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Fantasy

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Akira ToriyamaIllustrator · IllustrationApril 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024 was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors in the history of manga and created…
Barbara HamblyAuthor · BooksBarbara Hambly (born August 28, 1951) is an American novelist and screenwriter within the genres of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction.
Ben BovaAuthor · BooksBenjamin William Bova (November 8, 1932November 29, 2020) was an American writer and editor.
C. J. CherryhAuthor · BooksCarolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is an American writer of speculative fiction.
C. S. LewisAuthor · BooksClive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British author, literary scholar and Anglican lay theologian.
Cao ShuiAuthor · Books
Cherie PriestAuthor · BooksCherie Priest (born July 30, 1975) is an American novelist and blogger living in Seattle, Washington.
Christopher PaoliniAuthor · BooksChristopher James Paolini (born November 17, 1983) is an American and Italian author.
David DrakeAuthor · Books
David MitchellPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Stephen Mitchell (born 12 January 1969) is an English novelist and screenwriter, who has also translated two children's books.
Diana Wynne JonesAuthor · BooksDiana Wynne Jones (16 August 1934 – 26 March 2011) was a British novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, and short story writer.
Diane DuaneAuthor · BooksDiane Duane (born May 18, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author, long based in Ireland.
Edgar Rice BurroughsAuthor · BooksEdgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American writer, recognized for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres.
Erin HunterAuthor · BooksErin Hunter is a collective pseudonym used by authors affiliated with HarperCollins publishing company and Working Partners, a London-based firm.
Frederik PeetersArtist · Comics and comic artFrédérik Peeters (lang; born 14 August 1974 in Geneva) is a contemporary Swiss graphic novelist.
Gary GygaxAuthor · BooksErnest Gary Gygax (July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was an American game designer and author best known for co-creating the pioneering tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with…
George Clayton JohnsonPerson · Film memorabilia
George R. R. MartinAuthor · BooksGeorge Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin, September 20, 1948), also known by the initials GRRM, is an American author, screenwriter, and television producer.
Graham MastertonAuthor · BooksGraham Masterton (born 16 January 1946, in Edinburgh) is a British author known primarily for horror fiction.
Guillermo del ToroPerson · Film memorabilia
H. P. LovecraftAuthor · BooksHoward Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of weird, horror, fantasy, and science fiction.
H. Rider HaggardAuthor · BooksSir Henry Rider Haggard (22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world…
Impact! MiniaturesOrganisation · Publishers and printersMiniatures is a company started in April 2006 by members of the Blood Bowl online community with the aim of producing figures suitable for use with Fantasy Football games such as Elfball,…
J. R. R. TolkienIllustrator · IllustrationJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and academic philologist.
Jonathan StroudAuthor · BooksJonathan Anthony Stroud (born 27 October 1970) is a British writer of fantasy fiction, best known for the Bartimaeus young adult sequence and Lockwood & Co. Children's series.
Ken LiuAuthor · Books
L. J. SmithAuthor · BooksLisa Jane Smith (September 4, 1958 – March 8, 2025) was an American author of young adult fiction best known for her best-selling series The Vampire Diaries, which has been turned into a…
Lauren OliverAuthor · BooksLauren Oliver (born Laura Suzanne Schechter; November 8, 1982) is an American author of numerous young adult novels including Panic;
Lin CarterAuthor · BooksLinwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter;
Linda WoolvertonAuthor · BooksLinda Woolverton (born December 19, 1952) is an American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist, whose most prominent works include the screenplays and books of several acclaimed Disney…
Lois McMaster BujoldAuthor · BooksLois McMaster Bujold (born November 2, 1949) is an American speculative fiction writer. She has won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A.
Lynn AbbeyAuthor · BooksMarilyn Lorraine "Lynn" Abbey (born September 18, 1948) is an American fantasy author.
María Luisa BombalAuthor · BooksMaría Luisa Bombal Anthes (maˈɾi.a ˈlwisa βomˈβal; Viña del Mar, 8 June 1910 – 6 May 1980) was a Chilean novelist and poet. Her work incorporates erotic, surrealist, and feminist themes.
Maria SemyonovaAuthor · BooksMaria Vasilyevna Semyonova (also spelled Semenova; born November 1, 1958, in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Russian writer of fantasy and historical fiction and a poet.
Mary HoffmanAuthor · BooksMary Lassiter Hoffman (born 1945) is a British writer and critic. She has had over 90 books published whose audiences range from children to adults.
Mathieu BabletArtist · Comics and comic artMathieu Bablet (born 9 January 1987) is a French comics creator. His works include the Greek mythology-inspired comic Adrastea (2013–2014) and the science fiction comics Shangri-La (comic…
Michael MoorcockPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer, originally of science fiction and fantasy, who has published many well-received literary novels as well as comic…
Nalo HopkinsonAuthor · BooksNalo Hopkinson (born 20 December 1960) is a Jamaican-born Canadian speculative fiction writer and editor.
Naomi MitchisonAuthor · BooksNaomi Mary Margaret Mitchison, Baroness Mitchison (née Haldane; 1 November 1897 – 11 January 1999) was a Scottish novelist and poet.
Nicholas EvansAuthor · BooksNicholas Benbow Evans (26 July 1950 – 9 August 2022) was a British journalist, screenwriter, television and film producer and novelist.
Nicola GriffithAuthor · BooksNicola Griffith (born 30 September 1960) is a British American novelist, essayist, and teacher. She has won the Washington State Book Award (twice), Nebula Award, James Tiptree, Jr.
Philip PullmanAuthor · BooksSir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman (born 19 October 1946) is an English writer. He is best known for the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials.
Pietro FrancisciPerson · Film memorabiliaPietro Francisci (ˈpjɛːtro franˈtʃiʃʃi; 9 September 1906 – 1977) was an Italian film director, best remembered for the film Hercules (1958) which inspired the sword and sandal boom of the…
Ray BradburyAuthor · BooksRay Douglas Bradbury (22 August 19205 June 2012) was an American author and screenwriter.
Rick RiordanAuthor · BooksRichard Russell Riordan Jr. (born June 5, 1964) is an American author, best known for his Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, which includes the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, The Heroes of…
Robert A. HeinleinAuthor · BooksRobert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, engineer, and naval officer.
Roger ZelaznyAuthor · BooksRoger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American fantasy and science fiction writer known for his short stories and novels focusing on mythology and various religions;
Rudy RuckerAuthor · BooksRudolf von Bitter Rucker (born March 22, 1946) is an American mathematician, computer scientist, science fiction author, and one of the founders of the cyberpunk literary movement.
Sanjeev AbhyankarPerson · Music memorabiliaPandit Sanjeev Abhyankar (born 5 October 1969) is a Hindustani classical music vocalist of the Mewati Gharana.
Silvia SeidelPerson · Film memorabiliaSilvia Seidel (23 September 1969 – 31 July 2012) was a German actress best known for her portrayal of Anna in the 1987 ZDF television miniseries Anna.
Stephen KingAuthor · BooksStephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror fiction and has also explored other genres, among them…
Susan CooperPerson · Music memorabiliaSusan Mary Cooper (born 23 May 1935) is an English author of children's books. She is best known for The Dark Is Rising, a contemporary fantasy series set in England and Wales, which…
Theodore SturgeonAuthor · BooksTheodore Sturgeon (born Edward Hamilton Waldo, February 26, 1918 – May 8, 1985) was an American author of primarily fantasy, science fiction, and horror, as well as a critic.
Tor BooksOrganisation · Publishers and printersTor Books is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group (previously Tom Doherty Associates), a publishing company based in New York City.
Walter MoersArtist · Comics and comic artWalter Moers (born 24 May 1957) is a German comic artist, illustrator and writer. He is the creator of the character of Captain Bluebear and became a best-selling author in Europe with his…
William JoyceIllustrator · IllustrationWilliam Edward Joyce (born December 11, 1957) is an American writer, illustrator, and filmmaker.
Wolfgang HohlbeinAuthor · BooksWolfgang Hohlbein (born 15 August 1953) is a German writer of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. His wife, Heike Hohlbein, is also a writer and they frequently collaborate.

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