Daniel José Older

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-09-24

Daniel José Older is an American author who began his writing career in 2014 while working as a New York City emergency medical technician. He is best known for the young-adult Shadowshaper Cypher trilogy, launched with his 2015 debut novel Shadowshaper, and for the adult urban fantasy Bone Street Rumba series, beginning with Half-Resurrection Blues (2015); he has also written multiple Star Wars tie-in novels, including Last Shot (2018). In 2014 he petitioned the World Fantasy Award to retire its H. P. Lovecraft-bust trophy, a change the award adopted in 2015. His sister, Malka Older, is also a writer.

Universe(s)

Books

• Shadowshaper (2015) · The Shadowshaper Cypher Core Canon
• Shadowhouse Fall (2017) · The Shadowshaper Cypher Core Canon
• Shadowshaper Legacy (2020) · The Shadowshaper Cypher Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 3 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 2 (1 finalist mention, 1 honor mention)

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