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Anthony Ryan


UK flag (b.1970)

aka A J Ryan

Anthony Ryan is the New York Times best selling author of the Raven's Shadow epic fantasy novels as well as the Slab City Blues science fiction series. He was born in Scotland in 1970 but spent much of his adult life living and working in London. After a long career in the British Civil Service he took up writing full time after the success of his first novel Blood Song, Book One of the Raven's Shadow trilogy. He has a degree in history, and his interests include art, science and the unending quest for the perfect pint of real ale.
 

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
September 2024

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A Tide of Black Steel
(Age of Wrath, book 1)
Series
Raven's Shadow
   0.5. The Lady of Crows (2017)
   1. Blood Song (2012)
   1.5. The Lord Collector (2016)
   2. Tower Lord (2014)
   3. Queen of Fire (2015)
   A Duel of Evils (2017)
   Many Are the Dead (2018)
   Songs of the Dark (2021)
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Slab City Blues
   1. Slab City Blues (2014)
   2. A Song for Madame Choi (2014)
   3. A Hymn To Gods Long Dead (2012)
   4. The Ballad of Bad Jack (2013)
   5. An Aria for Ragnarok (2015)
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Draconis Memoria
   0.5. Sandrunners (2016)
   1. The Waking Fire (2016)
   2. The Legion of Flame (2017)
   3. The Empire of Ashes (2018)
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Raven's Blade
   1. The Wolf's Call (2019)
   2. The Black Song (2020)
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Seven Swords
   1. A Pilgrimage of Swords (2019)
   2. The Kraken's Tooth (2020)
   3. City of Songs (2021)
   4. To Blackfyre Keep (2022)
   5. Across the Sorrow Sea (2023)
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Covenant of Steel
   1. The Pariah (2021)
   2. The Martyr (2022)
   3. The Traitor (2023)
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Novels
   Fire Wings (2022)
   Born of an Iron Storm (2025)
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Collections
   The King Must Fall (2022) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Series contributed to
Deep Magic collections
   2. The Best of Deep Magic: Anthology Two (2021) (with others)
   3. Deep Magic: Third Collection (2020) (with others)
   4. Deep Magic: Fourth Collection (2021) (with others)
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Anthony Ryan recommends
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Dark Water Daughter (2023)
(Winter Sea, book 1)
H M Long
"H.M. Long's Dark Water Daughter is a deftly executed and highly entertaining combination of high seas adventure and flintlock fantasy, enriched by a duo of engaging leads and an original take on magic. A tale that deserves to rank alongside RJ Barker's The Bone Ships and Robin Hobb's The Liveship Traders in the top rank of maritime fantasy."
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The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (2022)
(Gael Song, book 1)
Shauna Lawless
"Highlander meets The Last Kingdom as feuding clans of magical undying vie for control of tenth-century Ireland in this assured and captivating debut. Themes of motherhood and conflicted obligation lie at the heart of Shauna Lawless's historical fantasy, explored through the eyes of two powerful women compelled to navigate a land where men hold sway, or think they do. I was hooked from page one."
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Pennyblade (2022)
J L Worrad
"Pennyblade doesn't so much reinvent well-worn fantasy tropes as stab them to death in a dark alley. Kyra Cal'Adra is a lethally alluring protagonist weaving an intricate tale rich in ferocious action and multifaceted intrigue, all topped off by a deliciously vicious twist."

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Anthologies containing stories by Anthony Ryan
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The King Must Fall (2022)
edited by
Sarah Chorn, Adrian Collins and Mike Myers
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Unfettered II (2016)
(Unfettered, book 2)
edited by
Shawn Speakman
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Unbound (2015)
Tales By Masters of Fantasy
(Unbound , book 1)
edited by
Shawn Speakman

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