John Timothy Akers is an American author of

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Life

John Timothy Akers was born in rural

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, the only son of John Nance Akers, a theologian.Tim Akers
on goodreads.com.North Carolina. Register of Deeds. ''North Carolina Birth Indexes, 1800-2000''. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives, v. 61, p. 2387. He moved to

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for college, and has resided that area since. He is married.

Writing career

Akers has been active in the speculative fiction field since 2004. His work has appeared in various periodicals and anthologies, including ''

Apex Magazine ''Apex Magazine'', also previously known as ''Apex Digest'', is an American horror and science fiction magazine. This subscription webzine, ''Apex Magazine'', contains short fiction, reviews, and interviews. It has been nominated for several awa ...

'', ''ChiZine'', ''

Clarkesworld Magazine ''Clarkesworld Magazine'' (ISSN 1937-7843) is an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine. It released its first issue October 1, 2006 and has maintained a regular monthly schedule since, publishing fiction by authors such as Elizabet ...

'', '' Electric Velocipede'', '' Interzone'', ''The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume Three'', ''

Strange Horizons ''Strange Horizons'' is an online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry and nonfiction in every issue, including reviews, essays, interviews, and roundtables. History and profile It was launched in September 2000, and ...

'', and ''Transmissions from Beyond''.

Bibliography

Burn Cycle

#''Heart of Veridon'' (2009) #''Dead of Veridon'' (2011) *''Bones of Veridon'' (collection) (2013)

The Hallowed War

#''The Pagan Night'' (2016) #''The Iron Hound'' (2017) #''The Winter Vow'' (2018)

Other novels

*'' The Horns of Ruin'' (2010) *''Knight Watch'' (2020)

Short stories

Nonfiction

Awards

''The Pagan Night'' was a preliminary nominee for the 2017 Gemmell Award.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akers, Tim 1972 births Living people 21st-century American novelists American speculative fiction writers Novelists from North Carolina American male novelists 21st-century American male writers