List of fantasy authors
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This partial list of fantasy authors, perhaps unsurprisingly, contains many overlaps with the list of science fiction authors. Category:Fantasy writers will eventually be more complete than this list.
A
- Lynn Abbey
- Richard Adams (born 1920)
- Joan Aiken (1924-2004)
- Lloyd Alexander, (born 1924) Chronicles of Prydain
- Eduardo Ivan Amaro (born 1983)
- Alan Burt Akers (Kenneth Bulmer)
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
- Poul Anderson (1926-2001)
- F. Anstey (1856-1934)
- Mark Anthony
- Piers Anthony, (born 1934) Xanth
- Tom Arden (born 1966)
- Kelley Armstrong, Women of the Otherworld
- Danilo Arona
- Sarah Ash
- Mike Ashley
- Robert Lynn Asprin, (born 1946) Myth Adventures, Thieves World
- A.A. Attanasio (born 1951)
B
- Alexander Baliol
- Gloria Barberi (born 1955)
- James Barclay
- William Barnwell, (1943-), "Blessing Papers series"
- JM Barrie
- T.A. Barron
- Gael Baudino
- L. Frank Baum, (1856-1919), the Land of Oz series
- Peter S. Beagle, (born 1939)
- John Bellairs, (1938-1991)
- Carol Berg
- James Bibby
- Anne Bishop, Black Jewels Trilogy
- James P. Blaylock, (born 1950)
- Hannes Bok, (1914-1964)
- Elizabeth H. Boyer
- Ray Bradbury
- Marion Zimmer Bradley, (1930-1999) Darkover series, Sword and Sorceress series of anthologies
- Rebecca Bradley
- Ernest Braham
- Patricia Briggs
- Kristen Britain, Green Rider novels
- Terry Brooks, (born 1944) Shannara novels, Magic Kingdom of Landover novels, The Word & the Void trilogy
- Steven Brust, (born 1955) Dragaera novels
- Emma Bull
- Kenneth Bulmer
- Chris Bunch
- Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Jim Butcher
C
- James Branch Cabell, (1879-1958)
- Trudi Canavan
- Orson Scott Card
- Jacqueline Carey
- Jonathan Carroll
- Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), (1832-1898), Alice in Wonderland
- Lin Carter, (1930-1988)
- Vittorio Catani (born 1940)
- Jack L. Chalker, (1944-2005)
- C. J. Cherryh, (born 1942)
- G. K. Chesterton, (1874-1936)
- Massimo Citi (born 1955)
- David B. Coe
- Storm Constantine (born 1956)
- Glen Cook, (born 1944), Black Company novels, Garrett PI novels
- Rick Cook, Wizardry series
- Louise Cooper Order & Chaos novels
- Susan Cooper, (born 1935) The Dark is Rising sequence
- John Crowley, (born 1942)
- Elaine Cunningham
D
- Avram Davidson, (1923-1993)
- Milena Debenedetti (born 1957)
- John DeChancie
- L. Sprague de Camp, (1907-2000) The Compleat Enchanter, Conan stories
- Alessandro Defilippi
- Michael de Larrabeiti, (born 1934)
- Charles de Lint, (born 1951)
- Stephen Donaldson, (born 1947) The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
- Sara Douglass
- Dave Duncan
- Lord Dunsany, (1878-1957) (Edward Plunkett)
E
- David Eddings, (born 1931) Belgariad/Malloreon/Elenium/Tamuli novels
- E. R. Eddison, (1882-1945)
- Mircea Eliade, (1907-1986)
- Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, (1910-2003)
F
- Philip Jose Farmer, (born 1918), Riverworld saga
- Raymond E. Feist, (born 1945) Riftwar aka Midkemia/Kelewan novels
- Charles G. Finney, (1905-1984) The Circus of Dr. Lao
- Lynn Flewelling, (born 1958)
- 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
- Christie Golden
- Terry Goodkind, (born 1948) Sword of Truth novels
- Richard Grant
- Gayle Greeno
- Jeff Grubb, Finder's Stone trilogy with Kate Novak
H
- Barbara Hambly, (born 1951) Darwath novels
- Laurell K. Hamilton, (born 1963) Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
- Traci Harding
- Geraldine Harris
- M. John Harrison, (born 1945)
- Simon Hawke (born 1951)
- Hayami Yuji (born 1961)
- Elizabeth Haydon
- Tracy Hickman Dragonlance novels
- Robin Hobb, (born 1952) pseudonym of Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden who also writes as Megan Lindholm
- John C. Hocking (born 1960)
- P. C. Hodgell, (born 1951)
- William Hope Hodgson, (1877-1918)
- Tom Holt, (born 1961) mostly humorous fantasy
- Nina Kiriki Hoffman (born 1955)
- Robert E. Howard, (1906-1936) Originator of Conan the Barbarian
- Tanya Huff
- Barry Hughart (Chinese historical fantasies)
- Robert Don Hughes, (born 1949) Pelmen the Powershaper and subsequent novels
I
J
- Brian Jacques, (born 1939) Redwall series
- J.V. Jones, The Book of Words trilogy, Sword of Shadows trilogy
- Tove Jansson, (1914-2001) Moomin novels
- K.V. Johansen (born 1968)
- 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
- Greg Keyes Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone series, others
- Annette Curtis Klause
- Mindy Klasky
- Feliks W. Kres
- Katherine Kurtz, (born 1944) The Deryni novels
- Katharine Kerr, (born 1944) The Deverry novels and others
- Ellen Kushner
L
- Mercedes Lackey, (born 1950) Velgarth/Valdemar novels
- R.A. Lafferty, (1914-2002)
- Rick Law, (born 1969)
- 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
- Valery Leith, (born 1968) Everien trilogy; a pseudonym of Tricia Sullivan
- Madeleine L'Engle, (born 1918)
- C.S. Lewis, (1898-1963) Narnia series, The Screwtape Letters
- Astrid Lindgren, (1907-2002)
- Megan Lindholm, (born 1952) pseudonym of Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden who also writes as Robin Hobb
- David Lindsay, (1876-1945)
- Massimo Lo Jacono
- 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)
- Juliet Marillier, the Sevenwaters Trilogy
- George R. R. Martin, (born 1948), A Song of Ice and Fire
- Juliet E. McKenna, The Tales of Einarinn
- Dennis L. McKiernan, (born 1932)
- Patricia A. McKillip, (born 1948), The Riddlemaster of Hed
- Robin McKinley, (born 1952), Damar stories
- Abraham Merritt, (1884-1943)(A. Merritt)
- 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
- John Morressy
- William Morris, (1834-1896), The Wood Between the Worlds
- H. Warner Munn, (1903-1981)
- Pat Murphy
- John Myers Myers, (1906-1988)
N
- John Norman, (born 1931) Gor series
- Douglas Niles, Watershed trilogy and other series
- Garth Nix, (born 1963) Sabriel and sequels
- Andre Norton, (born 1912) Witchworld stories
- Kate Novak, Finder's Stone trilogy with Jeff Grubb
O
P
- Mervyn Peake, (1911-1968) Gormenghast
- Frank E. Peretti, (born 1951) This Present Darkness, The Oath
- 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
- Mickey Zucker Reichert (Pseudonym of Miriam Susan Zucker Reichert, born 1962), Bifrost Guardians and Renshai novels
- Kenneth Robeson (Pseudonym of Lester Dent among others), Doc Savage stories
- Joel Rosenberg (born 1954), Guardians of the Flame series
- J. K. Rowling (born 1965), Harry Potter books
- Matt Ruff
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch (born 1960), Fey series and others; former editor of F&SF
- Sean Russell
S
- Fred Saberhagen, (born 1930)
- Michelle Sagara West
- R.A. Salvatore, (born 1959)
- Andrzej Sapkowski, (born 1948)
- Eric Schomburg, (born 1980)
- Robert Sheckley, (born 1928)
- Will Shetterly
- Sharon Shinn
- Gary Shipman, (born 1966),, Pakkins' Land
- Rhoda Shipman, (born 1968),, Pakkins' Land
- Robert Silverberg, (born 1935)
- Johanna Sinisalo, (born 1958)
- Clark Ashton Smith, (1893-1961)
- Thorne Smith, (1892-1934)
- S.P. Somtow pseudonym of Somtow Sucharitkul
- Wen Spencer, (born 1963)
- Michael A. Stackpole, (born 1957) DragonCrown War Cycle (4 novels), others
- Mary Stewart, (born 1916)
- Caroline Stevermer
- Frank R. Stockton, (1834-1902)
- Somtow Sucharitkul, (pseudonym, S. P. Somtow)
- Tricia Sullivan, (born 1968) writes as Valery Leith
- 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
- Unno Juza (1897-1949)
V
- Jack Vance, (born 1916) (John Holbrook Vance) The Dying Earth series, the Lyonesse Trilogy, the Demon Princes series
W
- Karl Edward Wagner, (1945 - 1994) Kane
- Jo Walton
- 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)
- Cherry Wilder, (1930-2002) The Rulers of Hylor trilogy, The Wanderer
- Paul O. Williams, (born 1935)
- Tad Williams, (born 1957) Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
- Terri Windling, (born 1958) the Bordertown series
- Gene Wolfe, (born 1931)
- Patricia Wrede, Mairelon the Magician, the Lyra books
- Janny Wurts
X
Y
- Yamamura Bocho
- Nicholas Yermakov, (born 1951)
Z
- Roger Zelazny, (1937-1995) The Amber decalogy
See also
External links
- website (http://www.sfwa.org/) for Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
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