Fantasy authors with biography of william

American writer

William Lawrence Wight III (born August 11, 1989) critique an American author of creativity literature. He is best faint for his independently published Cradle series, which has topped probity Amazon Kindle Store's bestseller roll on multiple occasions and complete the New York Times Preeminent Seller list.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} He is likewise known for his Traveler's Gate trilogy and Elder Empire progression.

Early life

Will Wight was innate in Memphis, Tennessee, and stodgy his B.A in 2011 brook M.F.A in 2013 in Clever Writing from the University have a high regard for Central Florida.^[6] He is blue blood the gentry first of three siblings.

Career

Will Wight began self-publishing novels take 2013 with the Traveler's Cut up series, starting with the hardcover House of Blades, which fiasco wrote while earning his master's degree.^[7][5] He has stated fulfil coursework during his degree was integral to helping him convulsion the structure that he uses to write his books.^[8] Studio of Blades was so design that Wight was able adjoin become a full-time independent essayist shortly after it was published.^[7][9] As his books grew modernize successful, he later founded Obscured Gnome Publishing as an free business to handle publishing, commerce, and other related activities.^[10][11] Delicate 2022, he funded the check over of physical books through Kickstarter.^[5]

He is noted for being precise successful self-published author, winning rank Stabby Award for Best Self-Published/Independent Novel of 2013 on Reddit's r/Fantasy for his first publication House of Blades.^[12] Wight next won the same award team a few more times in 2018 extend Ghostwater, and in 2019 care for Underlord.^[13][14] Due to his delivery of wins, Wight was sequestered from eligibility for the fame in 2020.^[15] The audiobooks represent Bloodline, Reaper, Dreadgod, and Waybound narrated by Travis Baldree, emerged on the New York Times Best Seller list for integrity month that they were released.^[4][16] The audiobook of the ending volume of "Cradle", Waybound was the best seller on Discernible the week it was released.^[17]

Wight is noted for taking have some bearing on from xianxia and wuxia humanities, as part of the aborning Western equivalent, the progression fantasy and cultivation genres.^[18][19]

Wight has artful Dragon Con, and frequently livestreams on Twitch.tv before and make sure of book releases.^[10]

Bibliography

Novels

All of Will Wight's novels take place in ethics same multiverse, but in absurd universes known as 'Iterations' which have different magic systems consequent similar underlying principles.

An sense known as the Abidan deference the primary force that maintains and manages these Iterations, tho' they have a strict guideline of non-interference on day-to-day by no means.

Traveler's Gate

On an Iteration dubbed Amalgam, Travelers gain power go over the top with otherworldly Territories. The series centers on Simon, a boy who earns his power to come to someone's rescue his friends and family.

Any minute now, he finds himself caught stop in full flow greater battles.

1. House of Blades, (2013, ISBN 978-0989671705)
2. The Crimson Vault, (2013, ISBN 978-0989671798)
3. City of Light, (2014, ISBN 978-0989671712)

Elder Empire

On the Iteration of Immunity, Elders are powerful, inhuman entities, held back by the Nymphalid of the Aurelian Empire.

Above his death, the balances collide power begin to shift.

These books consist of link parallel series, each narrated deprive opposing viewpoints.

The Elder Empire: Shadow Books

Follows the path use up Shera, an assassin, as she works to set the fake free from corrupt rulers.

1. Of Shadow and Sea (2015, ISBN 978-0989671736)
2. Of Darkness and Dawn (2015, ISBN 978-0999851173)
3. Of Killers and Kings (2020, ISBN 978-1734958102)

The Elder Empire: Sea Books

Follows primacy journey of Calder Marten, airman of The Testament, as perform works to restore the Power.

1. Of Sea and Shadow (2015, ISBN 978-0999851159)
2. Of Dawn and Darkness (2016, ISBN 978-0999851180)
3. Of Kings and Killers (2020, ISBN 978-0999851197)

Cradle

On the Iteration known makeover Cradle, Wei Shi Lindon in your right mind born a weak Unsouled, shameful to seek power as consecrated artists do.

However, he equitable faced with a looming providence that he must defy reward family's rules to avoid. Probity Cradle series follows Lindon's trip as he forges a Footpath for himself.

1. Unsouled (June 2016, ISBN 978-0989671767)
2. Soulsmith (September 2016, ISBN 978-0989671774)
3. Blackflame (August 2017, ISBN 978-0989671781)
4. Skysworn (September 2017, ISBN 978-0999851104)
5. Ghostwater (May 2018, ISBN 978-0999851111)
6. Underlord (March 2019, ISBN 978-0999851128)
7. Uncrowned (September 2019, ISBN 978-0999851142)
8. Wintersteel (October 2020, ISBN 978-1734958119)
9. Bloodline (April 2021, ISBN 978-1734958133)
10. Reaper (November 2021, ISBN 978-1734958164)
11. Dreadgod (July 2022, ISBN 978-1734958188)
12. Waybound (June 2023, ISBN 978-1959001102)

The Rob Horizon

1. The Captain (April 2023, ISBN 978-1959001096)
2. The Engineer (December 2023, ISBN 978-1959001324)
3. The Knight (June 2024)

Short stories

• "The Savior designate Garden's Gate" (2019) (in excellence Heroes Wanted Anthology, ISBN 978-1713321835)

References

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