Anthony Ryan (writer) explained

Anthony Ryan
Birth Place:	Scotland, United Kingdom
Genre:	Fantasy and science fiction
Notableworks:	Raven's Shadow series

Anthony Ryan is a Scottish writer of fantasy and science fiction, best known for his books about Vaelin Al Sorna, which started in 2013 with Blood Song. He worked as a full-time researcher before switching to full-time writing. He currently lives in London, England. He has a degree in Medieval History.

Biography

Anthony Ryan was born in Scotland in 1970 but has spent much of his adult life in London.^[1] Anthony Ryan initially self-published Blood Song,^[2] however, he switched to major publication when Penguin books offered him a three-book deal in May 2012. He started writing full-time after the success of the publication. He continues to self-publish a series of SF Noir novellas.

Bibliography

Raven's Shadow Trilogy

• Blood Song (2013)
• Tower Lord (2014)
• Queen of Fire (2015)

Raven’s Blade Duology

Sequel Series to Raven’s Shadow Trilogy

• The Wolf’s Call (July 2019)
• The Black Song (August 2020)

Slab City Blues

• Slab City Blues (2011)
• A Song for Madame Choi (2011)
• A Hymn to Gods Long Dead (2012)
• The Ballad of Bad Jack (2013)
• An Aria for Ragnarok (2015)
• Slab City Blues: The Collected Stories (2015)

The Draconis Memoria Trilogy

• The Waking Fire (2016)
• The Legion of Flame (2017)
• The Empire of Ashes (2018)

Seven Swords Series

• The Scarlet Ziggurat (2023)
• A Pilgrimage of Swords (2019)
• The Kraken’s Tooth (2020)
• City of Songs (2021)
• To Blackfyre Keep (Oct 2022)
• Across the Sorrow Sea (Sep 2023)

The Covenant of Steel

• The Pariah (August 2021)
• The Martyr (June 2022)
• The Traitor (July 2023)

Short stories

Raven's Shadow

• The Lord Collector. Available in Blackguards Anthology.
• A Duel of Evils. Available in Unfettered II Anthology.
• The Lady of Crows
• Many Are the Dead
• Songs of the Dark (Subterranean Press 2020) Collects four stories listed above.

The Draconis Memoria

• Sandrunners. Available in Legends II Anthology - Stories in Honour of David Gemmell.

External links

• "Hi, I'm Anthony Ryan and I write fantasy and science fiction - AMA"
• "Interview with Anthony Ryan, author of Blood Song (Raven's Shadow 1) - July 2, 2013"
• "Blood Song"

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Qwillery: Interview with Anthony Ryan, author of Blood Song (Raven's Shadow 1) - July 2, 2013. qwillery.blogspot.co.uk. 2014-01-20.
2. Web site: Fiction Book Review: Blood Song by Anthony Ryan. Ace, $27.95 (592p) ISBN 978-0-425-26769-1. publishersweekly.com. 2014-01-20.