James Barclay

James Barclay (born 15 March 1965) is a British high fantasy author who has written multiple series including Chronicles of the Raven and Legends of the Raven. The Bookseller has called him "One of the UK's most popular genre fantasy authors."

Biography

Early life Barclay was born in Felixstowe, Suffolk in 1965. He attended Sheffield City Polytechnic. A reviewer has since compared his work with Gemmell's. An origin story of the company of The Raven entitled "Or So Legend Has It" appears in the 2013 short story collection Legends: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell.

Works

Chronicles of the Raven series

Dawnthief. Gollancz, 2002. Noonshade. Pyr, 2009. Nightchild. Pyr, 2009.

Legends of the Raven series Elfsorrow. Pyr, 2010. Shadowheart. Pyr, 2010. Demonstorm. Pyr, 2011. Ravensoul. Gollancz, 2008.

Elves series Once Walked with Gods.Gollancz, 2010. Rise of the TaiGethen. Gollancz, 2012. Beyond the Mists of Katura. Gollancz, 2013.

The Ascendants of Estorea series

Cry of the Newborn. Orion Publishing Group, 2005. A Shout for the Dead. Gollancz, 2006.

Other novels

Heart of Granite (Gollancz, 2016) The Queen's Assassin (Gollancz, 2022)