Chris Wooding

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-09-11

Chris Wooding is a British author of fantasy and young adult fiction, born February 28, 1977, in Leicester, England, and currently residing in London. He wrote his first novel, Crashing, at the age of nineteen; it was published in 1998 when he was twenty-one, launching a prolific career spanning adult fantasy, young adult fiction, and graphic novel hybrids. His major works include the Braided Path trilogy, an adult fantasy series; the Broken Sky series, a children's fantasy influenced by anime aesthetics; the four-part steampunk science fiction series Tales of the Ketty Jay, following the crew of an airship; and the Malice series, a young adult graphic novel hybrid. Notable standalone novels include The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, Poison, Storm Thief, and The Ember Blade. His work has earned significant recognition: The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray was a Silver Award runner-up for the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 2001; Poison won the Lancashire Children's Book of the Year in 2004; both Poison and Storm Thief received Carnegie Medal nominations; and Retribution Falls, the first Ketty Jay novel, was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2010. Wooding's fiction is distinguished by its genre-blending approach, combining traditional fantasy and steampunk elements with pacing and visual sensibilities drawn from graphic storytelling and anime.

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Books

• The Skein of Lament (2004) · The Braided Path Core Canon
• The Weavers of Saramyr (2004) · The Braided Path Core Canon
• The Ascendancy Veil (2005) · The Braided Path Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 3 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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