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
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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)
The Book Burner's Fall (2024)
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)
The Book Burner's Fall (2024)
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)
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)
Draconis Memoria
0.5. Sandrunners (2016)
1. The Waking Fire (2016)
2. The Legion of Flame (2017)
3. The Empire of Ashes (2018)
0.5. Sandrunners (2016)
1. The Waking Fire (2016)
2. The Legion of Flame (2017)
3. The Empire of Ashes (2018)
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)
6. The Road of Storms (2024)
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)
6. The Road of Storms (2024)
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