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This is a '''list of fantasy authors''', authors known for writing works of [[fantasy]], [[fantasy literature]], or related genres of [[magic realism]], [[horror fiction]], [[science fantasy]]. Many of the authors are known for work outside the fantasy genres.
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== A ==
[[File:JoanAiken.jpg|thumb|upright|Joan Aiken]]

* [[Ben Aaronovitch]] (born 1964), author of ''[[Peter Grant (book series)]]''
* [[Rafael Ábalos]] (born 1956) is author of ''Grimpow''
* [[Lynn Abbey]] (born 1948)
* [[Joe Abercrombie]] (born 1974), author of ''[[The First Law]]'' series
* [[Daniel Abraham (author)|Daniel Abraham]] (born 1969), author of ''[[The Dagger and the Coin]]'' series
* [[Douglas Adams]] (1952–2001), author of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' series
* [[Richard Adams]] (1920–2016), author of ''[[Watership Down]]''
* [[Katherine Addison]], pen name for [[Sarah Monette]], author of ''[[The Goblin Emperor]]''
* [[Tomi Adeyemi]] (born 1993), author of the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy
* [[Alexandra Adornetto]] (born 1992), author of ''[[Alexandra Adornetto#The Strangest Adventures|The Strangest Adventures]]'' series
* [[Joan Aiken]] (1924–2004), author of ''[[The Wolves of Willoughby Chase]]''
* [[Tim Akers]] (born 1972)
* [[Wendy Alec]], author of the ''[[Chronicles of Brothers]]'' series
* [[Lloyd Alexander]] (1924–2007), author of ''[[The Chronicles of Prydain]]''
* [[Kenneth Bulmer|Alan Burt Akers]], pseudonym of Kenneth Bulmer (1921–2005)
* [[Hans Christian Andersen]] (1805–1875), authored fairy tales, including ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''
* [[Poul Anderson]] (1926–2001), author of ''[[The Broken Sword]]''
* [[Ilona Andrews]], husband and wife writing team, author of the ''Kate Daniels'' series and ''The Edge'' series
* [[F. Anstey]] (1856–1934), author of ''[[Vice Versa (novel)|Vice Versa]]''
* [[Piers Anthony]] (born 1934), author of ''[[Xanth]]''
* [[Katherine Applegate]] (born 1956), author of ''[[Everworld]]''
* [[Katherine Arden]] (born 1987), author of the ''[[Winternight trilogy]]''
* [[Tom Arden]] (1961–2015)
* [[Kelley Armstrong]] (born 1968), author of the ''[[Women of the Otherworld]]''
* [[Jennifer L. Armentrout]] (born 1980), author of ''From Blood and Ash''
* [[Danilo Arona]] (born 1950)
* [[Catherine Asaro]] (born 1955)
* [[Mike Ashley (writer)|Mike Ashley]] (born 1948)
* [[Nancy Asire]] (1945–2021)
* [[Robert Asprin]] (1946–2008), author of the ''[[MythAdventures]]'' and contributing author to ''[[Thieves' World]]''
* [[Tomi Adeyemi]] (born 1993), author of ''[[Children of Blood and Bone]]''
* [[A. A. Attanasio]] (born 1951), author of ''[[Radix (novel)|Radix]]''
* [[Amelia Atwater-Rhodes]] (born 1984), author of ''[[In the Forests of the Night]]''
* [[Anselm Audley]] (born 1982), author of the ''Aquasilva'' series
* [[Jean M. Auel]], author of the ''[[Earth's Children]]'' books
* [[Fiona Avery]] (born 1974)
* [[Victoria Aveyard]] (born 1990), author of the ''[[Red Queen (novel)|Red Queen]]'' series

== B ==
[[File:Beagle ucberkeley.jpg|thumb|Peter S. Beagle]]
[[File:Lucca Comics 2010 - Terry Brooks 03.jpg|thumb|upright|Terry Brooks]]
[[File:Steven-brust-photo-by-kyle-cassidy.jpg|thumb|upright|Steven Brust]]

* [[Robin Wayne Bailey]] (born 1952), author of the ''Frost'' trilogy, ''Brothers of the Dragon'' trilogy, ''Dragonkin'' trilogy, ''[[Shadowdance (novel)|Shadowdance]]'', etc.
* [[Keith Baker (game designer)|Keith Baker]] (born 1969) freelance author of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''
* [[R. Scott Bakker]] (born 1967), author of the ''[[Prince of Nothing]]'' series
* [[Josiah Bancroft]], author of ''Senlin Ascends''
* [[Catherine Banner]] (born 1989), author of ''[[The Last Descendants]]'' series
* [[Ivan Baran]] (born 1996), author of ''The Black Books Cycle''
* [[James Barclay]] (born 1965), author of ''[[Chronicles of the Raven]]'' and ''[[Legends of the Raven]]'', both trilogies
* [[Leigh Bardugo]], author of ''[[Six of Crows]]''
* [[Clive Barker]] (born 1952), author of ''[[The Books of Abarat]]'' series
* [[M. A. R. Barker]] (1929–2012), author of the ''[[Tékumel]]'' series
* [[William Barnwell]] (born 1943), author of the ''Blessing Papers'' series
* [[J. M. Barrie]] (1860–1937), author of ''[[Peter and Wendy|Peter Pan]]''
* [[T. A. Barron]] (born 1952), author of ''[[Merlin Effect]]'' and ''[[The Lost Years of Merlin]]''
* [[Samit Basu]] (born 1979), author of ''[[The Simoqin Prophecies]]'' and ''[[The Manticore's Secret]]''
* [[Gael Baudino]] (born 1955), author of ''[[Dragonsword (novel)|Dragonsword]]'' and ''[[Duel of Dragons]]''
* [[L. Frank Baum]] (1856–1919), author of the ''[[Land of Oz]]'' series
* [[Peter S. Beagle]] (born 1939), author of ''[[The Last Unicorn]]'' and ''[[A Fine and Private Place]]''
* [[Elizabeth Bear]] (born 1971), author of ''[[Hammered (Bear novel)|Hammered]]''
* [[Bradley Beaulieu]], author of ''The Lays of Anuskaya'' and ''The Song of the Shattered Sands'' series
* [[Frank Beddor]], author of ''[[The Looking Glass Wars]]''
* [[John Bellairs]] (1938–1991), author of ''[[The Face in the Frost]]'' and ''[[The House with a Clock in Its Walls]]''
* [[Hans Bemmann]] (1922–2003), author of ''The Stone and the Flute'' and ''Erwins Badezimmer''
* [[Robert Jackson Bennett]] (born 1984), author of ''[[The Divine Cities]]'' series
* [[Stella Benson]] (1892–1933), author of ''Living Alone''
* [[Carol Berg]]
* [[Ari Berk]] (born 1967), author of the ''Undertaken Trilogy''
* [[Steve Berman]], editor in the field of [[queer]] [[speculative fiction]] 
* [[Julie Bertagna]] (born 1962), author of the ''Spark Gap'' series
* [[Anne Bishop]], author of the ''[[Black Jewels Trilogy]]''
* [[Holly Black]] (born 1971) co-author of (with [[Tony DiTerlizzi]]) ''[[The Spiderwick Chronicles]]''
* [[Algernon Blackwood]] (1869–1951), author of "[[The Willows (story)|The Willows]]", "[[The Wendigo (novella)|The Wendigo]]" and ''The Centaur''
* [[James Blaylock]] (born 1950)
* [[Enid Blyton]] (1897–1968), author of ''[[The Faraway Tree#The Enchanted Wood|The Enchanted Wood]]'' and ''[[The Faraway Tree#The Magic Faraway Tree|The Magic Faraway Tree]]''
* [[Aliette de Bodard]] (born 1982), author of ''Obsidian and Blood'' series
* [[Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff]] (born 1954), author of ''The Meri''
* [[Pseudonymous Bosch]], author of ''[[The Secret Series]]'' of books
* [[Hannes Bok]] (1914–1964) illustrator and author of ''[[The Sorcerer's Ship]]''
* [[Natasha Bowen]], author of ''[[Skin of the Sea]]''
* [[Paula Brackston]], author of ''The Witch's Daughter''
* [[Ray Bradbury]] (1920–2012), author of ''[[Fahrenheit 451]]'' and ''[[Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel)|Something Wicked This Way Comes]]''
* [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]] (1930–1999), author of the ''[[Darkover]]'' series and editor of the ''[[Sword and Sorceress series]]'' of anthologies
* [[Rebecca Bradley (novelist)|Rebecca Bradley]], author of ''The Lady in Gil''
* [[Gillian Bradshaw]] (born 1956), author of ''[[Hawk of May]]'' (also writes historical fiction and science fiction novels)
* [[Ernest Bramah]] (1868–1942), author of the [[Kai Lung]] stories
* [[Libba Bray]] (born 1964), author of the ''[[Gemma Doyle Trilogy]]''
* [[Marie Brennan]], author of ''[[Doppelganger (Brennan novel)|Doppelganger]]''
* [[Peter V. Brett]] (born 1973), author of ''[[The Painted Man]]'' and ''[[The Desert Spear]]''
* [[Rae Bridgman]], author/illustrator of ''The MiddleGate Books'' - ''The Serpent's Spell'', ''Amber Ambrosia'', ''Fish & Sphinx''
* [[Patricia Briggs]] (born 1965), author of ''Moon Called'' and sequels
* [[Kristen Britain]], author of the ''[[Green Rider]]'' novels
* [[C. Dale Brittain]] (born 1948), author of the ''[[A Bad Spell in Yurt|Yurt]]'' novels
* [[Maurice Broaddus]], author of ''The Knights of Breton Court'' trilogy
* [[Terry Brooks]] (born 1944), author of the ''[[Shannara]]'' novels, ''[[Magic Kingdom of Landover]]'' novels and ''[[Word & Void (novel series)|Word & Void series]]''
* [[Roseanne A. Brown]] (born 1995), author of ''[[A Song of Wraiths and Ruin]]''
* [[Howard Browne]] (1908–1999)
* [[Steven Brust]] (born 1955), author of the ''[[Steven Brust#Bibliography|Dragaera]]'' novels
* [[Col Buchanan]] (born 1973), author of ''[[Farlander]]'' and ''[[Stands a Shadow]]''
* [[Michael Buckley (author)|Michael Buckley]] (born 1969), author of ''[[The Sisters Grimm]]'' series
* [[Lela E. Buis]]
* [[Lois McMaster Bujold]] (born 1949), author of ''[[The Curse of Chalion]]'' and its sequels
* [[Emma Bull]] (born 1954), author of ''[[War for the Oaks]]''
* [[Kenneth Bulmer]] (1921–2005), author of the ''[[Dray Prescot series]]''
* [[Chris Bunch]] (1943–2005), author of ''Dragon Master'' Trilogy
* [[Arthur J. Burks]] (1898–1974)
* [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]] (1875–1950), author of the ''[[Tarzan#Bibliography|Tarzan]]'', ''[[Barsoom]]'', ''[[Pellucidar]]'' and ''[[Amtor]]'' novels
* [[Jim Butcher]] (born 1971), author of ''[[Dresden Files]]'' and ''[[Codex Alera]]'' novels

== C ==
[[File:Jack L Chalker.jpg|thumb|upright|Jack L. Chalker]]
[[File:Susanna Clarke March 2006.jpg|thumb|upright|Susanna Clarke]]

* [[Rachel Caine]] (1962–2020), author of the ''[[Weather Warden]]'' and ''[[The Morganville Vampires]]'' novels
* [[James Branch Cabell]] (1879–1958), author of ''[[Biography of the Life of Manuel]]''
* [[Christian Cameron|Miles Cameron]], author of the ''Traitor Son Cycle''
* [[Trudi Canavan]] (born 1969), author of the ''[[Age of the Five]]'' novels
* [[Orson Scott Card]] (born 1951), author of ''[[Ender's Game]]'' and ''[[Hart's Hope]]''
* [[Jacqueline Carey]] (born 1964), author of ''[[Kushiel's Legacy]]'' and ''[[The Sundering (series)|The Sundering]]''
* [[Isobelle Carmody]] (born 1958), author of the ''[[Obernewtyn Chronicles]]'' and ''[[The Gathering (Carmody novel)|The Gathering]]''
* [[Jonathan Carroll]] (born 1949), author of ''[[The Land of Laughs]]'' and ''[[Bones of the Moon]]''
* [[Lewis Carroll]] (pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson 1832–1898), author of ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''
* [[Angela Carter]] (1940–1992), author of ''[[Shadow Dance (novel)|Shadow Dance]]''
* [[Lin Carter]] (1930–1988) editor of the [[Ballantine Adult Fantasy]] series and author of ''[[The Wizard of Lemuria]]''
* [[Sebastien de Castell]], author of ''[[Traitor's Blade]]'' and sequels
* [[Vittorio Catani]] (1940–2020)
* [[Beth Cato]] (born 1980)
* [[Juraj Červenák]] (born 1974)
* [[Mark Chadbourn]] (born 1960), author of ''[[The Age of Misrule]]'' series
* [[Soman Chainani]] (born 1979), author of ''[[The School for Good and Evil]]'' series
* [[Jack L. Chalker]] (1944–2005), author of ''[[Midnight at the Well of Souls]]''
* [[S. A. Chakraborty]], author of ''[[The City of Brass (novel)|The City of Brass]]''
* [[Robert W. Chambers]] (1865–1933), author of ''[[The King in Yellow]]''
* [[Karen Chance]], author of the ''[[Cassandra Palmer]]'' and ''Dorina Basarab'' novels
* [[Joy Chant]] (born 1945), author of ''[[Red Moon and Black Mountain]]''
* [[J. Kathleen Cheney]] (born 1964)
* [[C. J. Cherryh]] (born 1942), author of ''[[The Fortress Series]]''
* [[G. K. Chesterton]] (1874–1936), author of ''[[The Man Who Was Thursday]]''
* [[Cinda Williams Chima]] (born 1952), author of ''[[The Heir Chronicles]]''
* [[Zen Cho]] (born 1986), author of ''Sorcerer Royal'' series
* [[Massimo Citi]] (born 1955)
* [[Cassandra Clare]] (born 1973), author of ''[[The Mortal Instruments]]''
* [[C. L. Clark]], author of ''[[The Unbroken]]''
* [[P. Djèlí Clark]] (born 1971), author of ''[[A Master of Djinn]]''
* [[Susanna Clarke]] (born 1959), author of ''[[Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell]]''
* [[Genevieve Cogman]] (born ???), author of the ''Invisible Library'' series and the ''Scarlett'' series
* [[Adrian Cole (writer)|Adrian Cole]] (born 1949), author of the ''Dream Lords'' series
* [[Myke Cole]], author of ''The Sacred Throne'' series
* [[Sara Coleridge]] (1802–1852), author of ''Phantasmion''
* [[Eoin Colfer]] (born 1965), author of the ''[[Artemis Fowl]]'' series
* [[John Collier (fiction writer)|John Collier]] (1901–1980)
* [[Suzanne Collins]] (born 1962), author of ''[[The Hunger Games (novel)|The Hunger Games]]'', ''[[Catching Fire]]'' and ''[[Mockingjay]]''
* [[Brendan Connell]] (born 1970)
* [[Storm Constantine]] (1956–2021), author of the ''Wraeththu'' series
* [[Glen Cook]] (born 1944), author of ''[[The Black Company]]'' novels and ''[[Garrett P.I.]]'' novels
* [[Hugh Cook (science fiction author)|Hugh Cook]] (1956–2008), author of the ''[[Chronicles of an Age of Darkness]]''
* [[Rick Cook (writer)|Rick Cook]] (1944–2022), author of the ''Wizardry'' series
* [[Louise Cooper (fantasy writer)|Louise Cooper]] (1952–2009), author of ''The Book of Paradox''
* [[Susan Cooper]] (born 1935), author of ''[[The Dark Is Rising Sequence]]''
* [[Larry Correia]], author of the ''Monster Hunter'' series and founder of the [[Sad Puppies]] movement
* [[John Crowley (author)|John Crowley]] (born 1942), author of ''[[Little, Big]]''
* [[Lilith Saintcrow]] (born 1976) ''Strange Angels'' series
* [[Elaine Cunningham]] (born 1957), author of the ''[[Songs & Swords]]'' series
* [[Jane Louise Curry]] (born 1932), author of the ''Abaloc'' series

== D ==
[[File:L. Sprague de Camp.png|thumb|L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp]]

* [[Roald Dahl]] (1916–1990), author of ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' and ''[[James and the Giant Peach]]''
* [[James Dashner]], author of ''[[The Maze Runner]]''
* [[Avram Davidson]] (1923–1993), author of ''[[The Phoenix and the Mirror]]''
* [[Sylvia Day]] (born 1973), author of ''[[Bared to You]]''
* [[Adam James Dalton]] (born 1970), author of the ''Flesh & Bone Trilogy''
* [[Pamela Dean]] (born 1953), author of ''[[Tam Lin (novel)|Tam Lin]]''
* [[John DeChancie]] (born 1946), author of the ''[[Castle Perilous (series)|Castle Perilous]]'' series
* [[L. Sprague de Camp]] (1907–2000), author of ''[[The Compleat Enchanter]]'' & pasticheur of the ''[[Conan the Barbarian|Conan]]'' stories
* [[Alessandro Defilippi]]
* [[Michael de Larrabeiti]] (1934–2008), author of ''[[The Borrible Trilogy]]''
* [[Charles de Lint]] (born 1951), author of the ''[[Borderland (book series)|Borderland]]'' series
* [[Kathryn Deans]], author of ''Shimmer''
* [[Tom Deitz]] (1952–2009), author of the ''David Sullivan'' series
* [[Joseph Delaney]] (1945–2022), author of the ''[[Spook's]]'' series
* [[Samuel R. Delany]] (born 1942), author of the ''[[Return to Nevèrÿon (series)|Return to Nevèrÿon]]'' series
* [[Troy Denning]] (born 1958), author of ''[[Dark Sun]]'' (''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'') and ''[[Star Wars]]'' books
* [[Graham Diamond]] (born 1949), author of ''The Haven''
* [[Seth Dickinson]], author of ''[[The Traitor Baru Cormorant]]''
* [[Tony DiTerlizzi]] (born 1969) co-author of (with [[Holly Black]]) ''[[The Spiderwick Chronicles]]''
* [[Stephen R. Donaldson|Stephen Donaldson]] (born 1947), author of ''[[The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant]]''
* [[Kevin Donoghue]] (born 1967), author of ''From The Devil We Came'', ''The Adventures of Robyn Nudd'', ''The Rise of Germania'' and ''Svengali Junior''
* [[Carole Nelson Douglas]] (1944–2021), author of the ''Sword and Circlet'', ''Taliswoman'', and ''Delilah Street'' series as well as ''[[Irene Adler]]'' Sherlockian suspense novels
* [[Sara Douglass]] (1957–2011), author of ''[[Wayfarer Redemption]]''
* [[Ann Downer]] (born 1960), author of the ''Spellkey'' series
* [[David Drake]] (1945–2023), author of the [[Lord of the Isles series|''Lord of the Isles'' series]]
* [[Tobias Druitt]], author of ''[[Corydon and the Island of Monsters]]''
* [[Diane Duane]] (born 1952), author of the ''[[Young Wizards]]'' novels
* [[Dave Duncan (writer)|Dave Duncan]] (1933–2018), author of ''[[West of January]]''
* [[Brian Lee Durfee]], author of ''[[The Forgetting Moon]]''
* [[Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany|Lord Dunsany]] (1878–1957) (Edward Plunkett), author of ''[[The King of Elfland's Daughter]]''
* [[Jeanne DuPrau]] (born 1944), author of ''[[The City of Ember]]''
* [[David Anthony Durham]] (born 1969), author of ''[[Acacia: The War with the Mein]]''

== E ==
* [[David Eddings]] (1931–2009), author of ''[[The Belgariad|Belgariad]]'', ''[[The Malloreon|Malloreon]]'', ''[[The Elenium|Elenium]]'', ''[[The Tamuli|Tamuli]]'' and ''[[The Dreamers (book series)|The Dreamers]]'' novels
* [[E. R. Eddison]] (1882–1945), author of ''[[The Worm Ouroboros]]''
* [[C. M. Eddy Jr.]] (1896–1967), author of ''Exit Into Eternity: Tales of the Bizarre and Supernatural''
* [[Graham Edwards (writer)|Graham Edwards]] (born 1965) writer of the ''[[Dragoncharm]]'' and ''[[Stone and Sky (Edwards novel)|Stone and Sky]]'' trilogies
* [[Phyllis Eisenstein]] (1946–2020), author of ''Shadow of Earth'' and ''[[Born to Exile]]''
* [[Mircea Eliade]] (1907–1986), author of ''[[Bengal Nights]]''
* [[Kate Elliott (writer)|Kate Elliott]] (born 1958), author of the ''[[Crown of Stars (series)|Crown of Stars]]'' series
* [[Harlan Ellison]] (1934–2018) [[anthology|anthologist]] and author of ''[[Mefisto in Onyx]]''
* [[Ernest Elmore]] (1901–1957), author of ''The Lumpton Gobbelings''
* [[Michael Ende]] (1929–1995), author of ''[[The Neverending Story]]''
* [[Steven Erikson]] (born 1959), author of the ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''
* [[Lloyd Arthur Eshbach]] (1910–2003), author and proprietor of [[Fantasy Press]]
* [[Javier Abril Espinoza]] (born 1967)
* [[Ian Cameron Esslemont]] (born 1962), author of the ''[[Novels of the Malazan Empire]]'' series
* Jennifer Estep, author of ''Elemental Assassin'' series and ''Crown of Shard'' series
* [[Rose Estes]], creator of the ''[[Endless Quest]]'' [[gamebook]] series

== F ==
[[File:Raymond Elias Feist 20080316 Salon du livre 1.jpg|thumb|upright|Raymond E. Feist]]

* [[Karina Fabian]] (born 1967)
* [[Jennifer Fallon]] (born 1959), author of ''[[Medalon]]''
* [[Nancy Yi Fan]] (born 1993), author of ''[[Swordbird]]''
* [[David Farland]] (occasional pen name of [[Dave Wolverton]]) (1957–2022), author of ''[[The Runelords]]'' series
* [[Nancy Farmer (author)|Nancy Farmer]] (born 1941), author of ''[[The Sea of Trolls]]''
* [[Philip José Farmer|Philip Jose Farmer]] (1918–2009), author of the ''[[Riverworld]]'' saga
* [[Christine Feehan]], author of the ''Dark'' series
* [[Raymond E. Feist]] (born 1945), author of the ''[[Riftwar|Riftwar Saga]]''
* [[Jean-Louis Fetjaine]] (born 1956)
* [[Jasper Fforde]] (born 1961), author of the ''[[Thursday Next]]'' series
* [[Charles G. Finney]] (1905–1984), author of ''[[The Circus of Dr. Lao]]''
* [[Eliot Fintushel]] (born 1948), author of ''[[Breakfast with the Ones You Love]]''
* [[John Flanagan (author)|John Flanagan]] (born 1944), author of the ''[[Ranger's Apprentice]]'' series
* [[Lynn Flewelling]] (born 1958), author of ''[[The Nightrunner Series]]''
* [[Eric Flint]] (1947–2022), author of the ''[[Belisarius series]]'' and creator of "[[1632 series]]"
* [[John M. Ford]] (1957–2006), author of ''[[The Dragon Waiting]]''
* [[Namina Forna]] (born 1987), author of ''[[The Gilded Ones]]''
* [[Kate Forsyth]] (born 1966), author of ''[[The Witches of Eileanan]]'' series
* [[Alan Dean Foster]] (born 1946), author of the ''[[Humanx Commonwealth]]'' novels, particularly those involving ''Flinx''
* [[Laura Frankos]] (born 1960)
* [[Jackie French]] (born 1953), author of ''[[Somewhere Around the Corner]]'' and ''Tajore Arkle''
* [[Celia S. Friedman]] (born 1957), author of ''[[Black Sun Rising]]''
* [[Cornelia Funke]] (born 1958), author of the [[Inkheart series|''Inkheart'' series]], ''[[The Thief Lord]]'', and ''[[Dragon Rider (novel)|Dragon Rider]]''
* [[Maggie Furey]] (1955–2016), author of ''[[The Artefacts of Power]]'' series

== G ==
[[File:Gaiman-headshot.jpg|thumb|upright|Neil Gaiman]]

* [[Diana Gabaldon]] (born 1952), author of the [[Outlander (book series)|''Outlander'' series]]
* [[Neil Gaiman]] (born 1960), author of novels, short stories, ''[[The Books of Magic]]'' and other graphic novels
* [[Sara Gallardo]] (1931–1988), author of ''Enero ("January")'' and ''El País del Humo ("Country of the Smoke")''
* [[Craig Shaw Gardner]] (born 1949), author of the ''Dragon Circle'' series and film [[novelization]]s
* [[Richard Garfinkle]] (fl. 1990s), author of ''All of an Instant''
* [[Alan Garner]] (born 1934), author of ''[[Elidor]]'' and ''[[The Weirdstone of Brisingamen]]''
* [[Richard Garnett (writer)|Richard Garnett]] (1835–1906), author of ''[[The Twilight of the Gods and Other Tales]]''
* [[Randall Garrett]] (1927–1987), author of the ''[[Lord Darcy (fiction)|Lord Darcy]]'' novels
* [[David Gemmell]] (1948–2006), author of the ''[[Drenai]]'' novels
* [[Mary Gentle]] (born 1956), author of ''Rats and Gargoyles''
* [[ElizaBeth Gilligan]], author of ''Magic's Silken Snare'' and ''The Silken Shroud''
* [[Laura Anne Gilman]], author of the ''VineArt'' trilogy, the ''Cosa Nostradamus'' series and the ''Devil's West'' series
* [[Heather Gladney]] (born 1957), author of ''Teot's War'' and others
* [[Parke Godwin]] (1929–2013), author of ''The Last Rainbow'', ''Sherwood'', ''Firelord''
* [[Christie Golden]] (born 1963), author of ''[[Vampire of the Mists]]'' and books set in the universes of ''[[Star Trek]]'', ''[[Warcraft]]'', ''[[Star Wars]]'' and others
* [[Christopher Golden]] (born 1967) co-author (with [[Mike Mignola]]) of ''[[Baltimore, or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire]]''; books set in the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' universe; and non-''Buffy'' novels in the ''[[Ghosts of Albion]]'' series with ''Buffy'' actress [[Amber Benson]]
* [[Julia Golding]] (born 1969), author of the ''Companions Quartet'' and the ''[[Cat Royal]]'' series
* [[Terry Goodkind]] (1948–2020), author of ''[[The Sword of Truth]]'' novels
* [[Simon R. Green]] (born 1955), author of the "Forest Kingdom" series
* [[A. T. Greenblatt]]
* [[Gayle Greeno]] (born 1949), author of ''Finders Seekers''
* [[Ed Greenwood]] (born 1959), author of ''[[The Elminster Series]]''
* [[Jim Grimsley]] (born 1955), author of the [[high fantasy]] novel ''Kirith Kirin''
* [[Lev Grossman]] (born 1969), author of ''[[The Magicians (Grossman novel)]]''
* [[Jeff Grubb]] (born 1957), author of the ''[[Finder's Stone]]'' trilogy with Kate Novak
* [[Gary Gygax]] (1938–2008), author of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', other game rules, and fantasy books

== H ==
[[File:Robin Hobb 2005.JPG|thumb|upright|Robin Hobb/Megan Lindholm]]
[[File:Robert Holdstock 2004.jpg|thumb|upright|Robert Holdstock]]

* [[Sir H. Rider Haggard]] (1856–1925), author of the ''[[Allan Quatermain]]'' series and the ''Ayesha'' series (beginning with ''[[She: A History of Adventure|She]]'')
* [[Andrea Hairston]] (born 1952), author of ''[[Redwood and Wildfire]]''
* [[Barbara Hambly]] (born 1951), author of ''[[Those Who Hunt the Night]]''
* [[Greg Hamerton]] (born 1973), author of the ''Tale of the Lifesong'' series
* [[Laurell K. Hamilton]] (born 1963), author of the ''[[Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter]]'' series
* [[Traci Harding]] (born 1964), author of ''[[The Ancient Future Trilogy]]''
* [[Frances Hardinge]] (born 1973), author ''[[A Face Like Glass]]''.
* [[Lyndon Hardy]] (born 1941), author of ''[[Master of the Five Magics]]''
* [[Charlaine Harris]] (born 1951), author of ''[[The Southern Vampire Mysteries]]'' series, which [[HBO]] adapted as the TV series ''[[True Blood]]''
* [[Geraldine Harris]] (born 1951) [[Egyptology|Egyptologist]] and author of ''Prince of the Godborn''
* [[Edith Ogden Harrison]] (1862–1955), author of ''[[Prince Silverwings]]''
* [[Kim Harrison]] (pen name of Dawn Cook) (born 1966), author of the ''Rachel Morgan / The Hollows'' series
* [[M. John Harrison]] (born 1945), author of works set in the fictional city of [[Viriconium]]; literary editor of the [[New Wave science fiction]] magazine ''[[New Worlds (magazine)|New Worlds]]''
* [[Alix E. Harrow]] (born 1989), author of ''[[The Ten Thousand Doors of January]]''
* [[Petra Hartmann]] (born 1970)
* [[Simon Hawke]] (born 1951), author of ''The Wizard of 4th Street''
* [[Hayami Yuji]] (born 1961)
* [[Elizabeth Haydon]] (born 1965), author of the ''Symphony of Ages'' series
* [[Markus Heitz]], author of "The Dwarves" series
* [[Barb Hendee]], author of the "Noble Dead" series
* [[Bernhard Hennen]] (born 1966)
* [[Frank Herda]] (1947–2023), author of ''The Cup of Death: Chronicles of the Dragons of the Magi''
* [[Tracy Hickman]] (born 1955), author of the ''[[Dragonlance]]'' novels
* [[Jim C. Hines]] (born 1974), author of ''[[The Goblin Master's Grimoire]]''
* [[Robin Hobb]] (born 1952) pseudonym of Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden who also writes as Megan Lindholm; author of ''[[Assassin's Apprentice]]''
* [[John C. Hocking]] (born 1960), author of ''[[Conan and the Emerald Lotus]]''
* [[P. C. Hodgell]] (born 1951), author of ''God Stalk''
* [[William Hope Hodgson]] (1877–1918), author of ''[[The House on the Borderland]]'' and ''[[The Night Land]]''
* [[E. T. A. Hoffmann]] (1776–1822), author of "[[The Nutcracker]]" and other fantastic stories
* [[Wolfgang Hohlbein]] (born 1953), author of ''[[Magic Moon]]''
* [[Robert Holdstock]] (1948–2009), author of ''[[Mythago Wood]]''
* [[Tom Holt]] (born 1961) writes mostly humorous fantasy, such as ''[[Who's Afraid of Beowulf?]]''; also writes as [[K. J. Parker]]
* [[Nina Kiriki Hoffman]] (born 1955), author of ''The Thread That Binds the Bones''
* [[Nalo Hopkinson]] (born 1960), author of ''[[Brown Girl in the Ring (novel)|Brown Girl in the Ring]]''
* [[Anthony Horowitz]] (born 1955), author of ''[[The Power of Five]]'' series and ''Groosham Grange''
* [[Elaine Horseman]] (1925–1999), author of ''Hubble's Bubble'', ''The Hubbles' Treasure Hunt'' and ''The Hubbles and the Robot''
* [[Robert E. Howard]] (1906–1936) creator of ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]'' and considered the father of the [[sword and sorcery]] genre
* [[Tanya Huff]] (born 1957), author of ''[[Blood Price (Tanya Huff)|Blood Price]]''
* [[Barry Hughart]] (1934–2019), author of Chinese historical fantasies such as ''[[Bridge of Birds]]''
* [[Robert Don Hughes]] (1949–2023)
* [[Stephen Hunt (author)|Stephen Hunt]], author of the Jackelian novels ([[steampunk]]; beginning with ''[[The Court of the Air]]'')
* [[Faith Hunter]], author of the ''[[Rogue Mage series]]'', the ''Jane Yellowrock'' series, and (soon) the ''Soulwood'' trilogy
* [[Kameron Hurley]], author of the ''Worldbreaker Saga''

== I ==
* [[Eva Ibbotson]] (1925–2010) ''[[Which Witch? (novel)|Which Witch?]]'' and ''[[The Secret of Platform 13]]''
* [[Jordan Ifueko]] (born 1993), author of ''[[Raybearer]]''
* [[Ian Irvine]] (born 1950) ''[[The View from the Mirror]]''
* [[Ralf Isau]] (born 1956)
* [[James Islington]] (born c. 1981), author of ''[[The Shadow of What Was Lost]]'' and sequels
* [[Francisco Javier Illán Vivas]] (born 1958)

== J ==
* [[Benedict Jacka]], author of the ''Alex Verus'' series
* [[Steve Jackson (UK game designer)|Steve Jackson]], co-author of many [[Fighting Fantasy]] books
* [[Brian Jacques]] (1939–2011), author of the ''[[Redwall]]'' series
* [[L. Dean James]] (1947–2018), author of ''Sorcerer's Stone''
* [[Tove Jansson]] (1914–2001), author of the ''[[Moomin]]'' novels
* [[N. K. Jemisin]] (born 1972), author of ''[[The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms]]'' and ''[[The Fifth Season (novel)|The Fifth Season]]'', along with their sequels
* [[K. V. Johansen]] (born 1968), author of ''Torrie and the Dragon''
* [[Carrie Jones (author)|Carrie Jones]], author of the ''[[Need (novel series)|Need]]'' series and ''After Obsession''
* [[Diana Wynne Jones]] (1934–2011), author of the ''[[Chrestomanci]]'' series and ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (novel)|Howl's Moving Castle]]''
* [[Howard Andrew Jones]], author of ''The Chronicles of Hanuvar'' series, ''The Chronicles of Sword and Sand'' series and the ''Ring-Sworn'' trilogy
* [[Ivan Jones (author)|Ivan Jones]], author of ''[[The Ghost Hunter (novel series)|The Ghost Hunter]]'' series
* [[J. V. Jones]] (born 1963), author of ''[[A Cavern of Black Ice|Sword of Shadows]] series''
* [[Robert Jordan]] (pseudonym of James Oliver Rigney Jr.) (1948–2007), author of ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' series
* [[Graham Joyce]] (1954–2014)

== K ==
[[File:Guy Gavriel Kay.jpg|thumb|Guy Gavriel Kay and Elisabeth Vonarberg]]

* [[Lene Kaaberbøl]] (born 1960), author of ''The Shamer Chronicles'' 
* [[Vilma Kadlečková]] (born 1981), author of the ''Mycelium'' series 
* [[Lauren Kate]] (born 1981), author of ''The Fallen'' series
* [[Guy Gavriel Kay]] (born 1954), author of ''[[The Fionavar Tapestry]]'' and ''[[Tigana]]''
* [[Paul Kearney]] (born 1967), author of the ''[[Monarchies of God]]'' series
* [[David Keck]], author of the ''Durand Col'' series
* [[Sylvia Kelso]], author of ''The Rihannar Chronicles''
* [[Debra A. Kemp]] (1957–2015), author of [[King Arthur|Arthurian]] novels ''[[The Firebrand (Kemp novel)|The Firebrand]]'' and ''The Recruit''
* [[Paul S. Kemp]], author of ''[[Twilight Falling]]'' (set in the world of the [[Forgotten Realms]], and based on the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' role-playing game)
* [[Katharine Kerr]] (born 1944), author of the ''[[Deverry]]'' novels and others
* [[Gregory Keyes|Greg Keyes]] (born 1963), author of ''[[The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone]]'' series
* [[Caitlín R. Kiernan]] (born 1964), author of ''[[Tales of Pain and Wonder]]''
* [[Stephen King]] (born 1947), author of ''[[The Eyes of the Dragon]]'' and ''[[The Dark Tower Series]]''
* [[Russell Kirkpatrick]] (born 1961), author of ''Fire of Heaven'' trilogy
* [[Mindy L. Klasky]], author of ''The Glasswrights' Apprentice''
* [[Annette Curtis Klause]] (born 1953), author of ''[[The Silver Kiss]]''
* [[Richard A. Knaak]] (born 1961) contributor of books to the series ''[[Dragonlance]]'', ''[[Warcraft]]'', and others
* [[Vernon Knowles]] (1899–1968), ''The Street of Queer Houses and other Tales'' (1924)
* [[Mary Robinette Kowal]] (born 1969), author of ''Shades of Milk and Honey''
* [[Feliks W. Kres]] (a pseudonym of Witold Chmielecki) (born 1966)
* [[R. F. Kuang]] (born 1996), author of ''[[The Poppy War]]''
* [[Michael Kurland]] (born 1938), author of ''[[The Unicorn Girl]]''
* [[Katherine Kurtz]] (born 1944), author of the ''[[Deryni novels]]''
* [[Ellen Kushner]] (born 1955), author of ''[[Thomas the Rhymer (novel)|Thomas the Rhymer]]''
* [[Henry Kuttner]] (1915–1958)

== L ==
[[File:Mercedes Lackey 1a.jpg|thumb|upright|Mercedes Lackey]]

* [[Mercedes Lackey]] (born 1950), author of the ''Velgarth''/''Valdemar'' novels
* [[R. A. Lafferty]] (1914–2002), author of ''[[Fourth Mansions]]''
* [[Sterling E. Lanier]] (1927–2007) editor; author of ''[[The Peculiar Exploits of Brigadier Ffellowes]]''
* [[Victor LaValle]] (born 1972), author of ''[[The Changeling (LaValle novel)|The Changeling]]''
* [[Stephen R. Lawhead]] (born 1950), author of ''In the Hall of the Dragon King''
* [[Mark Lawrence (author)]] (born 1966), author of ''[[The Broken Empire Trilogy]]'' 
* [[Mary Soon Lee]] (born 1965), author of ''The Sign of the Dragon''
* [[Tanith Lee]] (1947–2015), author of the ''[[Tales from the Flat Earth]]'' series
* [[Lee Yeongdo]] (born 1972), author of the ''[[Dragon Raja]]''
* [[Fonda Lee]] (born 1979), author of ''The Green Bone Saga''
* [[Yoon Ha Lee]] (born 1979), author of ''Phoenix Extravagant''
* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] (1929–2018), author of the ''[[Earthsea (book series)|Earthsea]]'' novels
* [[Fritz Leiber]] (1910–1992), author of the ''[[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]]'' stories
* [[Valery Leith]] (born 1968) pseudonym of [[Tricia Sullivan]]
* [[R. B. Lemberg]] (born 1976), author of ''[[The Four Profound Weaves]]'' and ''The Unbalancing''
* [[Madeleine L'Engle]] (1918–2007), author of ''[[A Wrinkle in Time]]''
* [[C. S. Lewis]] (1898–1963), author of ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' series, ''[[The Space Trilogy]]'', and ''[[The Screwtape Letters]]''
* [[Astrid Lindgren]] (1907–2002), author of ''[[Pippi Longstocking]]''
* [[Megan Lindholm]] (born 1952) pseudonym of Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden who also writes as [[Robin Hobb]]
* [[David Lindsay (novelist)|David Lindsay]] (1876–1945), author of ''[[A Voyage to Arcturus]]''
* [[Jane Lindskold]] (born 1962), author of the ''Firekeeper'' saga
* [[Holly Lisle]] (born 1960), author of ''[[The Secret Texts]]'' and ''Korre'' series
* [[Ken Liu]] (born 1976)
* [[Ken Lizzi]] (born 1969)
* [[Ian Livingstone]], co-author of many ''[[Fighting Fantasy]]'' books
* [[H. P. Lovecraft]], author of the ''[[Cthulhu Mythos]]''
* [[Ruth Frances Long]] (born 1971), author of ''The Treachery of Beautiful Things''
* [[James Lowder]] (born 1963), author of ''[[Prince of Lies (novel)|Prince of Lies]]'' and ''[[Knight of the Black Rose]]''
* [[Helen Lowe]] (born 1961), author of the ''Heir of Night'' series
* [[Lois Lowry]] (born 1937), author of ''[[The Giver]]'' and ''[[Gathering Blue]]''
* [[Elizabeth A. Lynn]] (born 1946), author of ''[[The Chronicles of Tornor]]''
* [[Patricia Lynch]] (1894–1972), author of ''The Turf-cutter's Donkey''
* [[Scott Lynch (author)|Scott Lynch]] (born 1978), author of ''[[The Lies of Locke Lamora|The Gentleman Bastard]]'' sequence

== M ==
[[File:George R.R. Martin at Archipelacon.jpg|thumb|upright|George R. R. Martin]]
[[File:Patricia McKillip 4065.png|thumb|upright|[[Patricia A. McKillip|Patricia McKillip]]]]
[[File:Michael Moorcock.jpg|thumb|[[Michael Moorcock]]]]

* [[Sarah J. Maas]] (born 1986), author of ''[[Throne of Glass]]'' series
* [[Julian May]] (1931–2017)
* [[R. A. MacAvoy]] (born 1949), author of ''[[Tea with the Black Dragon]]''
* [[George MacDonald]] (1824–1905), author of ''[[Lilith (novel)|Lilith]]''
* [[D. J. MacHale]] (born 1956), author of the ''[[Pendragon series]]''
* [[Arthur Machen]] (1863–1947), author of ''[[The Great God Pan]]''
* [[Violette Malan]], author of ''The Mirror Prince''
* [[Lisa Mantchev]], author of ''Eyes Like Stars''
* [[Juliet Marillier]] (born 1948), author of the ''Sevenwaters Trilogy''
* [[Stephen Marley (writer)|Stephen Marley]], author of the [[Chia Black Dragon]] series
* [[George R. R. Martin]] (born 1948), author of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''
* [[Thomas K. Martin]] (born 1960)
* [[John Masefield]] (1878–1967)
* [[Anne McCaffrey]] (1926–2011), author of the ''[[Dragonriders of Pern]]'' series
* [[Brian McClellan]], author of ''[[The Powder Mage trilogy]]''
* [[Seanan McGuire]] (born 1978), author of ''Rosemary and Rue''; also writes as Mira Grant (''[[Feed (Grant novel)|Feed]]'')
* [[Fiona McIntosh]] (born 1960), author of ''[[The Quickening (series)|The Quickening]]'' series
* [[Juliet E. McKenna]] (born 1965), author of ''The Thief's Gamble ''
* [[Dennis L. McKiernan]] (born 1932), author of ''[[The Iron Tower]]''
* [[Patricia A. McKillip]] (1948–2022), author of ''[[The Riddle-Master of Hed]]''
* [[Richelle Mead]] (born 1976), author of the ''[[Vampire Academy]]'' and the ''[[Bloodlines (Richelle Mead novel)|Bloodlines]]'' series
* [[Robin McKinley]] (born 1952), author of the ''Damar'' stories
* [[John Meaney]] (born 1957), author of ''[[Bone Song]]''
* [[O. R. Melling]], author of ''[[The Hunter's Moon (novel)|The Hunter's Moon]]''
* [[Abraham Merritt]] (1884–1943), author of ''[[The Moon Pool]]''
* [[Shannon Messenger]], author of ''Keeper of the Lost Cites''
* [[Gustav Meyrink]] (1868–1932), author of ''[[The Golem (Gustav Meyrink novel)|The Golem]]''
* [[Marissa Meyer]] (born 1984), author of ''[[The Lunar Chronicles]]'' series
* [[Stephenie Meyer]] (born 1973), author of the ''[[Twilight (novel series)|Twilight]]'' series
* [[China Miéville]] (born 1972), author of ''[[Perdido Street Station]]''
* [[Karen Miller]], author of ''[[The Innocent Mage]]''
* [[A. A. Milne]] (1882–1956), author of ''[[Winnie-the-Pooh (book)|Winnie-the-Pooh]]'' and ''[[The House at Pooh Corner]]''
* [[Hope Mirrlees]] (1887–1978), author of ''[[Lud-in-the-Mist]]''
* [[L. E. Modesitt Jr.]] (born 1943), author of the ''[[Recluce]]'' novels
* [[Elizabeth Moon]] (born 1945), author of ''[[The Deed of Paksenarrion]]''
* [[Michael Moorcock]] (born 1939), author of ''[[The Eternal Champion (novel)|Eternal Champion]]'' sequence
* [[Christopher Moore (author)|Christopher Moore]] (born 1957), author of ''[[Practical Demonkeeping]]''
* [[Caiseal Mór]], author of 12 novels including ''[[Caiseal Mór#The Wanderers|The Wanderers]]'' and ''[[Caiseal Mor#The Watcher's trilogy|The Watchers]]'' trilogies.
* [[A. R. Morlan]] (1958–2016), author of ''Of Vampires & Gentlemen: Tales of Erotic Horror''
* [[John Morressy]] (1930–2006), author of ''The Domesticated Wizard''
* [[Chris Morris (author)|Chris Morris]] (born 1946)
* [[Janet Morris]] (1946-2024)
* [[Kenneth Morris (author)|Kenneth Morris]] (1879–1937)
* [[William Morris]] (1834–1896), author of ''[[The Wood Beyond the World]]'' and ''[[The Well at the World's End]]''
* [[Tamsyn Muir]] (born 1985), author of ''[[Gideon the Ninth]]''
* [[H. Warner Munn]] (1903–1981), author of ''[[Merlin's Ring]]''
* [[C. E. Murphy]] (born 1973), author of ''Coyote Dreams''
* [[Pat Murphy (writer)|Pat Murphy]] (born 1955), author of ''[[The Falling Woman]]''
* [[Gary Myers (writer)|Gary Myers]] (born 1952), author of ''[[The House of the Worm]]''
* [[John Myers Myers]] (1906–1988), author of ''[[Silverlock]]''
* [[Sarah Mlynowski]] (born 1977), author of ''Best Wishes''

== N ==
[[File:Garth nix 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Garth Nix]]]]

* [[Robert Nathan]] (1894–1985), author of ''[[Portrait of Jennie]]''
* [[Geoff Nelder]] (born 1947), author of ''Exit, Pursued by a Bee''
* [[Robert Newcomb]], author of ''[[A March into Darkness]]''
* [[Mark Charan Newton]] (born 1981), author of ''The Legends of the Red Sun''
* [[William Nicholson (writer)|William Nicholson]] (born 1948), author of ''[[The Wind Singer]]''
* [[Douglas Niles]], author of the ''Watershed'' trilogy and other series
* [[Jenny Nimmo]] (born 1944), author of ''[[Children of the Red King]]'' and ''[[The Magician Trilogy]]''
* [[Larry Niven]] (born 1938), author of ''The Magic May Return''
* [[Garth Nix]] (born 1963), author of ''[[Sabriel]]'' and sequels
* [[Charles Nodier]] (1790–1844)
* [[Alyson Noël]], author of ''[[Evermore (novel)|Evermore]]''
* [[John Norman]] (born 1931), author of the ''[[Gor]]'' series
* [[Claire North]], pseudonym for Catherine Webb, author of ''[[The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August]]''
* [[Andre Norton]] (1912–2005), author of ''[[High Sorcery]]''
* [[Kate Novak]], author of the ''[[Finder's Stone]]'' trilogy with [[Jeff Grubb]]
* [[Naomi Novik]], author of the ''[[Throne of Jade|Temeraire]]'' series
* [[Jody Lynn Nye]], author of the ''Mythology 101'' series and co author of the ''[[MythAdventures]]'' series with [[Robert Asprin]].
* [[Eric S. Nylund]] (born 1964)

== O ==
* [[Raven Oak]] (born 1977), author of the ''Boahim Series'' 
* [[Andrew J. Offutt]] (1934–2013)
* [[Noriko Ogiwara]]
* [[Nnedi Okorafor]] (born 1974), author of ''[[Akata Witch]]'' and ''[[Who Fears Death]]''
* [[Tochi Onyebuchi]] (born 1987), author of the ''Beasts Made of Night'' series and ''[[Riot Baby]]''
* [[Karen Osborne]] (born 1980)
* [[Thomas Owen (writer)|Thomas Owen]]

== P ==
[[File:10.12.12TerryPratchettByLuigiNovi1.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Terry Pratchett]]]]

* [[Norvell W. Page]] (1904–1961)
* [[Christopher Paolini]] (born 1983), author of ''[[The Inheritance Cycle]]''
* [[Richard Parks (author)|Richard Parks]] (born 1955)
* [[H. G. Parry]], author of ''The Shadow Histories'' series
* [[Michelle Paver]], author of ''[[The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness]]'' series
* [[Diana L. Paxson]] (born 1943), author of ''[[Brísingamen]]''
* [[Mervyn Peake]] (1911–1968), author of the ''[[Gormenghast series]]''
* [[Frank E. Peretti]] (born 1951), author of ''[[This Present Darkness]]'' and ''[[The Oath (Peretti)|The Oath]]''
* [[Anne Perry]] (1938–2023), author of ''Tathea''
* [[Nick Perumov]] (born 1963), author of ''Ring of Darkness'', ''Chronicles of Hjorward'' and ''Keeper of Swords'' series
* [[Uroš Petrović]] (born 1967)
*[[Siri Pettersen]] (born 1971)
* [[Eden Phillpotts]] (1862–1960), author of ''Lycanthrope: The Mystery of Sir William Wolf''
* [[Meredith Ann Pierce]] (born 1958), author of ''[[The Darkangel Trilogy]]''
* [[Tamora Pierce]] (born 1954), author of the ''[[Tortall]]'' books, ''[[The Song of the Lioness]]'' series and the ''[[Circle of Magic]]'' books
* [[Ricardo Pinto (novelist)|Ricardo Pinto]] (born in 1961), author of ''[[Ricardo Pinto (novelist)|The Stone Dance of the Chameleon]]'' series
* [[Tim Powers]] (born 1952), author of ''[[The Anubis Gates]]''
* [[Anne Plichota]], author of ''[[Oksa Pollock]]''
* [[C. L. Polk]] (born 1969), author of ''The Kingston Cycle''
* [[Terry Pratchett]] (1948–2015), author of ''[[Discworld]]''
* [[Fletcher Pratt]] (1897–1956), author of ''[[The Well of the Unicorn]]''
* [[E. Hoffmann Price]] (1898–1988), author of ''[[The Devil Wives of Li Fong]]''
* [[Philip Pullman]] (born 1946), author of ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' trilogy

<!-- == Q == -->

== R ==
[[File:J. K. Rowling 2010.jpg|thumb|upright|[[J. K. Rowling]]]]

* [[Jean Ray (author)|Jean Ray]], pseudonym of Raymundus Joannes de Kremer (1887–1964), Belgian fantasist 
* [[Melanie Rawn]] (born 1954), author of ''[[Dragon Prince]]''
* [[Philip Reeve]], author of ''[[Mortal Engines Quartet]]'' and ''[[Fever Crumb (series)|Fever Crumb]]'' series
* [[Mickey Zucker Reichert]] (pseudonym of Miriam Susan Zucker Reichert, born 1962), author of the ''Renshai series'', based on [[Norse mythology]]
* [[Anne Rice]] (1941–2021), author of ''[[The Vampire Chronicles]]''
* [[L. James Rice]] (born 1968), author of the Sundering the Gods Saga
* [[Rick Riordan]] (born 1964), author of the ''[[Percy Jackson and the Olympians]]'' and ''[[Heroes of Olympus]]'' series
* [[Rebecca Roanhorse]] (born 1971), author of the ''[[Between Earth and Sky (novel series)|Between Earth and Sky]]'' series
* [[Jennifer Roberson]] (born 1953), author of the ''Sword-Dancer Saga''
* [[Katherine Roberts]] (born 1962), author of ''[[The Echorium Sequence]]'' trilogy
* [[Nora Roberts]] (born 1950), author of ''The Circle Trilogy''
* [[Kenneth Robeson]] (pseudonym of [[Lester Dent]] among others) ''[[Doc Savage]]'' stories
* [[Michael Scott Rohan]] (1951–2018), author of the ''Winter of the World'' series
* [[Joel Rosenberg (science fiction author)|Joel Rosenberg]] (1954–2011), author of the ''Guardians of the Flame'' series
* [[Patrick Rothfuss]] (born 1973), author of ''[[The Name of the Wind]]''
* [[Veronica Roth]], author of ''[[Divergent (novel)|Divergent]]'' series
* [[M. A. Rothman]]
* [[J. K. Rowling]] (born 1965), author and writer of the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' and ''[[Fantastic Beasts (film series)|Fantastic Beasts]]'' series 
* [[Don Roff]] (born 1966), author of ''[[Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection]]''
* [[Christopher Ruocchio]]
* [[Kristine Kathryn Rusch]] (born 1960) ''[[Fey (novels)|Fey]]'' series and others, former editor of ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction|F&SF]]''
* [[Sean Russell (author)|Sean Russell]] (born 1952), author of ''Moontide and Magic Rise''
* [[Merc Fenn Wolfmoor|A. Merc Rustad]] (born 1986)
* [[Anthony Ryan (writer)|Anthony Ryan]], author of the ''Raven's Shadow'' series<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bestfantasybookshq.com/hottest-6-new-fantasy-fiction-books-and-authors/ |title=Hottest 6 New Fantasy Fiction Books and Authors &#124; Best Fantasy Books HQ |access-date=2015-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221032018/http://www.bestfantasybookshq.com/hottest-6-new-fantasy-fiction-books-and-authors/ |archive-date=2015-02-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Jessica Rydill]] (born 1959), author of ''Children of the Shaman''
* [[C. J. Redwine]] (born 1974), author of the ''Defiance Trilogy'', the ''Ravenspire series'' and others<ref>{{Cite web |title=C_J_Redwine |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4864634.C_J_Redwine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201075609/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4864634.C_J_Redwine |archive-date=2024-02-01 |website=goodreads}}</ref>

== S ==
[[File:Will Shetterly Emma Bull Ddb 1059-35.jpg|thumb|Will Shetterly and Emma Bull]]
[[File:Sharon shinn 20feb2009.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Sharon Shinn]]]]
[[File:Wen-with-Campbell.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Wen Spencer]]]]

* [[Fred Saberhagen]] (1930–2007), author of the ''[[Empire of the East series|Empire of the East]]'', ''[[Book of Swords|The Swords]]'' and ''[[Book of Swords|The Lost Swords]]'' series
* [[Michelle Sagara]], author of the ''Sundered'' series
* [[Angie Sage]], author of the ''[[Septimus Heap]]'' series
* [[Jessica Amanda Salmonson]] (born 1950), author of the ''[[Tomoe Gozen (novel)|Tomoe Gozen]]'' series
* [[R.A. Salvatore]] (born 1959), author of the ''Drizzt'' novels
* [[Margit Sandemo]] (1924–2018)
* [[Brandon Sanderson]] (born 1975), author of the ''[[Mistborn]]'' and ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]'' series
* [[Andrzej Sapkowski]] (born 1948), author of ''[[The Witcher|Witcher]]'' short stories and novels
* [[Charles R. Saunders]] (1946–2020), author of ''[[Imaro]]''
* [[Lawrence M. Schoen]] (born 1959), author of the ''Conroyverse'' series
* [[V.E. Schwab]], pseudonym for Victoria Schwab (born 1987), author of ''Shades of Magic'' trilogy
* [[Darrell Schweitzer]] (born 1952)
* [[Michael Scott (Irish author)|Michael Scott]] (born 1959), author of [[The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel]] series
* [[Martin Scott (writer)|Martin Scott]] (born 1959), author of "[[Thraxas]]"
* [[Darren Shan]], author of ''[[The Saga of Darren Shan]]'', ''[[The Demonata]]'' and short stories
* [[Samantha Shannon]] (born 1991), author of ''[[The Priory of the Orange Tree]]''
* [[Robert Sheckley]] (1928–2005)
* [[Mary Shelley]] (1797–1851), author of ''[[Frankenstein]]'' and short stories
* [[Will Shetterly]] (born 1955), author of ''[[Dogland]]''
* [[Tony Shillitoe]] (born 1955), author of ''The Andrakis Trilogy''
* [[Sharon Shinn]] (born 1957), author of ''[[The Twelve Houses series]]''
* [[Gary Shipman]] (born 1966), author of ''[[Pakkins' Land]]''
* [[Rhoda Shipman]] (born 1968), author of ''[[Pakkins' Land]]''
* [[Robert Silverberg]] (born 1935), author of the ''[[Majipoor series]]''
* [[William Mark Simmons]] (Wm. Mark Simmons) (born 1953)
* [[Johanna Sinisalo]] (born 1958)
* [[Isaac Bashevis Singer]] (1902–1991)
* [[Sharon Skinner]] (born 1956), author of The Healer's Legacy and others
* [[Clark Ashton Smith]] (1893–1961) one of "the big three of ''[[Weird Tales]]'', along with [[Robert E. Howard]] and [[H. P. Lovecraft]]"; author of ''[[Out of Space and Time]]''
* [[Guy Smith (writer)|Guy Smith]] (born 1957)
* [[L. J. Smith (author)|L. J. Smith]] (born 1965), author of the ''[[Night World]]'', ''[[The Vampire Diaries (novel series)|The Vampire Diaries]]'' and ''[[The Secret Circle]]'' series
* [[Mark Andrew Smith]], author of ''[[The New Brighton Archeological Society]]''
* [[Sherwood Smith]] (born 1951), author of ''[[Inda (novel)]]'' and ''[[Wren to the Rescue]]''
* [[Thorne Smith]] (1892–1934), author of ''Topper'', on which a [[Topper (film)|1937 comedy film was based]]
* [[S. P. Somtow]] (pseudonym of Somtow Sucharitkul, born 1952), author of ''[[Vampire Junction]]''
* [[Anna Smith Spark]], author of the ''Empires of Dust'' trilogy
* [[Alison Spedding]] (born 1962), author of ''The Road and the Hills''
* [[Wen Spencer]] (born 1963), author of ''Elfhome''
* [[Nancy Springer]] (born 1948), author of ''[[The White Hart (novel)|The White Hart]]''
* [[Jon Sprunk]] (born 1970)
* [[Michael A. Stackpole]] (born 1957), author of ''[[A Secret Atlas]]''; best known for his ''[[Star Wars]]'' and ''[[BattleTech]]'' books
* [[Christopher Stasheff]] (1944–2018), author of ''[[The Warlock in Spite of Himself]]''
* [[Brian Staveley]], author of the ''Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne''
* [[Brynne Chandler|Brynne Stephens]] (born 1958), author of ''The Dream Palace''
* [[George Sterling]] (1869–1926), author of "[[A Wine of Wizardry]]"
* [[Brooke Stevens]], author of ''The Circus of the Earth and the Air''
* [[Mary Stewart (novelist)|Mary Stewart]] (1916–2014), author of ''[[The Crystal Cave]]''
* [[Paul Stewart (writer)|Paul Stewart]], author of ''[[The Edge Chronicles]]''
* [[Caroline Stevermer]] (born 1955), author of ''The Serpent's Egg''
* [[Maggie Stiefvater]] (born 1981), author of ''[[The Raven Cycle]]''
* [[Frank R. Stockton]] (1834–1902), author of "[[The Lady, or the Tiger?]]"
* [[James Stoddard (author)|James Stoddard]], author of ''The High House''
* [[Adrian Stone]] (born 1958), author of ''Devil Trilogy''
* [[David Lee Stone]], author of ''[[The Illmoor Chronicles]]''
* [[Charles Stross]] (born 1964)
* [[Jonathan Stroud]], author of ''[[The Bartimaeus Trilogy]]''
* [[Tricia Sullivan]] (born 1968) writes fantasy as Valery Leith (''The Company of Glass'')
* [[Michael J. Sullivan (author)|Michael J. Sullivan]] (born 1961), author of ''[[The Riyria Chronicles]]''
* [[Tui T. Sutherland]] (born 1978), editor of ''[[Warriors (novel series)|Warriors]]'' and author of ''[[Wings of Fire (novel series)|Wings of Fire]]''
* [[Thomas Burnett Swann]] (1928–1976), author of ''The Day of the Minotaur''
* [[Michael Swanwick]] (born 1950), author of ''[[The Iron Dragon's Daughter]]'' and sequels
* [[Jonathan Swift]] (1667–1745), author of ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]''
* [[Mitzi Szereto]], author of ''In Sleeping Beauty's Bed: Erotic Fairy Tales'' and editor of ''Thrones of Desire: Erotic Tales of Swords, Mist and Fire''

== T ==
[[File:Oxford Tolkien.JPG|thumb|upright|Bust of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] from Exeter College]]

* [[Graeme K. Talboys]], author of ''Stealing into Winter''
* [[Yoshiki Tanaka]], author of ''[[The Heroic Legend of Arslan]]''
* [[Charles R. Tanner]] (1896–1974), author of ''Angus MacAuliffe and the Gowden Tooch''
* [[Judith Tarr]] (born 1955), author of ''[[The Hound and the Falcon]]''
* [[Roger Taylor (author)|Roger Taylor]], author of the ''Chronicles of Hawklan''
* [[Adrian Tchaikovsky]], author of the ''Shadows of the Apt'' series
* [[Tais Teng]] (born 1952), author of "Palimpsests"
* [[Sheri S. Tepper]] (1929–2016), author of ''[[The True Game]]'' series
* [[Karin Tidbeck]] (born 1977), author of ''Jagannath''
* [[Lavie Tidhar]] (born 1976), author of ''A Man Lies Dreaming''
* [[Patrick Tilley]] (1928–2020), author of ''[[The Amtrak Wars]]'' series
* [[Eldon Thompson]] (born 1974), author of ''[[Eldon Thompson|The Legend of Asahiel]]'' series
* [[Kate Thompson (author)|Kate Thompson]] (born 1956), author of ''[[Switchers (novel)|Switchers]]''
* [[Tade Thompson]], author of the ''Wormwood Trilogy''
* [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] (1892–1973), author of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and ''[[The Silmarillion]]''
* [[Megan Whalen Turner]] (born 1965), author of ''[[The Thief (Turner novel)|The Thief]]''
* [[Harry Turtledove]] (born 1949), author of the ''[[Videssos]]'' series and ''[[The Darkness Series|Darkness]]'' series

== U ==
* [[Unno Juza]] (1897–1949)

== V ==
* [[Eric Van Lustbader|Eric van Lustbader]] (born 1946), author of ''The Pearl Saga''
* [[John Holbrook Vance|Jack Vance]] (1916–2013) (John Holbrook Vance), author of the ''[[Dying Earth]]'' series and the ''[[Lyonesse Trilogy]]''
* [[Jules Verne]] (1828–1905), author of ''[[Around the World in Eighty Days]]'' and ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas]]''
* [[E. C. Vivian]] (1882–1947)

== W ==
[[File:Jo-Walton-October-2006.gif|thumb|Jo Walton]]
[[File:Gene Wolfe, 2005.png|thumb|upright|Gene Wolfe]]

* [[Tim Waggoner]], author of ''[[Thieves of Blood]]''
* [[Karl Edward Wagner]] (1945–1994), author of ''[[Kane (fantasy)|Kane]]''
* [[Mervyn Wall]] (1908–1997), author of ''The Unfortunate Fursey''
* [[Evangeline Walton]] (1907–1996), author of ''[[Prince of Annwn]]''
* [[Jo Walton]] (born 1964), author of ''[[Among Others]]''
* [[Freda Warrington]], author of ''Elfland'', ''A Taste of Blood Wine'', the ''Blackbird'' sequence, ''Dracula the Undead'', ''Dark Cathedral'', and others
* [[Lawrence Watt-Evans]] (born 1954), author of ''[[Out of This World (Watt-Evans novel)|Out of This World]]''
* [[Catherine Webb]] (born 1986), author of ''Mirror Dreams''
* [[David Weber]] (born 1952), author of ''Oath of Swords''
* [[Helene Wecker]], author of ''The Golem and the Jinni''
* [[Brent Weeks]] (born 1977), author of ''[[The Way of Shadows]]''
* [[Margaret Weis]] (born 1948) co-author of several ''[[Dragonlance]]'' books
* [[Manly Wade Wellman]] (1903–1986), author of ''[[Worse Things Waiting]]''
* [[Angus Wells]] (1943–2006), author of ''Forbidden Magic''
* [[Martha Wells]] (born 1964), author of ''City of Bones'' and ''The Books of the Raksura''
* [[Django Wexler]], author of ''The Shadow Campaigns''
* [[Suzanne Weyn]] (born 1955), author of [[Children's literature|children's and young adult]] science fiction and fantasy novels and numerous film novelizations
* [[Chuck Whelon]] (born 1969) cartoonist and creator of the humorous fantasy webcomic serial "Pewfell"
* [[E. B. White]] (1899–1985), author of ''[[Charlotte's Web]]'' and ''[[Stuart Little]]''
* [[T.H. White]] (1906–1964) (Terence Hanbury White), author of ''[[The Once and Future King]]''
* [[Jack Whyte]] (1940–2021), author of [[King Arthur|Arthurian]] novels such as ''[[The Skystone]]''
* [[Cherry Wilder]] (1930–2002), author of ''The Wanderer''
* [[Paul O. Williams]] (1935–2009)
* [[Tad Williams]] (born 1957), author of the ''[[Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn]]'' trilogy
* [[Terri Windling]] (born 1958), author of the ''[[Borderland (book series)|Borderland]]'' series
* [[David Wingrove]], author of ''[[Chung Kuo (novel series)|Chung Kuo]]''
* [[Evan Winter]], author of ''The Rage of Dragons''
* [[Cendrine Wolf]], author of ''[[Oksa Pollock]]''
* [[Gene Wolfe]] (1931–2019), author of ''[[The Shadow of the Torturer]]''
* [[Chris Wooding]], author of ''[[Poison (Wooding novel)|Poison]]''
* [[Patricia Wrede]], author of the ''Lyra'' books
* [[John C. Wright (author)|John C. Wright]] (born 1961), author of the ''[[Orphans of Chaos]]'' and ''[[Last Guardian of Everness]]'' series
* [[Kirby Wright]], author of ''The End, My Friend''
* [[Janny Wurts]], author of the ''Wars of Light and Shadow'' and the ''[[Empire Trilogy]]'' (with [[Raymond E. Feist]])
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== Y ==
* [[Bochō Yamamura|Yamamura Bochō]]
* [[Neon Yang]], author of ''[[The Black Tides of Heaven]]''
* [[Simon Hawke|Nicholas Yermakov]] (original name of [[Simon Hawke]]; born 1951) 
* [[Jane Yolen]] (born 1939), author of ''[[Briar Rose (novel)|Briar Rose]]''

== Z ==
* [[Roger Zelazny]] (1937–1995), author of ''[[The Chronicles of Amber]]''
* [[Alexander Zelenyj]]
* [[Sarah Zettel]] (born 1966), author of ''A Sorcerer's Treason''

==See also==
* [[Fantasy]]
* [[List of children's literature writers]]
* [[List of fantasy novels]]
* [[List of high fantasy fiction]]
* [[List of horror fiction authors]]
* [[List of science fiction authors]]
* [[Lists of authors]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.sfwa.org/ website] for [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]]

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