A

• 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 (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 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
• 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
• 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 (born 1948)
• Nancy Asire (born 1945)
• 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
• 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 series

B

• Robin Wayne Bailey (born 1952), author of the Frost trilogy, Brothers of the Dragon trilogy, Dragonkin trilogy, Shadowdance, etc.
• 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
• 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 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 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
• 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", "The Wendigo" and The Centaur
• James Blaylock (born 1950)
• Enid Blyton (1897–1968), author of The Enchanted Wood and 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
• Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999), author of the Darkover series and editor of the Sword and Sorceress series of anthologies
• 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
• 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 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 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 Dragaera novels
• Col Buchanan (born 1973), author of Farlander and Stands a Shadow
• 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, Barsoom, Pellucidar and Amtor novels
• Jim Butcher (born 1971), author of Dresden Files and Codex Alera novels

C

• 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
• 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
• Isobelle Carmody (born 1958), author of the Obernewtyn Chronicles and 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
• 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
• 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 (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 (1901–1980)
• Suzanne Collins (born 1962), author of 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 (1956–2008), author of the Chronicles of an Age of Darkness
• Rick Cook (1944–2022), author of the Wizardry series
• 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 (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

• 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
• John DeChancie (born 1946), author of the Castle Perilous series
• L. Sprague de Camp (1907–2000), author of The Compleat Enchanter & pasticheur of the Conan stories
• Alessandro Defilippi
• Michael de Larrabeiti (1934–2008), author of The Borrible Trilogy
• Charles de Lint (born 1951), author of the 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
• 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 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 (born 1945), author of the 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 (1933–2018), author of West of January
• Brian Lee Durfee, author of The Forgetting Moon
• 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 Belgariad, Malloreon, Elenium, Tamuli and 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 (born 1965) writer of the Dragoncharm and 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 (born 1958), author of the Crown of Stars series
• Harlan Ellison (1934–2018) 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

• 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 (born 1941), author of The Sea of Trolls
• 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 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 (born 1944), author of the Ranger's Apprentice series
• Lynn Flewelling (born 1958), author of The Nightrunner Series
• Eric Flint (born 1947), 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, The Thief Lord, and Dragon Rider
• Maggie Furey (born 1955), author of The Artefacts of Power series

G

• Diana Gabaldon (born 1952), author of the 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 novelizations
• Richard Garfinkle (fl. 1990s), author of All of an Instant
• Alan Garner (born 1934), author of Elidor and The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
• Richard Garnett (1835–1906), author of The Twilight of the Gods and Other Tales
• Randall Garrett (1927–1987), author of the 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

• Sir H. Rider Haggard (1856–1925), author of the Allan Quatermain series and the Ayesha series (beginning with She)
• Andrea Hairston (born 1952), author of Redwood and Wildfire
• Barbara Hambly (born 1951), author of Those Who Hunt the Night
• H.R.Hess (born 1982), author of The Dark Star, The First Skyrider, The Water Maiden of Lealos and The Lost Prince
• 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) 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
• 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 (born 1947), 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
• 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
• Barry Hughart (1934–2019), author of Chinese historical fantasies such as Bridge of Birds
• Robert Don Hughes (born 1949)
• 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? 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, 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, along with their sequels
• K. V. Johansen (born 1968), author of Torrie and the Dragon
• Carrie Jones, author of the Need series and After Obsession
• Diana Wynne Jones (1934–2011), author of the Chrestomanci series and 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 of The Ghost Hunter series
• J. V. Jones (born 1963), author of 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

• 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 Arthurian novels 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
• 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
• Henry Kuttner (1915–1958)

L

• 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
• 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 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 (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 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 (born 1978), author of The Gentleman Bastard sequence

M

• 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
• 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, 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)
• Fiona McIntosh (born 1960), author of 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 (born 1948), author of The Riddle-Master of Hed
• Richelle Mead (born 1976), author of the Vampire Academy and the 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
• 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
• Marissa Meyer (born 1984), author of The Lunar Chronicles series
• Stephenie Meyer (born 1973), author of the 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 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 Eternal Champion sequence
• Christopher Moore (born 1957), author of Practical Demonkeeping
• Caiseal Mór, author of 12 novels including The Wanderers and 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 (born 1946)
• Janet Morris (born 1946)
• 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 (born 1955), author of The Falling Woman
• Gary Myers (born 1952), author of The House of the Worm
• John Myers Myers (1906–1988), author of Silverlock

N

• 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 (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
• 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 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

P

• Norvell W. Page (1904–1961)
• Christopher Paolini (born 1983), author of The Inheritance Cycle
• 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
• 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 (born in 1961), author of 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

R

• 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
• 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 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 (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 series
• M. A. Rothman
• J. K. Rowling (born 1965), author and writer of the Harry Potter and 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 series and others, former editor of F&SF
• Sean Russell (born 1952), author of Moontide and Magic Rise
• A. Merc Rustad (born 1986)
• Anthony Ryan, author of the Raven's Shadow series¹
• Jessica Rydill (born 1959), author of Children of the Shaman
• C. J. Redwine (born 1974), author of the Defiance Trilogy, the Ravenspire series and others²

S

• Fred Saberhagen (1930–2007), author of the Empire of the East, The Swords and 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 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 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 (born 1959), author of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series
• 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 (born 1957)
• L. J. Smith (born 1965), author of the Night World, 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 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
• 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 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 (1916–2014), author of The Crystal Cave
• 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 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 (born 1961), author of The Riyria Chronicles
• Tui T. Sutherland (born 1978), editor of Warriors and author of 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

• 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 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 The Legend of Asahiel series
• Kate Thompson (born 1956), author of 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
• Harry Turtledove (born 1949), author of the Videssos series and Darkness series

U

• Unno Juza (1897–1949)

V

• Eric van Lustbader (born 1946), author of The Pearl Saga
• 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

• Tim Waggoner, author of Thieves of Blood
• Karl Edward Wagner (1945–1994), author of 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
• 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 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 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 series
• David Wingrove, author of 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
• Patricia Wrede, author of the Lyra books
• 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)

Y

• Yamamura Bochō
• Neon Yang, author of The Black Tides of Heaven
• Nicholas Yermakov (original name of Simon Hawke; born 1951)
• Jane Yolen (born 1939), author of 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

External links

• website for Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

References

1. "Hottest 6 New Fantasy Fiction Books and Authors | Best Fantasy Books HQ". Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20150221032018/http://www.bestfantasybookshq.com/hottest-6-new-fantasy-fiction-books-and-authors/ ↩

2. "C_J_Redwine". goodreads. Archived from the original on 2024-02-01. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4864634.C_J_Redwine ↩