Who's writing it
Authors
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Brandon Sanderson
American epic fantasy author known for intricate, rule-based magic systems, including the Mistborn series and the Stormlight Archive.
Christopher Buehlman
Christopher Buehlman is a Florida-born author whose novels span fantasy and horror. His books include the Blacktongue series, Between Two Fires, Those Across the River, and The Lesser Dead.
George R. R. Martin
American fantasy author and screenwriter best known for the politically intricate A Song of Ice and Fire series.
J.R.R. Tolkien
English author and philologist whose The Lord of the Rings helped define modern epic fantasy.
James Islington
Australian fantasy author known for large-scale mysteries, layered timelines, and the Hierarchy series.
Joe Abercrombie
British author of grimdark fantasy known for morally gray characters and dark humor, starting with The First Law trilogy.
Patrick Rothfuss
American author known for the lyrical, first-person narration of the Kingkiller Chronicle.
Rebecca Yarros
American author of the Empyrean fantasy-romance series, beginning with Fourth Wing.
Robert Jordan
American epic fantasy author who created The Wheel of Time, completed after his death from his notes by Brandon Sanderson.
Robin Hobb
Robin Hobb is an American fantasy author whose work includes the Farseer Trilogy, the Liveship Traders Trilogy, the Tawny Man Trilogy, the Soldier Son Trilogy, and the Rain Wilds Chronicles. She also writes as Megan Lindholm.
Samantha Shannon
Samantha Shannon is a British fantasy author whose books include The Bone Season series and the Roots of Chaos cycle. The Bone Season, her debut novel, was published in 2013.
Scott Lynch
American fantasy author of the Gentleman Bastard Sequence, a series centered on con artists Locke Lamora and Jean Tannen.