schuster. Liu has won Hugo and Nebula Awards for his short f ...
, (born 1976)
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Ian Livingstone
Sir Ian Livingstone (born 29 December 1949) is an English fantasy author and entrepreneur. Along with Steve Jackson, he is the co-founder of a series of role-playing gamebooks, ''Fighting Fantasy'', and the author of many books within that s ...
, co-author of many ''
Fighting Fantasy'' books
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H. P. Lovecraft, author of the ''
Cthulhu Mythos''
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Ruth Frances Long, (born 1971) author of ''The Treachery of Beautiful Things''
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James Lowder
James Daniel Lowder (born January 2, 1963 in Quincy, Massachusetts) is an American author and editor, working regularly within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres, and on tabletop role-playing games and critical works exploring popula ...
, (born 1963) author of ''
Prince of Lies'' and ''
Knight of the Black Rose''
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Helen Lowe, (born 1961) author of the ''Heir of Night'' series
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Lois Lowry
Lois Ann Lowry (; née Hammersberg; March 20, 1937) is an American writer. She is the author of several books for children and young adults, including '' The Giver Quartet,'' ''Number the Stars'', and '' Rabble Starkey.'' She is known for writing ...
, (born 1937) author of ''
The Giver
''The Giver'' is a 1993 American young adult dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry, set in a society which at first appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopian as the story progresses. In the novel, the society has taken away pa ...
'' and ''
Gathering Blue
''Gathering Blue'' is a young adult-dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry and was published on September 25, 2000. A companion book to ''The Giver'' (1993), it is set in the same future time period and universe, treats some of the same themes, and ...
''
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Elizabeth A. Lynn, (born 1946) author of ''
The Chronicles of Tornor''
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Patricia Lynch, (1894–1972) author of ''The Turf-cutter's Donkey''
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Scott Lynch, (born 1978) author of ''
The Gentleman Bastard'' sequence
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Sarah J. Maas, (born 1986), author of ''
Throne of Glass'' series
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Julian May, (1931–2017)
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R. A. MacAvoy, (born 1949) author of ''
Tea with the Black Dragon''
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George MacDonald
George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational church, Congregational Minister (Christianity), minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature a ...
, (1824–1905) author of ''
Lilith
Lilith ( ; he, לִילִית, Līlīṯ) is a female figure in Mesopotamian and Judaic mythology, alternatively the first wife of Adam and supposedly the primordial she-demon. Lilith is cited as having been "banished" from the Garden of Ed ...
''
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D. J. MacHale, (born 1956) author of the ''
Pendragon series
''Pendragon: Journal of an Adventure through Time and Space'', commonly known as ''Pendragon'', is a series of ten young-adult science fiction and fantasy novels by American author D. J. MacHale, published from 2002 to 2009. The series chronic ...
''
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Arthur Machen
Arthur Machen (; 3 March 1863 – 15 December 1947) was the pen-name of Arthur Llewellyn Jones, a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. His ...
, (1863–1947) author of ''
The Great God Pan''
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Violette Malan, author of ''The Mirror Prince''
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Lisa Mantchev, author of ''Eyes Like Stars''
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Juliet Marillier
Juliet Marillier (born 27 July 1948) is a New Zealand-born writer of fantasy, focusing predominantly on historical fantasy.
Biography
Juliet Marillier was educated at the University of Otago, where she graduated with a BA in languages and a ...
, (born 1948) author of the ''Sevenwaters Trilogy''
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Stephen Marley, author of the
Chia Black Dragon
Chia Black Dragon is the eponymous anti-hero of a dark fantasy series of novels written by Stephen Marley. Chia is identified in the novels as "The most dangerous woman in the history of man". The term "Chinese Gothic" was coined to describe the ...
series
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George R. R. Martin
George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known as GRRM, is an American novelist, screenwriter, television producer and short story writer. He is the author of the series of epic fantasy novels ''A Song ...
, (born 1948) author of ''
A Song of Ice and Fire''
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Thomas K. Martin, (born 1960)
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John Masefield
John Edward Masefield (; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967. Among his best known works are the children's novels ''The Midnight Folk'' and ...
, (1878–1967)
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Anne McCaffrey
Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American-Irish writer known for the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, ''Weyr Search'', 19 ...
, (1926–2011) author of the ''
Dragonriders of Pern
''Dragonriders of Pern'' is a science fantasy series written primarily by American author Anne McCaffrey, who initiated it in 1967. Beginning in 2003, her middle child Todd McCaffrey has written Pern novels, both solo and jointly with Anne. ...
'' series
*
Brian McClellan, author of ''
The Powder Mage trilogy''
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Seanan McGuire
Seanan McGuire (pronounced SHAWN-in; born January 5, 1978 in Martinez, California) is an American author and filker. McGuire is known for her urban fantasy novels. She uses the pseudonym Mira Grant to write science fiction/ horror and the pseudon ...
, (born 1978) author of ''Rosemary and Rue''; also writes as Mira Grant (''
Feed'')
*
Fiona McIntosh, (born 1960) author of ''
The Quickening'' series
*
Juliet E. McKenna, (born 1965) author of ''The Thief's Gamble ''
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Dennis L. McKiernan, (born 1932) author of ''
The Iron Tower''
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Patricia A. McKillip
Patricia Anne McKillip (February 29, 1948 – May 6, 2022) was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. She has been called "one of the most accomplished prose stylists in the fantasy genre", and wrote predominantly standalone fantasy n ...
, (born 1948) author of ''
The Riddle-Master of Hed
''The Riddle-Master of Hed'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Patricia A. McKillip and the first book of her Riddle Master trilogy. The novel and trilogy utilize themes from Celtic mythology.
Setting
In a fantasy world, the ruler of each l ...
''
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Richelle Mead
Richelle Mead (born November 12, 1976) is an American fantasy author. She is known for the '' Georgina Kincaid'' series, '' Vampire Academy'', '' Bloodlines'' and the '' Dark Swan'' series.
Education and career
Richelle Mead was born in Michigan, ...
, (born 1976) author of the ''
Vampire Academy
''Vampire Academy'' is a series of six young adult paranormal romance novels by American author Richelle Mead. It tells the story of Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway, a dhampir girl, who is training to be a guardian of her moroi best friend, Vasilisa " ...
'' and the ''
Bloodlines'' series
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Robin McKinley
Robin McKinley (born November 16, 1952) is an American author best known for her fantasy novels and fairy tale retellings. Her 1984 novel ''The Hero and the Crown'' won the Newbery Medal as the year's best new American children's book. In 2022 ...
, (born 1952) author of the ''Damar'' stories
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John Meaney, (born 1957) author of ''
Bone Song''
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O. R. Melling, author of ''
The Hunter's Moon''
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Abraham Merritt
Abraham Grace Merritt (January 20, 1884 – August 21, 1943) – known by his byline, A. Merritt – was an American Sunday magazine editor and a writer of fantastic fiction.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inducted him in 1999, ...
, (1884–1943) author of ''
The Moon Pool''
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Shannon Messenger
Shannon Messenger is an American author. She writes the middle-grade series ''Keeper of the Lost Cities'', which was a ''New York Times'' bestseller; ''Unlocked'', book 8.5 in the series, reached number 8 on USA Today's list in 2020. She also w ...
, author of ''Keeper of the Lost Cites''
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Gustav Meyrink
Gustav Meyrink (19 January 1868 – 4 December 1932) was the pseudonym of Gustav Meyer, an Austrian author,
novelist, dramatist, translator, and banker, most famous for his novel '' The Golem''.
He has been described as the "most respected Germa ...
, (1868–1932) author of ''
The Golem''
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Marissa Meyer
Marissa Meyer (born February 19, 1984) is an American novelist. Her debut novel, ''Cinder,'' was released on January 3, 2012. It is the first in her series ''The Lunar Chronicles''.
Early life and education
Meyer was born in Tacoma, Washington ...
, (born 1984) author of ''
The Lunar Chronicles
''The Lunar Chronicles'' is a series of four young adult science fiction fantasy novels, a novella and a short story collection written by American author Marissa Meyer and published by Feiwel & Friends. Each book entails a science fictional ...
'' series
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Stephenie Meyer
Stephenie Meyer (; née Morgan; born December 24, 1973) is an American novelist and film producer. She is best known for writing the vampire romance series ''Twilight'', which has sold over 100 million copies, with translations into 37 differ ...
, (born 1973) author of the ''
Twilight
Twilight is light produced by sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere, when the Sun is below the horizon, which illuminates the lower atmosphere and the Earth's surface. The word twilight can also refer to the periods of time when this i ...
'' series
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China Miéville
China Tom Miéville ( ; born 6 September 1972) is a British speculative fiction writer and literary critic. He often describes his work as '' weird fiction'' and is allied to the loosely associated movement of writers called '' New Weird''.
M ...
, (born 1972) author of ''
Perdido Street Station
''Perdido Street Station'' is a novel by British writer China Miéville, published in 2000 by Macmillan. Often described as weird fiction, it is set in a world where both magic and steampunk technology exist. It won the Arthur C. Clarke Award ...
''
*
Karen Miller, author of ''
The Innocent Mage''
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A.A. Milne, (1882–1956) author of ''
Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear and Pooh, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard.
The first collection of stories about the character was the book ''Win ...
'' and ''The House at Pooh Corner''
* Hope Mirrlees, (1887–1978) author of ''Lud-in-the-Mist''
* L. E. Modesitt, Jr., (born 1943) author of the ''Recluce'' novels
* Elizabeth Moon, (born 1945) author of ''The Deed of Paksenarrion''
* Michael Moorcock, (born 1939) author of ''The Eternal Champion (novel), Eternal Champion'' sequence
* Christopher Moore (author), Christopher Moore, (born 1957) author of ''Practical Demonkeeping''
* Caiseal Mór, author of 12 novels including ''Caiseal Mór#The Wanderers, The Wanderers'' and ''Caiseal Mor#The Watcher's trilogy, The Watchers'' trilogies.
* A. R. Morlan (1958–2016) author of ''Of Vampires & Gentlemen: Tales of Erotic Horror''
* John Morressy, (1930–2006) author of ''The Domesticated Wizard''
* Chris Morris (author), Chris Morris, (born 1946)
* Janet Morris, (born 1946)
* Kenneth Morris (author), Kenneth Morris, (1879–1937)
* William Morris, (1834–1896) author of ''The Wood Beyond the World'' and ''The Well at the World's End''
* Tamsyn Muir, (born 1985) author of ''Gideon the Ninth''
* H. Warner Munn, (1903–1981) author of ''Merlin's Ring''
* C. E. Murphy, (born 1973) author of ''Coyote Dreams''
* Pat Murphy (writer), Pat Murphy, (born 1955) author of ''The Falling Woman''
* Gary Myers (writer), Gary Myers, (born 1952) author of ''The House of the Worm''
* John Myers Myers, (1906–1988) author of ''Silverlock''
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* Robert Nathan, (1894–1985) author of ''Portrait of Jennie''
* Geoff Nelder, (born 1947) author of ''Exit, Pursued by a Bee''
* Robert Newcomb, author of ''A March into Darkness''
* William Nicholson (writer), William Nicholson, (born 1948) author of ''The Wind Singer''
* Douglas Niles, author of the ''Watershed'' trilogy and other series
* Jenny Nimmo, (born 1944) author of ''Children of the Red King'' and ''The Magician Trilogy''
* Larry Niven, (born 1938) author of ''The Magic May Return''
* Garth Nix, (born 1963) author of ''Sabriel'' and sequels
* Charles Nodier, (1790–1844)
* Alyson Noël, author of ''Evermore (novel), Evermore''
* John Norman, (born 1931) author of the ''Gor'' series
* Claire North, pseudonym for Catherine Webb, author of ''The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August''
* Andre Norton, (1912–2005) author of ''High Sorcery''
* Kate Novak, author of the ''
Finder's Stone'' trilogy with
Jeff Grubb
Jeff Grubb (born August 27, 1957) is an author who writes novels, short stories, and comics and a computer and role-playing game designer in the fantasy genre. Grubb worked on the ''Dragonlance'' campaign setting under Tracy Hickman, and the ...
* Naomi Novik, author of the ''Throne of Jade, Temeraire'' series
* Jody Lynn Nye, author of the ''Mythology 101'' series and co author of the ''MythAdventures'' series with Robert Asprin.
* Eric S. Nylund, (born 1964)
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* Raven Oak, (born 1977) author of the ''Boahim Series''
* Andrew Offutt, (1934–2013)
* Noriko Ogiwara
* Nnedi Okorafor, (born 1974) author of ''Akata Witch'' and ''Who Fears Death''
* Tochi Onyebuchi, (born 1987) author of the ''Beasts Made of Night'' series and ''Riot Baby''
* Karen Osborne (born 1980)
* Thomas Owen (author), Thomas Owen
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* Norvell W. Page, (1904–1961)
* Christopher Paolini, (born 1983) author of the ''Inheritance Cycle''
* Richard Parks (author), Richard Parks, (born 1955)
* Michelle Paver, author of ''The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness'' series
* Diana L. Paxson, (born 1943) author of ''Brísingamen''
* Mervyn Peake, (1911–1968) author of the ''Gormenghast series''
* Frank E. Peretti, (born 1951) author of ''This Present Darkness'' and ''The Oath (Peretti), The Oath''
* Anne Perry, (born 1938) author of ''Tathea''
* Nick Perumov, (born 1963) author of ''Ring of Darkness'', ''Chronicles of Hjorward'' and ''Keeper of Swords'' series
* Uroš Petrović, (born 1967)
* Eden Philpotts, (1862–1960) author of ''Lycanthrope: The Mystery of Sir William Wolf''
* Meredith Ann Pierce, (born 1958) author of ''The Darkangel Trilogy''
* Tamora Pierce, (born 1954) author of the ''Tortall'' books, ''The Song of the Lioness'' series and the ''Circle of Magic'' books
* Ricardo Pinto (novelist), Ricardo Pinto, (born in 1961) author of ''Ricardo Pinto (novelist), The Stone Dance of the Chameleon'' series
* Tim Powers, (born 1952) author of ''The Anubis Gates''
* Anne Plichota, author of ''Oksa Pollock''
* C. L. Polk, (born 1969) author of ''The Kingston Cycle''
* Terry Pratchett, (1948–2015) author of ''Discworld''
* Fletcher Pratt, (1897–1956) author of ''The Well of the Unicorn''
*E. Hoffmann Price (1898–1988)
* Philip Pullman, (born 1946) author of ''His Dark Materials'' trilogy
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* Jean Ray (author), Jean Ray, pseudonym of Raymundus Joannes de Kremer (1887–1964), Belgian fantasist
* Melanie Rawn, (born 1954) author of ''Dragon Prince''
* Philip Reeve, author of ''Mortal Engines Quartet'' and ''Fever Crumb (series), Fever Crumb'' series
* Mickey Zucker Reichert, (pseudonym of Miriam Susan Zucker Reichert, born 1962) author of the ''Renshai series'', based on Norse mythology
* Anne Rice, (1941–2021) author of ''The Vampire Chronicles''
* L. James Rice (born 1968) author of the Sundering the Gods Saga
* Rick Riordan, (born 1964) author of the ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' and ''Heroes of Olympus'' series
* Rebecca Roanhorse, (born 1971) author of the ''Between Earth and Sky (novel series), Between Earth and Sky'' series
* Jennifer Roberson, (born 1953) author of the ''Sword-Dancer Saga''
* Katherine Roberts, (born 1962) author of ''The Echorium Sequence'' trilogy
* Nora Roberts, (born 1950) author of ''The Circle Trilogy''
* Kenneth Robeson, (pseudonym of Lester Dent among others) ''Doc Savage'' stories
* Michael Scott Rohan, (1951–2018) author of the ''Winter of the World'' series
* Joel Rosenberg (science fiction author), Joel Rosenberg, (1954–2011) author of the ''Guardians of the Flame'' series
* Patrick Rothfuss, (born 1973) author of ''The Name of the Wind''
* Veronica Roth, author of ''Divergent (novel), Divergent'' series
* M. A. Rothman
* J. K. Rowling, (born 1965) author and writer of the ''Harry Potter'' and ''Fantastic Beasts (film series), Fantastic Beasts'' series
* Don Roff, (born 1966) author of ''Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection''
* Christopher Ruocchio
* Kristine Kathryn Rusch, (born 1960) ''Fey (novels), Fey'' series and others, former editor of ''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, F&SF''
* Sean Russell (author), Sean Russell, (born 1952) author of ''Moontide and Magic Rise''
*Merc Fenn Wolfmoor, A. Merc Rustad, (born 1986)
* Anthony Ryan (writer), Anthony Ryan, author of the ''Raven's Shadow'' series
* Jessica Rydill, (born 1959) author of ''Children of the Shaman''
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* Fred Saberhagen, (1930–2007) author of the ''Empire of the East series, Empire of the East'', ''Book of Swords, The Swords'' and ''Book of Swords, The Lost Swords'' series
* Michelle Sagara, author of the ''Sundered'' series
* Angie Sage, author of the ''Septimus Heap'' series
* Jessica Amanda Salmonson, (born 1950) author of the ''Tomoe Gozen (novel), Tomoe Gozen'' series
* R.A. Salvatore, (born 1959) author of the ''Drizzt'' novels
* Margit Sandemo, (1924–2018)
* Brandon Sanderson, (born 1975) author of the ''Mistborn'' and ''The Stormlight Archive'' series
* Andrzej Sapkowski, (born 1948) author of ''The Witcher, Witcher'' short stories and novels
* Charles R. Saunders, (1946–2020) author of ''Imaro''
* Lawrence M. Schoen, (born 1959) author of the ''Conroyverse'' series
* V.E. Schwab, pseudonym for Victoria Schwab (born 1987), author of ''Shades of Magic'' trilogy
* Darrell Schweitzer, (born 1952)
* Michael Scott (Irish author), Michael Scott, (born 1959) author of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series
* Martin Scott (writer), Martin Scott, (born 1959) author of "Thraxas"
* Darren Shan, author of ''The Saga of Darren Shan'', ''The Demonata'' and short stories
* Samantha Shannon, (born 1991) author of ''The Priory of the Orange Tree''
* Robert Sheckley, (1928–2005)
* Mary Shelley, (1797–1851) author of ''Frankenstein'' and short stories
* Will Shetterly, (born 1955) author of ''Dogland''
* Tony Shillitoe, (born 1955) author of ''The Andrakis Trilogy''
* Sharon Shinn, (born 1957) author of ''The Twelve Houses series''
* Gary Shipman, (born 1966) author of ''Pakkins' Land''
* Rhoda Shipman, (born 1968) author of ''Pakkins' Land''
* Robert Silverberg, (born 1935) author of the ''Majipoor series''
* William Mark Simmons (Wm. Mark Simmons), (born 1953)
* Johanna Sinisalo, (born 1958)
* Isaac Bashevis Singer, (1902–1991)
* Sharon Skinner, (born 1956) author of The Healer's Legacy and others
* Clark Ashton Smith, (1893–1961) one of "the big three of ''Weird Tales'', along with
Robert E. Howard and
H. P. Lovecraft"; author of ''Out of Space and Time''
* Guy Smith (writer), Guy Smith, (born 1957)
* L. J. Smith (author), L.J. Smith, (born 1965) author of the ''Night World'', ''The Vampire Diaries (novel series), The Vampire Diaries'' and ''The Secret Circle'' series
* Mark Andrew Smith, author of ''The New Brighton Archeological Society''
* Sherwood Smith, (born 1951) author of ''Inda (novel)'' and ''Wren to the Rescue''
* Thorne Smith, (1892–1934) author of ''Topper'', on which a Topper (film), 1937 comedy film was based
* S. P. Somtow (pseudonym of Somtow Sucharitkul, born 1952), author of ''Vampire Junction''
* Alison Spedding, (born 1962) author of ''The Road and the Hills''
* Wen Spencer, (born 1963) author of ''Elfhome''
* Nancy Springer, (born 1948) author of ''The White Hart (novel), The White Hart''
*Jon Sprunk (born 1970)
* Michael A. Stackpole, (born 1957) author of ''A Secret Atlas''; best known for his ''
Star Wars'' and ''BattleTech'' books
* Christopher Stasheff, (1944–2018) author of ''The Warlock in Spite of Himself''
* Brian Staveley, author of the ''Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne''
* Brooke Stevens, author of ''The Circus of the Earth and the Air''
* Mary Stewart (novelist), Mary Stewart, (1916–2014) author of ''The Crystal Cave''
* Paul Stewart (writer), Paul Stewart, author of ''The Edge Chronicles''
* Caroline Stevermer, (born 1955) author of ''The Serpent's Egg''
* Maggie Stiefvater, (born 1981) author of ''The Raven Cycle''
* Frank R. Stockton, (1834–1902) author of "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
* James Stoddard (author), James Stoddard, author of ''The High House''
* Adrian Stone, (born 1958) author of ''Devil Trilogy''
* David Lee Stone, author of ''The Illmoor Chronicles''
* Charles Stross, (born 1964)
* Jonathan Stroud, author of ''The Bartimaeus Trilogy''
*
Tricia Sullivan
Tricia Sullivan (born July 7, 1968 in New Jersey, United States) is a science fiction writer. She also writes fantasy under the pseudonym Valery Leith.
She moved to the United Kingdom in 1995. In 1999 she won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for her no ...
, (born 1968) writes fantasy as
Valery Leith (''The Company of Glass'')
* Michael J. Sullivan (author), Michael J. Sullivan, (born 1961) author of ''The Riyria Chronicles''
* Thomas Burnett Swann, (1928–1976) author of ''The Day of the Minotaur''
* Michael Swanwick, (born 1950) author of ''The Iron Dragon's Daughter'' and sequels
* Jonathan Swift, (1667–1745) author of ''Gulliver's Travels''
* Mitzi Szereto, author of ''In Sleeping Beauty's Bed: Erotic Fairy Tales'' and editor of ''Thrones of Desire: Erotic Tales of Swords, Mist and Fire''
T
* Graeme K. Talboys, author of ''Stealing into Winter''
* Yoshiki Tanaka, author of ''The Heroic Legend of Arslan''
* Charles R. Tanner, (1896–1974) author of ''Angus MacAuliffe and the Gowden Tooch''
* Judith Tarr, (born 1955) author of ''The Hound and the Falcon''
* Roger Taylor (author), Roger Taylor, author of the ''Chronicles of Hawklan''
* Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the ''Shadows of the Apt'' series
* Tais Teng, (born 1952) author of "Palimpsests"
* Sheri S. Tepper, (1929–2016) author of ''The True Game'' series
* Karin Tidbeck, (born 1977) author of ''Jagannath''
* Lavie Tidhar, (born 1976) author of ''A Man Lies Dreaming''
* Patrick Tilley, (1928–2020) author of ''The Amtrak Wars'' series
* Eldon Thompson, (born 1974) author of ''The Legend of Asahiel'' series
* Kate Thompson (author), Kate Thompson, (born 1956) author of ''Switchers (novel), Switchers''
* Tade Thompson, author of the ''Wormwood Trilogy''
* J. R. R. Tolkien, (1892–1973) author of ''The Hobbit'', ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Silmarillion''
* Megan Whalen Turner, (born 1965), author of ''The Thief (Turner novel)''
* Harry Turtledove, (born 1949) author of the ''Videssos'' series and ''The Darkness Series, Darkness'' series
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* Unno Juza, (1897–1949)
V
* Eric van Lustbader, (born 1946) author of ''The Pearl Saga''
* John Holbrook Vance, Jack Vance, (1916–2013) (John Holbrook Vance) author of the ''Dying Earth'' series and the ''Lyonesse Trilogy''
* Jules Verne, (1828–1905) author of ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' and ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea''
*E. C. Vivian (1882–1947)
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* Tim Waggoner, author of ''Thieves of Blood''
* Karl Edward Wagner, (1945–1994) author of ''Kane (fantasy), Kane''
* Mervyn Wall, (1908–1997) author of ''The Unfortunate Fursey''
* Evangeline Walton, (1907–1996) author of ''Prince of Annwn''
* Jo Walton, (born 1964) author of ''Among Others''
* Freda Warrington, author of ''Elfland'', ''A Taste of Blood Wine'', the ''Blackbird'' sequence, ''Dracula the Undead'', ''Dark Cathedral'', and others
* Lawrence Watt-Evans, (born 1954) author of ''Out of This World (Watt-Evans novel), Out of This World''
* Catherine Webb, (born 1986) author of ''Mirror Dreams''
* David Weber, (born 1952) author of ''Oath of Swords''
* Helene Wecker, author of ''The Golem and the Jinni''
* Brent Weeks, (born 1977) author of ''The Way of Shadows''
* Margaret Weis, (born 1948) co-author of several ''
Dragonlance
''Dragonlance'' is a shared universe created by Laura Hickman, Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived ''Dragonlance'' whil ...
'' books
* Manly Wade Wellman, (1903–1986) author of ''Worse Things Waiting''
* Angus Wells, (1943–2006) author of ''Forbidden Magic''
* Martha Wells, (born 1964) author of ''City of Bones'' and ''The Books of the Raksura''
* Django Wexler, author of ''The Shadow Campaigns''
* Suzanne Weyn, (born 1955) author of Children's literature, children's and young adult science fiction and fantasy novels and numerous film novelizations
* Chuck Whelon, (born 1969) cartoonist and creator of the humorous fantasy webcomic serial "Pewfell"
* E. B. White, (1899–1985) author of ''Charlotte's Web'' and ''Stuart Little''
* T.H. White, (1906–1964) (Terence Hanbury White) author of ''The Once and Future King''
* Jack Whyte, (1940–2021) author of
Arthurian
King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain.
In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...
novels such as ''The Skystone''
* Cherry Wilder, (1930–2002) author of ''The Wanderer''
* Paul O. Williams, (1935–2009)
* Tad Williams, (born 1957) author of the ''Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn'' trilogy
* Terri Windling, (born 1958) author of ''
The Borderland Series
The ''Borderland'' series of urban fantasy novels and stories were created for teenage readers by author Terri Windling. Most of the series is set in Bordertown, a dystopian city near the border between "the Elflands" and "The World". The series ...
''
* David Wingrove, author of ''Chung Kuo (novel series)''
* Evan Winter, author of ''The Rage of Dragons''
* Cendrine Wolf, author of ''Oksa Pollock''
*Gene Wolfe, (1931–2019) author of ''The Shadow of the Torturer''
* Chris Wooding, author of ''Poison (Wooding novel), Poison''
* Patricia Wrede, author of the ''Lyra'' books
* John C. Wright (author), John C. Wright, (born 1961) author of the ''Orphans of Chaos'' and ''Last Guardian of Everness'' series
* Kirby Wright, author of ''The End, My Friend''
* Janny Wurts, author of the ''Wars of Light and Shadow'' and the ''Empire Trilogy'' (with
Raymond E. Feist
Raymond Elias Feist (; born Raymond Elias Gonzales III; December 21, 1945) is an American fantasy fiction author who wrote ''The Riftwar Cycle'', a series of novels and short stories. His books have been translated into multiple languages and ha ...
)
Y
* Yamamura Bocho
* Neon Yang, author of ''The Black Tides of Heaven''
* Simon Hawke, Nicholas Yermakov, (original name of
Simon Hawke; born 1951)
* Jane Yolen, (born 1939) author of ''Briar Rose (novel), Briar Rose''
Z
* Roger Zelazny, (1937–1995) author of ''The Chronicles of Amber''
* Alexander Zelenyj
* Sarah Zettel, (born 1966) author of ''A Sorcerer's Treason''
See also
*Fantasy
*List of children's literature writers
*List of fantasy novels
*List of high fantasy fiction
*List of horror fiction authors
*List of science fiction authors
*Lists of authors
References
External links
websitefor Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Fantasy Authors
Fantasy writers, *
Lists of writers, Fantasy
Fantasy-related lists, Authors