Victoria Goddard
1 universe Last reviewed 2026-08-26
Victoria Goddard is a Canadian fantasy writer with a PhD in Medieval Studies from the University of Toronto, where she focused on Dante and Boethius. She is best known for the Nine Worlds setting, including the series Lays of the Hearth-Fire, Greenwing & Dart, The Sisters Avramapul, The Red Company, and Tales from Ysthar, as well as the standalone novel The Hands of the Emperor, which has also been released in audiobook form. Outside of writing, she describes herself as a keen gardener and an inveterate book collector, and she lives in a farmhouse in the Canadian Maritimes with three dogs, three cats, and various poultry.
Universe(s)
- Core Canon books: 1
- Current rank: #47 in the official ranking
- Weighted average: 4.37
- Award recognitions: None recorded
Books
Aggregate across all universes
- Total Core Canon books across all universes: 1 book
- Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)
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The Hands of the Emperor (2017) · The Hands of the Emperor Core Canon