List of fantasy authors

This partial list of fantasy authors, perhaps unsurprisingly, contains many overlaps with the List of science fiction authors.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Lynn Abbey
• Lloyd Alexander, (born 1924) Chronicles of Prydain
• Piers Anthony, (born 1934) Xanth
• Robert Lynn Asprin, (born 1946) Myth Adventures, Thieves' World

B

• Alexander Baliol
• T.A. Barron
• L. Frank Baum, (1856-1919), Oz series
• Peter S. Beagle, (born 1939)
• John Bellairs, (1938-1991)
• Carol Berg
• Anne Bishop
• James P. Blaylock, (born 1950)
• Hannes Bok, (1914-1964)
• Elizabeth H. Boyer
• Marion Zimmer Bradley, (1930-1999) Darkover series, Sword and Sorceress anthologies
• Kristen Britain, Green Rider novels
• Terry Brooks, (born 1944) Shannara novels
• Steven Brust, (born 1955) Dragaera novels
• Jim Butcher

C

• James Branch Cabell, (1879-1958)
• Jonathan Carroll
• Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), (1832-1898), Alice in Wonderland
• Lin Carter, (1930-1988)
• Jack L. Chalker, (born 1944)
• C. J. Cherryh, (born 1942)
• G. K. Chesterton, (1874-1936)
• Glen Cook, Black Company novels, Garrett PI novels
• Rick Cook, Wizardry series
• Louise Cooper Order & Chaos novels
• Susan Cooper, (born 1935) ''Dark is Rising sequence
• John Crowley, (born 1942)

D

• Avram Davidson, (1923-1993)
• L. Sprague de Camp, (1907-2000) The Compleat Enchanter, Conan stories
• Charles de Lint, (born 1951)
• Stephen Donaldson, (born 1947) The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
• Dave Duncan
• Lord Dunsany, (1878-1957) (Edward Plunkett)

E

• David Eddings, (born 1931) Belgariad/Malloreon/Elenium/Tamuli novels
• E. R. Eddison, (1882-1945)
• Mircea Eliade, (1907-1986)
• Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, (1910-2003)

F

• Raymond E. Feist, (born 1945) Midkemia/Kelewan novels
• Philip Jose Farmer, (born 1918), Riverworld saga
• Alan Dean Foster, (born 1946) Humanx Commonwealth novels, particularly those involving Flinx
• C. S. Friedman

G

• Neil Gaiman, (born 1960) The Books of Magic, numerous graphic novels
• Alan Garner, (born 1934) Elidor, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
• Randall Garrett, (born 1927) Lord D'Arcy novels
• David Gemmell, (born 1948) Drenai novels
• Mary Gentle
• Terry Goodkind, (born 1948) Sword of Truth novels

H

• Traci Harding
• Barbara Hambly, (born 1951) Darwath novels
• Laurell K. Hamilton, (born 1963) Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
• Geraldine Harris
• M. John Harrison, (born 1945)
• Simon Hawke (born 1951)
• Tracy Hickman DragonLance novels
• Tom Holt, (born 1961) mostly humourous fantasy
• Robert E. Howard, (1906-1936) Originator of Conan the Barbarian
• P. C. Hodgell
• William Hope Hodgson, (1877-1918)
• Tanya Huff
• Barry Hughart

I

J

• Brian Jacques, (born 1939) Redwall series
• Tove Jansson, (1914-2001) Moomin novels
• Robert Jordan, (born 1948) The Wheel of Time series
• Diana Wynne Jones, (born 1934) Chrestomanci series

K

• Guy Gavriel Kay, (born 1954) The Fionavar Tapestry, Tigana
• Feliks W. Kres
• Katherine Kurtz, (born 1944) The Deryni novels
• Ellen Kushner

L

• Mercedes Lackey, (born 1950) Velgarth/Valdemar novels
• R.A. Lafferty, (1914-2002)
• Stephen R. Lawhead, (born 1950)
• Tanith Lee, (born 1947)
• Ursula K. Le Guin, (born 1929) Earthsea novels
• Fritz Leiber, (1910-1992) Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
• Madeleine L'Engle, (born 1918)
• C.S. Lewis, (1898-1963) Narnia series, The Screwtape Letters
• Astrid Lindgren, (1907-2002)
• David Lindsay, (1876-1945)
• H. P. Lovecraft, (1890-1937) Cthulhu mythos stories
• Dave Luckett
• Elizabeth A. Lynn

M

• R. A. MacAvoy, (born 1949)
• Anne McCaffrey, (born 1926) Dragonriders of Pern novels and stories, Brainship stories
• George MacDonald, (1824-1905)
• Arthur Machen, (1863-1947)
• Dennis L. McKiernan, (born 1932)
• Patricia A. McKillip, (born 1948) The Riddlemaster of Hed
• Robin McKinley, Damar stories
• George R. R. Martin, (born 1948) A Song of Ice and Fire
• Abraham Merritt, (1884-1943)(A. Merritt)
• Gustav Meyrink, (1868-1932)
• China Miéville, (born 1972)
• L. E. Modesitt, Jr (born 1943) Recluce novels
• Elizabeth Moon, (born 1945)
• Michael Moorcock, (born 1939) The Eternal Champion sequence
• Christopher Moore
• William Morris, (1834-1896), The Wood Between the Worlds
• H. Warner Munn, (1903-1981)
• Pat Murphy

N

• John Norman, (born 1931) Gor series
• Garth Nix, (born 1963) Sabriel and sequels
• Andre Norton, (born 1912) Witchworld stories

O

P

• Mervyn Peake, (1911-1968) Gormenghast
• Anne Perry, (born 1938)
• Meredith Ann Pierce
• Tamora Pierce, (born 1954) Tortall books, Circle of Magic books
• Tim Powers, (born 1952) The Anubis Gates
• Terry Pratchett, (born 1948) Discworld
• Fletcher Pratt, (1897-1956)
• Philip Pullman, (born 1946) His Dark Materials trilogy

Q

R

• Melanie Rawn (born 1954), Dragon Prince and Dragon Star novels
• Kim Stanley Robinson, (born 1952) Red/Green/Blue Mars sequence
• Joel Rosenberg, (born 1954) Guardians of the Flame series
• J. K. Rowling, (born 1965) Harry Potter books
• Matt Ruff
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch Fey series and others; former editor of F&SF

S

• R.A. Salvatore, (born 1959)
• Andrzej Sapkowski, (born 1948)
• Robert Sheckley, (born 1928)
• Will Shetterly
• Robert Silverberg, (born 1935)
• Johanna Sinisalo, (born 1958)
• Clark Ashton Smith, (1893-1961)
• Thorne Smith, (1892-1934)
• Mary Stewart, (born 1916)
• Caroline Stevermer
• Frank R. Stockton, (1834-1902)
• Somtow Sucharitkul, (pseudonym, S. P. Somtow)
• Thomas Burnett Swann, (1928-1976)
• Jonathan Swift, (1667-1745)

T

• Judith Tarr
• Sheri S. Tepper
• J. R. R. Tolkien, (1892-1973), Middle-earth: The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
• Harry Turtledove, (born 1949) Videssos series, Darkness series

U

V

• Jack Vance, (born 1916) (John Holbrook Vance) The Dying Earth series, the Demon Princes series

W

• Jo Walton
• Lawrence Watt-Evans, (born 1954)
• Margaret Weis, Dragonlance books
• Manly Wade Wellman, (1903-1986)
• T.H. White, (1906-1964) (Terence Hanbury White) The Once and Future King
• Jack Whyte, (born 1939)
• Tad Williams, (born 1957) Memory, Sorrow and Thorn
• Terri Windling, (born 1958)
• Gene Wolfe, (born 1931)
• Patricia Wrede Mairelon the Magician, the Lyra books

X

Y

• Nicholas Yermakov, (born 1951)

Z

• Roger Zelazny, (1937-1995) The Amber decalogy

See also

• List of horror fiction authors
• List of science fiction authors
• Lists of authors