Dirk Strasser’s historical fantasy Conquist, set in the dying days of the Inca Empire, won a Silver Medal in the Coffee Pot Book Club Book Of The Year Award and was a finalist in the Best Fantasy Nove…
Tad Williams is a California-based fantasy superstar. His genre-creating (and genre-busting) books have sold tens of millions worldwide, in twenty-five languages. His considerable output of epic fanta…
Christopher Paolini was born in Southern California and has lived most of his life in Paradise Valley, Montana. He published his first novel, Eragon, in 2003 at the age of nineteen, and quickly became…
Maggie Furey was born in North East England and spent most of her adult life residing in County Wicklow, Ireland. She was a qualified teacher, but has also reviewed books on BBC Radio Newcastle, been …
Rachel Cusk was born in Canada, and spent some of her childhood in Los Angeles, before her family returned to England, in 1974, when Cusk was 8 years old. She read English at New College, Oxford.
Eric Avedissian is an adjunct English professor and speculative fiction author. His published work includes the novels Accursed Son, Mr. Penny-Farthing, Midnight at Bat Hollow, The Ocean Hugs Hard, an…
Lloyd joined the United States Marines and served in Vietnam in 1966 as a field radio operator. Soon after graduating with a BA in journalism from Fresno State University, California, Lloyd started te…
Chris was born and raised in Chicago. Her father was a history professor and her mother was, and is, a voracious reader. She grew up with a love of history and books. Her parents also love traveling, …
Chris Hammer is a leading Australian crime fiction author. His first book, Scrublands, was an instant #1 bestseller upon publication in 2018. It won the prestigious UK Crime Writers' Association John …
James Islington was born and raised in southern Victoria, Australia. His influences growing up were the stories of Raymond E. Feist and Robert Jordan, but it wasn't until later, when he read Brandon S…
Dr. Annise Mabry is an award-winning, bestselling author, education strategist, and nonprofit leader dedicated to transforming alternative education pathways for at-risk youth. As the founder of The D…
Mai Mochizuki was born and raised in Hokkaido and now lives in Kyoto, and originally wrote Alice in Kyouraku Forest as a series of novels. She's written numerous other titles, including 4th Kyoto Book…
Sara Winokur is a geneticist, researcher, and author. Her historical fiction and cultural thrillers embody elements of DNA and forensic science, as she has a Ph.D. in molecular genetics. Her research …
Bee Bloeser is a public speaker and award-winning author. She has lived in West Africa, the Middle East and Native American nations, and has supported her late husband’s public health work on five con…
Valerie lives in Brisbane, Australia with her husband and daughter, after moving from Sydney. She writes contemporary women’s fiction and romance fiction, as well as magical realism novellas and short…
Valerie Storm was raised in Tucson, Arizona. Growing up, she fell in love with everything fantasy. When she wasn’t playing video games, she was writing. By age ten, she began to write her own stories …
Melissa Cave is a writer and a veteran who has spent most of her life traveling, first as a military brat and then on active duty. She has always been fascinated by new places, cultures, languages, an…
Debbie’s journey is one of resilience, growth, and determination. Growing up in both Germany and Alaska, she experienced a diverse childhood that shaped her into a well-rounded person with a global pe…
Martha Wickham has a knack for finding the ghosts hidden in the dust. A lifelong student of the arcane and the artistic, Martha has an Associate's Degree and professional writing credentials, but she …
