List of fantasy authors
This partial list of fantasy authors, perhaps unsurprisingly, contains many overlaps with the List of science fiction authors.A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
- Lynn Abbey
- Lloyd Alexander, (born 1924) Chronicles of Prydain
- Piers Anthony, (born 1934) Xanth
- Robert Lynn Asprin, (born 1946) Myth Adventures, Thieves' World
B
- Alexander Baliol
- T.A. Barron
- L. Frank Baum, (1856-1919), Oz series
- Peter S. Beagle, (born 1939)
- John Bellairs, (1938-1991)
- Carol Berg
- Anne Bishop
- James P. Blaylock, (born 1950)
- Hannes Bok, (1914-1964)
- Elizabeth H. Boyer
- Marion Zimmer Bradley, (1930-1999) Darkover series, Sword and Sorceress anthologies
- Kristen Britain, Green Rider novels
- Terry Brooks, (born 1944) Shannara novels
- Steven Brust, (born 1955) Dragaera novels
- Jim Butcher
C
- James Branch Cabell, (1879-1958)
- Jonathan Carroll
- Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), (1832-1898), Alice in Wonderland
- Lin Carter, (1930-1988)
- Jack L. Chalker, (born 1944)
- C. J. Cherryh, (born 1942)
- G. K. Chesterton, (1874-1936)
- Glen Cook, Black Company novels, Garrett PI novels
- Rick Cook, Wizardry series
- Louise Cooper Order & Chaos novels
- Susan Cooper, (born 1935) ''Dark is Rising sequence
- John Crowley, (born 1942)
D
- Avram Davidson, (1923-1993)
- L. Sprague de Camp, (1907-2000) The Compleat Enchanter, Conan stories
- Charles de Lint, (born 1951)
- Stephen Donaldson, (born 1947) The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
- Lord Dunsany, (1878-1957) (Edward Plunkett)
E
- David Eddings, (born 1931) Belgariad/Malloreon novels
- E. R. Eddison, (1882-1945)
- Mircea Eliade, (1907-1986)
- Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, (1910-2003)
F
- Raymond E. Feist, (born 1945) Midkemia/Kelewan novels
- Philip Jose Farmer, (born 1918), Riverworld saga
- Alan Dean Foster, (born 1946) Humanx Commonwealth novels, particularly those involving Flinx
- C. S. Friedman
G
- Neil Gaiman, (born 1960) The Books of Magic, numerous graphic novels
- Alan Garner, (born 1934) Elidor, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
- Randall Garrett, (born 1927) Lord D'Arcy novels
- David Gemmell, (born 1948) Drenai novels
- Mary Gentle
- Terry Goodkind, (born 1948) Sword of Truth novels
H
- Traci Harding
- Barbara Hambly, (born 1951) Darwath novels
- Laurell K. Hamilton, (born 1963) Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
- Geraldine Harris
- M. John Harrison, (born 1945)
- Simon Hawke (born 1951)
- Tracy Hickman DragonLance novels
- Tom Holt, (born 1961) mostly humourous fantasy
- Robert E. Howard, (1906-1936) Originator of Conan the Barbarian
- P. C. Hodgell
- William Hope Hodgson, (1877-1918)
- Barry Hughart
I
J
- Brian Jacques, (born 1939) Redwall series
- Tove Jansson, (1914-2001) Moomin novels
- Robert Jordan, (born 1948) The Wheel of Time series
- Diana Wynne Jones, (born 1934) Chrestomanci series
K
- Guy Gavriel Kay, (born 1954) The Fionavar Tapestry, Tigana
- Feliks W. Kres
- Katherine Kurtz, (born 1944) The Deryni novels
- Ellen Kushner
L
- Mercedes Lackey, (born 1950) Velgarth/Valdemar novels
- R.A. Lafferty, (1914-2002)
- Stephen R. Lawhead, (born 1950)
- Tanith Lee, (born 1947)
- Ursula K. Le Guin, (born 1929) Earthsea novels
- Fritz Leiber, (1910-1992) Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
- Madeleine L'Engle, (born 1918)
- C.S. Lewis, (1898-1963) Narnia series, The Screwtape Letters
- Astrid Lindgren, (1907-2002)
- David Lindsay, (1876-1945)
- H. P. Lovecraft, (1890-1937) Cthulhu mythos stories
- Dave Luckett
- Elizabeth A. Lynn
M
- R. A. MacAvoy, (born 1949)
- Anne McCaffrey, (born 1926) Dragonriders of Pern novels and stories, Brainship stories
- George MacDonald, (1824-1905)
- Arthur Machen, (1863-1947)
- Patricia A. McKillip, (born 1948) The Riddlemaster of Hed
- Robin McKinley, Damar stories
- George R. R. Martin, (born 1948) Wild Cards anthologies
- Abraham Merritt, (1884-1943)
- Gustav Meyrink, (1868-1932)
- China Miéville, (born 1972)
- L. E. Modesitt, Jr (born 1943) Recluce novels
- Elizabeth Moon, (born 1945)
- Michael Moorcock, (born 1939) The Eternal Champion sequence
- Christopher Moore
- William Morris, (1834-1896), The Wood Between the Worlds
- H. Warner Munn, (1903-1981)
- Pat Murphy
N
- John Norman, (born 1931) Gor series
- Garth Nix, (born 1963) Sabriel and sequels
- Andre Norton, (born 1912) Witchworld stories
O
P
- Mervyn Peake, (1911-1968) Gormenghast
- Anne Perry, (born 1938)
- Meredith Ann Pierce
- Tamora Pierce, (born 1954) Tortall books, Circle of Magic books
- Tim Powers, (born 1952) The Anubis Gates
- Terry Pratchett, (born 1948) Discworld
- Fletcher Pratt, (1897-1956)
- Philip Pullman, (born 1946) His Dark Materials trilogy
Q
R
- Melanie Rawn (born 1954), Dragon Prince and Dragon Star novels
- Kim Stanley Robinson, (born 1952) Red/Green/Blue Mars sequence
- Joel Rosenberg, (born 1954) ''Guardians of the Flame series
- J. K. Rowling, (born 1965) Harry Potter books
- Matt Ruff
S
- R.A. Salvatore, (born 1959)
- Andrzej Sapkowski, (born 1948)
- Robert Sheckley, (born 1928)
- Will Shetterly
- Robert Silverberg, (born 1935)
- Johanna Sinisalo, (born 1958)
- Clark Ashton Smith, (1893-1961)
- Thorne Smith, (1892-1934)
- Mary Stewart, (born 1916)
- Caroline Stevermer
- Frank R. Stockton, (1834-1902)
- Somtow Sucharitkul, (pseudonym, S. P. Somtow)
- Thomas Burnett Swann, (1928-1976)
- Jonathan Swift, (1667-1745)
T
- Judith Tarr
- Sheri S. Tepper
- J. R. R. Tolkien, (1892-1973), Middle-earth: The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
- Harry Turtledove, (born 1949) Videssos series, Darkness series
U
V
- Jack Vance, (born 1916) (John Holbrook Vance) The Dying Earth series, the Demon Princes series
W
- Lawrence Watt-Evans, (born 1954)
- Margaret Weis, Dragonlance books
- Manly Wade Wellman, (1903-1986)
- T.H. White, (1906-1964) (Terence Hanbury White) The Once and Future King
- Jack Whyte, (born 1939)
- Tad Williams, (born 1957) Memory, Sorrow and Thorn
- Terri Windling, (born 1958)
- Gene Wolfe, (born 1931)
- Patricia Wrede Mairelon the Magician, the Lyra books
X
Y
- Nicholas Yermakov, (born 1951)
Z
- Roger Zelazny, (1937-1995) The Amber decalogy