Faith Hunter

Faith Hunter

Faith Hunter speaking at Athens-Clarke County Library in 2014
Pen name Faith Hunter, Gwen Hunter, Gary Hunter
Occupation novelist
Nationality United States
Period 1990 to present
Genre thriller; post-apocalyptic fantasy, urban fantasy
Website
www.faithhunter.net

Gwendolyn Faith Hunter is an American author and blogger, writing in the fantasy and thriller genres. She writes as Faith Hunter in the fantasy genre, and as Gwen Hunter in the thriller genre.[1] She also has collaborated on thrillers with Gary Leveille, jointly using the name Gary Hunter. Hunter is one of the founding members of the blog, MagicalWords.net, a writer assistance blog, and has developed a role-playing game based on her Rogue Mage series.[2]

Biography

Hunter grew up in the Louisiana bayou country and began writing during high school. She graduated from college with a degree in Allied Health Technology and used to work full-time in a rural hospital.[1] She resides in South Carolina with her husband, Rod Hunter.

Reception

Critical reception for Hunter's work has been positive,[3][4] with Monsters and Critics praising Bloodring as "an entertaining, if a bit rough first volume in a promising new series".[5] Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews also reviewed Bloodring,[6] with Publishers Weekly praising the "strong, cliffhanger ending".[7]

Bibliography

as Gary Hunter

Garrick Travis series

as Gwen Hunter

Rhea Lynch, M.D. series

DeLande Saga series

Stand-alone books

Nonfiction

as Faith Hunter

Rogue Mage series

  1. Bloodring, November 7, 2006, Roc Trade, ISBN 0-451-46108-8
  2. Seraphs, May 1, 2007, Roc Trade, ISBN 978-0-451-46147-6
  3. Host, November 6, 2007, Roc Trade, ISBN 978-0-451-46173-5

Jane Yellowrock series

Novels
  1. Skinwalker, July 7, 2009, Roc ISBN 978-0-451-46280-0
  2. Blood Cross, January 5, 2010, Roc ISBN 978-0-451-46307-4
  3. Mercy Blade, January 4, 2011, Roc ISBN 978-0-451-46372-2
  4. Raven Cursed, January 3, 2012, Roc ISBN 978-0-451-46433-0
  5. Death's Rival, October 2, 2012, Roc ISBN 978-0-451-46485-9
  6. Blood Trade, April 2, 2013, Roc ISBN 978-0-451-46506-1
  7. Black Arts, January 7, 2014, Roc ISBN 978-0451465245
  8. Broken Soul, October 7, 2014, Roc ISBN 978-0451465955
  9. Dark Heir, April 7, 2015, Roc ISBN 978-0451465962
  10. Shadow Rites, April 5, 2016, Roc ISBN 9780451465979
Anthologies and novellas

Soulwood series

  1. Blood of the Earth, anticipated August 2, 2016, ROC ISBN 978-0451473301

Nonfiction

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Faith IN THE DARK Herald
  2. Stiles, Christina; Hunter, Faith; Blackwell, Raven (August 11, 2012). The Rogue Mage RPG Players Handbook. Bella Rosa Books. ISBN 978-1622680153.
  3. Fiction Review: Host Publishers Weekly
  4. Fiction Review: Bloodring Booklist
  5. Book Review: Bloodring by Faith Hunter Monsters and Critics
  6. Fiction Review: Bloodring Kirkus Reviews
  7. Fiction Review: Bloodring Publishers Weekly
  8. "An Apple for the Creature". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

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