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Thomas A. (T.A.) Barron is an American author of YA fantasy novels and nature-themed non-fiction books. He writes the Merlin Saga, Atlantis Saga and the Heroic Adventures of Kate series. Barron grew up in Massachusetts and Colorado and quickly gained a great appreciation for nature and the natural world. He attended Princeton University and Balliol […]
Sharon Lee is an American author of science fiction, fantasy and mystery novels. She writes the Liaden Universe books along with her husband, Steve Miller. Lee graduated from high school in 1970 and went to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Before she got to become a novelist, however, she had several other jobs, including […]
Kristin Cashore is an American author of YA fantasy novels. She writes the Graceling Realm series. Kristin grew up in northeastern Pennsylvania as a voracious reader. She earned her Master’s degree from the Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at Simmons College. Kristin has lived in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Sydney, New York, Texas, Italy, London […]
David Wellington is an American author of horror, fantasy and thriller novels. He writes the Monster Island Trilogy, Laura Caxton/Vampire series, Cheyenne Clark/Werewolf series and Jim Chapel Missions series. He has also written fantasy novels as David Chandler. Wellington attended Syracuse University, earned his MFA in creative writing from Penn State, and also earned his […]
Whitley Strieber is an American author of horror, science fiction, fantasy and thriller novels and non-fiction books (largely on the paranormal topics). He writes the Communion series, which is based on his own experiences as an abductee by “visitors” (which he doesn’t conclude are necessarily aliens from outer space). Strieber graduated from the University of […]
The Solar Cycle is a series of science fiction/fantasy novels by American author Gene Wolfe. The series is broken up into multi-volume novels: The Book of the New Sun, The Book of the Long Sun and The Book of the Short Sun. The Book of the New Sun is set in far in the future, […]
Gene Wolfe is an American author of science fiction and fantasy novels and stories. He writes the Urth/Solar Cycle series. Wolfe is known for his dense and allusive prose and the influence his Catholic faith has on his work. Unlike popular conventions, his first-person narrators are sometimes unreliable. Wolfe once wrote to Neil Gaiman, “My […]
Anne Frasier is the pen name of American author Theresa Weir, who writes novels in numerous genres. She writes the Elise Sandburg, Land of the Dead and the Cool Cats Trilogy. Frasier was born in Burlington, Iowa. Her parents divorced when she was young and she spent her childhood in poverty and moving across the […]
James Asher is the protagonist in a series of historical/urban fantasy novels by American novelist Barbara Hambly. Dr. James Asher is a former spy for Queen Victoria who has retired into private life. In order to save his wife’s life from a vampire named Don Simon, he takes a job hunting vampires. The series is […]
Darwath is a series of fantasy novels by American novelist Barbara Hambly. The series marks Barbara Hambly’s debut as a author. The series has been described as atmospheric, complex and powerful.