Check out our interview with Michelle Schad, author of the high fantasy Rise of the Phoenix series. Schad tells Monster Complex what drove her to write it, explains her unique angle for writing fantasy, and reveals her pet peeves for others in the genre.

While so many “best horror writer” lists are dominated by white and Western authors, here’s a list of authors of Indian ancestry—including Nalini Singh, Shweta Taneja, Mainak Dhar, and more. 

Here are more than two-dozen authors who write about magic, magic practitioners, and those who live in a world of magic.

Created by Jessica Cage, the shared-world series Rise of the Elites features interconnected fantasy novels written by six authors.

Prolific storyteller Neil Gaiman writes fantasy stories across different media. Want to find some more authors who occupy the same genre territory? Check out the list below.