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Raphael Draccon

2 universes Last reviewed 2026-08-30

Raphael Draccon, born Raphael Albuquerque Pereira on June 15, 1981, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a Brazilian-American fantasy writer and screenwriter who has been based in Los Angeles since 2015. He is considered one of the most influential and bestselling fiction writers in Brazil, best known for the Dragons of Ether tetralogy (2007–2020), a high fantasy series retelling classic fairy tales that has sold more than one million copies across Brazil, Portugal, and Mexico. He also wrote Silver Cords – Rebuilding Sandman (2012), Spirits of Ice (2012), and the Ranger Legacy trilogy (2014–2016). Before relocating to the United States, Draccon ran an editorial imprint focused on fantasy, Fantasy – Casa da Palavra, from 2013 to 2015. In 2015 he joined the writing team of the Brazilian television network Rede Globo, and has since worked in television, serving as writer and co-executive producer of the Netflix series The Chosen One and contributing to the original development of Invisible City. He has received recognition from the American Screenwriters Association, and celebrated Brazilian author Paulo Coelho has cited him as a writer who should represent Brazil internationally. In 2018, author Marie Lu honored him by naming a DC Comics character, Detective Carolina Draccon, after him.

Universe(s)

Dragões de Éter

  • Core Canon books: 3
  • Current rank: #405 in the official ranking
  • Weighted average: 4.02
  • Award recognitions: None recorded

Legado Ranger

  • Core Canon books: 3
  • Current rank: #518 in the official ranking
  • Weighted average: 3.89
  • Award recognitions: None recorded

Books

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