British · b. 1970
Anthony Ryan is a British fantasy author who rose to prominence when his self-published debut, Blood Song, became a word-of-mouth sensation, launching the bestselling Raven's Shadow epic fantasy series.
Anthony Ryan worked in various fields before self-publishing Blood Song in 2011. The novel — a gripping coming-of-age epic fantasy about a boy forged into a warrior by an order of fighting monks — built a passionate following through word of mouth, became a bestseller, and earned Ryan a traditional publishing deal, a celebrated success story of the self-publishing era.
He completed the Raven’s Shadow trilogy with Tower Lord and Queen of Fire, and has since written the Draconis Memoria series, the Slab City Blues science fiction stories, and the Covenant of Steel and Raven’s Blade sequences, establishing himself as a prolific and reliable voice in modern epic fantasy.
Ryan is admired for his immersive storytelling, his strong characters, and his command of classic epic-fantasy pleasures, with Blood Song remaining his most beloved work.
by Anthony Ryan
Anthony Ryan's acclaimed epic fantasy debut, first book of Raven's Shadow. Given up by his father to the warrior monks of the Sixth Order, Vaelin Al Sorna is forged into a deadly fighter and a reluctant instrument of his realm — in a gripping coming-of-age tale framed by the legend he will become.
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