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Julie Kagawa is an American author of YA fantasy novels. She writes the Iron Fey, Blood of Eden and Talon series. Born in Sacramento, California, she ended up moving to Hawaii as a kid – a land full of large insects, geckos and frequent hurricanes. Julie spent her time in class reading, especially when she […]
Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was a British author of fantasy, mystery and horror novels and short stories for both children and adults. He was born in Wales to Norwegian parents. Dahl enlisted to the Royal Air Force where he became a flying ace. Following a crash and some severe headaches, he returned home. It was around […]
Temeraire is a series of fantasy/alternate history novels by American novelist Naomi Novik. The series is a fantasy re-telling of the Napoleonic Wars, complete with dragons. The books follow Temeraire and Captain William Laurence. Captain Laurence is serving in the Royal Navy when he comes across a dragon egg. When it hatches, a dragon named […]
Naomi Novik is an American author of historical fantasy/alternate history novels. She writes the Temeraire fantasy series. Naomi has been reading ever since she was young, even reading the Lord of the Rings when she was six and then came to love Jane Austen when she was only seven years old. With her childhood love […]
The Deryni universe is a series of historical fantasy novels by American novelist Katherine Kurtz. The series is set in the medieval kingdom of Gwynedd. The kingdom is populated by both humans and Deryni – a race of psychics with magical powers. Relations between the two races are tenuous, which often affects the main characters […]
Katherine Kurtz is an American author of high and modern fantasy novels. She is the author of the Deryni universe series and co-author of the Adept series. Katherine has been a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers’ Guild of America as well as the Society for Creative Anachronism. For many years, Katherine lived in a […]
Griffen McCandles is the protagonist in a series of comic fantasy novels by American authors Robert Asprin and Jody Lynn Nye. The series is also known as the “Dragons series.” The title character of the series, Griffen McCandles, is a masterful poker player and con artist who finds out, to his disbelief, that he’s a […]
Myth Adventures is a series of fantasy novels created by American author Robert Asprin (and later written with Jody Lynn Nye). Each book title in the series has got a pun, replacing “Mis,” “Miss” or “Mess” with “Myth.” The puns do not end with the book titles. The series is full of myriad characters and […]
Robert Asprin (1946-2008) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy novels and stories. He is the author of the Myth Adventures and Phule’s Company series, and also created the Thieves’ World series. Robert was a frequent collaborator with his then-wife, Lynn Abbey, Jody Lynn Nye and others. He died from a heart attack […]
The Dragons of Wayward Crescent is a series of children’s fantasy novels by British author Chris d’Lacey. In this prequel to d’Lacey’s Last Dragon Chronicles series, readers will learn how the dragons came to life and how they would eventually save the world.