Born on February 19, 1984, in Tacoma, Washington, Marissa Meyer is an American writer of Young adult fantasy and science fiction romance. She attended Pacific Lutheran University, where she received a degree in creative writing and worked as a book editor before beginning her career as a writer. She wrote Sailor Moon fan fiction under…
Launched by Brandon Mull (writer of the Fablehaven series), Spirit Animals is a multi-platform series and children’s series published by Scholastic. Right now, it consists of 19 books: two main series and four special editions. Each book in the series includes a code that unlocks gameplay on spiritanimals.com. It centers on the fantasy world of…
Written by British writer Kim Newman, Anno Dracula is a historical/fantasy series in which vampires are common and increasingly dominant in society. This alternate history brings Count Dracula from Bram Stoker’s novel in Great Britain where nobody stopped him. The series focused on members of the mysterious Diogenes Club which represents the crown in matters…
Written by Thomas Archibald Barron, The Merlin Saga is a fantasy series telling the lost stories from the youth of the legendary wizard Merlin to his old age. The Merlin Saga is a big unified story composed of three separate series: The Lost Years of Merlin epic, Merlin’s Dragon trilogy, and The Great Tree of…
Created by writer Ilona Andrews, Kate Daniels is the main protagonist of an urban fantasy series set in a slightly futuristic Atlanta, where magic and tech periods follow one another. In this world where magical creatures are present, Kate Daniels is a human with magical abilities, a mercenary who fights monsters and cleans up magical…
Wings of Fire is a fantasy novel series written by Tui T. Sutherland about young dragons, war, and prophecies set in the fictional world of Pyrrhia and Pantala about a place where dragons rule and the fate of the world is decided by epic battles between dragon tribes, each with their unique abilities and beliefs….
Gene Rodman Wolfe (1931-2019) was a prolific American science fiction and fantasy writer, a member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame (like Frank Herbert or Octavia Butler) known for his short stories and his award-winning novels In fact, Wolfe is best known for his Book of the New Sun series which formed the first…
Anne Rice (October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021) was an American writer of gothic fiction, Christian literature, and erotic fiction–and the sister of novelist Alice Borchardt. She was famous for her vampire novels, namely the series of novels The Vampire Chronicles, which revolves around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, played by Tom Cruise…
Written by British author and former journalist David Gemmell, The Drenai Series is a heroic fantasy series set in a world of warring kingdoms and powerful magic that takes us through the ages as the heroes fight to defend their land against invading forces. The stories focus primarily on the Drenai people, as their violent…
Holly Black is an American writer mostly known for her series of children’s books and young-adult fantasy series, working with authors like Tony DiTerlizzi and Cassandra Clare. She also works for DC Comics on the New52 Lucifer series. She has won numerous awards for her writing, including the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and…
Written by Diana Gabaldon, Outlander is a mix of historical fiction with a healthy touch of romance, adventures, mysteries, and, of course, elements of science fiction (you know, time travel!). The story follows a 20th-century British nurse named Claire Randall. When she inadvertently time travels to 18th-century Scotland, she meets the Highland warrior Jamie Fraser….
From American fantasy and science fiction author Judith Tarr, the Avaryan Rising series — also known as the Avaryan Chronicles — is a high epic fantasy series. He appeared out of the northern mountain fastness, wielding powerful magics and claiming to be the Sun God’s own child. His burning desire was to rule the entire…
