Gwendolyn Faith Hunter is an American

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and

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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.Faith IN THE DARK
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

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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

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praising ''Bloodring'' as "an entertaining, if a bit rough first volume in a promising new series". ''

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'' and ''

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'' also reviewed ''Bloodring'', with ''Publishers Weekly'' praising the "strong, cliffhanger ending".Fiction Review: Bloodring
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Bibliography

as Gary Hunter

''Garrick Travis'' series

*''Death Warrant'', October 1990,

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, *''Death Sentence'', July 1992, Warner Books,

as Gwen Hunter

''Rhea Lynch, M.D.'' series

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''DeLande Saga'' series

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Stand-alone books

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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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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 ...
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''Jane Yellowrock'' series

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''Soulwood'' series

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Unrelated

#''Magic School for Geezers'', June 7, 2022, Dirty Deeds 2,

Nonfiction

"Common Misconceptions About Writers"
''Crossed Genres'', Issue 1.

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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Biography

Reception

Bibliography

as Gary Hunter

''Garrick Travis'' series

as Gwen Hunter

''Rhea Lynch, M.D.'' series

''DeLande Saga'' series

Stand-alone books

Nonfiction

as Faith Hunter

''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 ...''

''Jane Yellowrock'' series

''Soulwood'' series

Unrelated

Nonfiction

See also

References

External links

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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 ...
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