Trent Zelazny

Jonathan "Trent" Zelazny (November 28, 1976 – November 28, 2024) was an American author of crime, horror, and fantastical fiction. He wrote as Trent Zelazny.

Background Zelazny was the son of science fiction writer Roger Zelazny. He had a son from a previous marriage, Corwin Random Zelazny (born 1996), who is named after characters from his father's classic The Chronicles of Amber series. He was an intermittent martial artist since the age of five; he studied multiple styles including Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Aikido, Iron Shirt, Iron Palm, Baguazhang, Judo, and he investigated Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do.

Zelazny moved to Florida, and then he took some time away from writing, having developed severe alcoholism, as well as having lost his fiancée to suicide. He then attempted suicide himself, but he survived, about which he repeatedly said that he was grateful. In a later interview, he reported that "a lot of hard work and the support of family and friends ... and rehab" helped him through this difficult period.

Zelazny suffered a cerebellar stroke in September 2024, which led to reduced mobility. Trent's sister, Shannon Zelazny, reported on Facebook that he made "remarkable progress learning how to walk again," but "was then hit with acute liver failure, which resulted in his hospitalization and death." He died of acute liver failure on November 28, 2024, his 48th birthday. his father, Roger Zelazny several of the existentialists, most notably Søren Kierkegaard and Jean-Paul Sartre

He also commonly acknowledged Jane Lindskold as his greatest mentor.