Scott Hawkins

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Scott Hawkins is an American novelist and technologist known for blending dark fantasy with cosmic mystery and sharp humor. He is best known for his debut novel, The Library at Mount Char, a widely praised work described as combining dark wonder with beautifully controlled chaos, following a group of adopted children raised under a mysterious, godlike librarian to master different esoteric disciplines. The novel built a devoted following for its inventive mythology and unsettling tone, marking Hawkins as a distinctive voice in contemporary fantasy fiction. He followed it years later with the novel Blacktail, published by Penguin Random House, continuing his interest in strange mysteries and unsettling cosmic mischief that creeps up on readers gradually. Hawkins describes his own creative identity playfully as that of a "novelist, technologist, and squirrel conspiracist," reflecting a background that combines technical work with fiction writing. He is represented for literary and rights matters by Liza Dawson Associates. Though details of his early life and education remain out of the public eye, his relatively small body of published fiction has earned an outsized reputation among fans of literary horror and fantasy for its originality, dark wit, and immersive, unsettling atmosphere.

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• The Library at Mount Char (2015) · The Library at Mount Char Core Canon

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• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 1 book
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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