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Lucas Thorn

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Born

in brisbane, Australia

Website

http://www.lucasthorn.com

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Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Ebooks

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george g gilman
fritz leiber
eric dando
raymond chandler
ae van vogt

Member Since

March 2010

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https://www.goodreads.com/lucasthorn

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I write blood-soaked fantasy, weird horror, and dark revenge stories about broken people who just won’t stay down.

If you like foul-mouthed assassins, eldritch monsters, grimy cities, or antiheroes who stab first and process emotions never — you’re probably in the right place.

I share behind-the-scenes lore, writing process breakdowns, and new fiction early on Patreon.com/lucasthorn — plus occasional rants and weird thoughts over on Discord and Facebook.

Come say hi. Bring knives.

More information about my books can be found on my website: http://www.lucasthorn.com. ...more

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I'm back!

Okay, so I'm back to writing.

I released The Nekomancer last week, which is the first book I've written in 7 years!

I've updated my website, and even started a Patreon to try and keep writing. I really need to do the next Nysta book. I'm already re-editing all the old books one by one and re-releasing them as I go.

For more information on that, including background information and behind-the-scenes c Read more of this blog post »

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Published on June 17, 2025 17:38 • Tags: grimdark, litrpg, writer

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	Revenge of the Elf (Nysta, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Duel at Grimwood Creek (Nysta #2) 4.02 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Goblins Rage (Nysta #3) 4.24 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blade of the Vampire King (Nysta #4) 4.29 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wall of Darkest Shadow (Nysta #5) 4.52 avg rating — 54 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nysta: Sea of Revenants (The Shadow Realm Book 7) 4.53 avg rating — 45 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nysta: Assassin of Dragonclaw (The Shadow Realm Book 8) 4.48 avg rating — 42 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trail of the Necromancer (Hemlock and Melganaderna #1) 4.19 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nysta: Scion of Dragonclaw (The Shadow Realm Book 9) 4.50 avg rating — 32 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Satanic Brides of Dracula (Rise of the Fel Queen Book 1) 3.79 avg rating — 29 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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