Anthony Ryan

3 universes Last reviewed 2026-09-23

Anthony Ryan is a Scottish writer of fantasy and science fiction, born in 1970, who holds a degree in Medieval History and worked as a full-time researcher, spending much of his adult life in London, before switching to full-time writing. He self-published his debut novel Blood Song in 2011, which led to a three-book deal with Penguin Books in May 2012, and is best known for the Raven's Shadow series that began with that novel. He has also written the Draconis Memoria fantasy series and continues to self-publish a series of SF Noir novellas alongside his traditionally published work. Prior to writing, he traveled extensively, and his historical research background informs the detailed, grounded military and political settings of his fiction.

Universe(s)

Books

• Blood Song (2011) · Raven's Shadow Core Canon
• Tower Lord (2014) · Raven's Shadow Core Canon
• Queen of Fire (2015) · Raven's Shadow Core Canon
• The Waking Fire (2016) · The Draconis Memoria Core Canon
• The Legion of Flame (2017) · The Draconis Memoria Core Canon
• The Empire of Ashes (2018) · The Draconis Memoria Core Canon
• The Wolf's Call (2019) · Raven's Shadow Core Canon
• The Black Song (2020) · Raven's Shadow Core Canon
• The Pariah (2021) · The Covenant of Steel Core Canon
• The Martyr (2022) · The Covenant of Steel Core Canon
• The Traitor (2023) · The Covenant of Steel Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

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• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 11 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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