The Ranting Guide to Authors Attending NYCC!

Going to be attending this year’s New York Comic Con? We are, and so are a number of authors! Without further ado, here is a run-down on the current list of attending literary guests.

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			Anton Strout
			Anton is the author of the Simon Canderous urban fantasy novels, a series set in modern New York City and following the adventures of Simon Canderous, a psychometrist who gets psychic readings by touching objects. Anton is also the founder of the Once and Future Podcast, a podcast focusing on everything sci-fi and fantasy.
			Bob Fingerman
			Bob is best known for his novel Pariah, set in a zombie apocalypse—but of a more personal nature.
			Brandon Sanderson
			Brandon is well-known and well-liked here at The Ranting Dragon. Author of the acclaimed Mistborn series, Brandon is also the author of Warbreaker, Elantris, and the Alcatraz series. He was also selected to finish Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time epic and is currently working on the final installment, A Memory of Light. The Way of Kings, the first volume in Bradon’s own epic fantasy Stormlight Archive series, has also been published. Our reviews: Warbreaker, The Way of Kings, Towers of Midnight, Elantris
			C. E. Murphy
			C. E. Murphy is the author of two urban fantasy series: The Walker Papers and The Negotiator Trilogy. She has also written the Inheritor’s Cycle and Worldwalker duology. Her ongoing urban fantasy series, The Walker Papers, centers around Joanne Walker, a Seattle-based cop who inherits the shamanistic powers of her Native American heritage.
			Chris Evans
			Chris is the author of the Iron Elves series, an epic fantasy revolving around the formerly great elf commander, Konowa Swift Dragon.
			Christina Henry
			Christina is the author of the Madeline Black urban fantasy series centering around a protagonist of the same name. Madeline is a Boston-based Agent of Death with the job of escorting souls to the afterlife—and she has a family history of tarnished halos.
			Christopher Bennett
			Christopher is the author of seven Star Trek novels and two Marvel novels.  His most recent book, Orions Hounds, is the third in the series detailing the voyages of the U.S.S. Titan.
			David Chandler
			David’s first foray into fantasy is with his Ancient Blades trilogy. However, he has also written a number of horror novels under the pen name of David Wellington.
			David Mack
			David is a best-selling author with over a dozen books.  He has written both the Star Trek: Destiny and the Star Trek: Aventine series, alongside several other titles.
			Drew Karpyshyn
			Senior writer for the game company BioWare, Drew is the author of the acclaimed Mass Effect tie-in novels as well as his Star Wars: Darth Bane series. His highly anticipated tie-in novel to BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG will be released later this year: Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan.
			Drew Magary
			Having written for many periodical publications as well as NBC, Drew Magary turns to literature with his novel The Postmortal, a book set in the near future where technological advancements create pre-apocalyptic conditions in the world.
			Edward Lazellari
			Edward is best known for his summer 2011 release titled Awakenings, a novel about two New York City-dwelling retrograde amnesiacs whose pasts have finally caught up with them—though they don’t remember it.
			G. D. Falksen
			A blogger for Tor.com, Falksen is the author of The Hellfire Chronicles, a series filled with flying aces, intrigue, conspiracy, and steampunk.
			Jack Campbell
			A retired United States Navy officer, Jack Campbell is the pen name of author John Hermy. As John Campbell, he has written seven installments in the Lost Fleet series.
			James O’Barr
			James is the creator of the comic book series The Crow.  The Crow is about a man called Eric who has come back to life to wreak vengeance on those who killed him and then raped and killed his wife.
			James Swallow
			James Swallow has written novels for the Warhammer 40,000, the Doctor Who and the Star Trek universes.
			Jeaniene Frost
			Jeaniene is the bestselling author of the urban fantasy romance Night Huntress series, a very Buffy-esque series in terms of main characters and relationships.
			Julie Kagawa
			Julie is the author of the popular YA fantasy series, Iron Fey. Our reviews: The Iron King, The Iron Daughter, The Iron Queen.
			Kathryn Leigh Scott
			Kathryn Leigh Scott is the author of Dark Passages, the tale of Meg Harrison, a young vampire brought up in the romantic Camelot era. She has written many other works in both fiction and non-fiction.
			Kim Harrison
			A member of both the Romance Writers of America (RWA) and the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA), Kim is the author of the bestselling Hollows urban fantasy series, which follows witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan.
			Larry Doyle
			Larry Doyle, formerly a writer on The Simpsons, now works in show business and writes for The New Yorker. His novel I Love You, Beth Cooper was adapted into film.
			Leslie Simon
			Leslie Simon is the senior creative director at Warner Bros. Records and has written several titles such as Wish You Were Here:  An Essential Guide To Your Favorite Music Scenes. She is a coauthor of Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture.
			Lia Habel
			Lia is a debut author of 2011, with her first novel available on October 18. Set in a futuristic Victorian society (yes, you read that correctly), Dearly, Departed is the story of Nora Dearly, a teenager catapulted into the tumult of a steampunk, zombie, and romantic mash-up that promises to entertain.
			Marjorie Liu
			Marjorie is the author of two separate series: the Dirk and Steele paranormal romance novels and the Hunter’s Kiss urban fantasy series. Dirk and Steele centers around a male protagonist bound to a female mistress, while Hunter’s Kiss follows the story of a demon hunter whose tattoos come alive at night.
			Melanie Nowak
			Melanie is the author of the Almost Human trilogies, the second one still in progress. These paranormal romance novels alternate viewpoints between a vampire and a young human woman as they deal with zombies, abuse, addiction, morality, and college.
			Myke Cole
			A security contractor and veteran of the United States Armed Forces, Myke is the author of the upcoming novel Shadow Ops: Control Point, a military fantasy centering around a strike team of magic-users and soldiers.  In his free time, he enjoys novels, comic books, and late-night games of Dungeons and Dragons. Other articles: Interview with Military Fantasy Author Myke Cole
			Nancy Holzner
			A full-time author, Nancy writes the Deadtown urban fantasy series, which follows Victory Vaugh, a professional demon slayer who isn’t exactly human herself.
			Naomi Novik
			Naomi has published six books so far in the Temeraireseries out of a planned nine. These alternate history fantasies are set in the period of the Napoleonic Wars, but in a world with dragons. Our reviews: His Majesty’s Dragon, Throne of Jade, Tongue of Serpents.
			Nate Kenyon
			Nate Kenyon is the author of titles like The Reach, Sparrow Rock, Bloodstone, and The Bone Factory.  He has written several titles of acclaim in the field of speculative fiction.
			Patricia Briggs
			Best known for her Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series, Patricia has written other fantasy as well, including the Sianim series, the Hurog Duology, and the Alpha and Omega series. She continues to release novels in the world of Mercy Thompson.
			Peter V. Brett
			Well-known and well-liked here at The Ranting Dragon, Peter is the author of the popular epic Demon Cycle which starts with The Warded Man (also called The Painted Man). Our reviews: The Warded Man, The Desert Spear, Brayan’s Gold.
			Philippa Ballantine
			A groundbreaking author, in 2006, Philippa was the first author in New Zealand to podcast a novel. Her Book of the Order series starts with Geist and is followed by Spectyr, with Wrayth and Harbinger still to come in the next couple of years. She is currently in collaboration with Tee Morris on the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series.
			R. A. Salvatore
			This prolific author is best known for his Legend of Drizzt novels featuring fantasy icon Drizzt Do’Urden in the Forgotten Realms world and for The DemonWars Saga.  He is also known for writing Vector Prime in the Star Wars: New Jedi Order series and has a number of other fantasy works published as well.
			Rachel Caine
			Rachel Caine is the most used pen name of author Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, who writes in many genres, including science fiction and fantasy.  She is best known for her Weather Warden urban fantasy series.
			Rae Carson
			Rae is the author of the Fire and Thorns trilogy for young adults, which follows Elisa, a hero of prophecy who is constantly overshadowed by her older sister.
			Ryan Brown
			Ryan is the author of Thawed Out and Fed Up and Play Dead. Thawed Out and Fed Up is the story of San Bonham, who’s a bad husband and father and on the run from the law. He stumbles upon a town for a Hollywood film that was abandoned and is being terrorized by gangsters, and also finds John Wayne, who has been cryogenically stored for many years.
			Ryan Buell
			Ryan is the host and co-executive producer of A&E’s television show Paranormal State.  It follows around a paranormal investigations group he founded in 2001.  He is also a freelance journalist.
			Sabrina Benulis
			Sabrina’s debut novel, Archon: The Books of Raziel, will be published December 2011.
			Scott Westerfeld
			A YA science-fiction author, Scott is best known for his dystopian Uglies series and his steampunky alternative-history Leviathan series.
			Stefan Petrucha
			A writer by trade, Stefan has done tech, public relations, and journalism writing in the past. However, his primary love lies in fiction, and his newest novel, Dead Mann Walking, is now available for purchase.
			Tahereh Mafi
			Twenty-three-year-old Tahereh’s debut novel, Shatter Me, is a story about a girl with a touch that can kill, and the moral implications and decisions which accompany such power. Available in November 2011.
			Taylor Anderson
			A forensics bullet archaeologist with a history degree, Taylor is the author of the Destroyerman novels, an alternative history and military science-fiction mash-up series set during the Pacific campaign of World War II.
			Tee Morris
			A pioneer of the social media movement of the last decade, Tee is the author of Morevi: The Chronicles of Rafe and Askana. He is currently in collaboration with Philippa Ballantine on the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series.
			Thomas E. Sniegoski
			Tom is the author of over twenty novels for adults, teens, and children. He is probably best known for his work on the YA Fallen series, which was turned into a series of TV movies. However, he is also known for his work on the international comic hit, Bone, and an urban fantasy series centering around a fallen angel who left heaven of his own accord, the Remy Chandler novels.
			Tim Carvell
			Tim is best known for his writing on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. A four-time Emmy award winner, his work has also featured in a number of magazines.
			Veronica Rossi
			An oil painter and of a fine arts background, Veronica is the author of the upcoming novel Under the Never Sky, a post-apocalyptic take on the Romeo and Juliet story.

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Have a great weekend at Comic Con! If you see me around (I’ll likely be near the publishing booths in bright scrubs), come say hi!

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