With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 350 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most enduring and widely read authors of our time. As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and '40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age. Indeed, from Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, there is scarcely a master of imaginative tales who has not paid tribute to L. Ron Hubbard.

Then too, of course, there is all L. Ron Hubbard represents as the Founder of Dianetics and Scientology and thus the only major religion born in the 20th century.

While, as such, he presents the culmination of science and spiritual technology as embodied in the religion of Scientology.

Frank Herbert (1920-86) was born in Tacoma, Washington and worked as a reporter and later editor of a number of West Coast newspapers before becoming a full-time writer. His first SF story was published in 1952 but he achieved fame more than ten years later with the publication in Analog of 'Dune World' and 'The Prophet of Dune' that were amalgamated in the novel Dune in 1965.

Yes, I have a lot of books, and if this is your first visit to my amazon author page, it can be a little overwhelming. If you are new to my work, let me recommend a few titles as good places to start. My major new fantasy trilogy (all finished!) consists of SPINE OF THE DRAGON, VENGEWAR and GODS AND DRAGONS. My newest Dune novel with Brian Herbert is THE HEIR OF CALADAN, end of a new trilogy. I also love my Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. series—newest one is DOUBLE-BOOKED— humorous horror/mysteries, which begin with DEATH WARMED OVER. My steampunk fantasy adventures, CLOCKWORK ANGELS, CLOCKWORK LIVES, and CLOCKWORK DESTINY, written with Neil Peart, legendary drummer from Rush, are some of my very favorite novels ever. And my magnum opus, the science fiction epic The Saga of Seven Suns, begins with HIDDEN EMPIRE. After you've tried those, I hope you'll check out some of my other series.

I have written more than 175 books, including 59 national or international bestsellers. I have over 24 million books in print worldwide in thirty languages. I've been nominated for the Nebula Award, Hugo Award, Bram Stoker Award, Shamus Award, and Silver Falchion Award, and I've won the SFX Readers' Choice Award, Golden Duck Award, Scribe Award, and New York Times Notable Book; in 2012 at San Diego Comic Con I received the Faust Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement.

I have written numerous bestselling and critically acclaimed novels in the Dune universe with Brian Herbert, as well as Star Wars and X-Files novels. In my original work, I am best known for my Saga of Seven Suns series, the Terra Incognita trilogy, the Dan Shamble, Zombie PI series, and Clockwork Angels and Clockwork Lives with Neil Peart. Along with my wife Rebecca Moesta, I am also the publisher of WordFire Press. Find out more about me at wordfire.com, where you can sign up for my newsletter and get some free fiction.

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Brian Herbert is the author of multiple New York Times bestsellers. He has won several literary honors including the New York Times Notable Book Award, and has been nominated for the highest awards in science fiction. In 2003, he published DREAMER OF DUNE, a moving biography of his father Frank Herbert that was a Hugo Award finalist. His acclaimed novels include SIDNEY'S COMET; SUDANNA, SUDANNA; THE RACE FOR GOD; TIMEWEB; THE STOLEN GOSPELS; and MAN OF TWO WORLDS (written with Frank Herbert), in addition to the HELLHOLE Trilogy and DUNE-series novels co-authored with Kevin J. Anderson. Brian published OCEAN, an epic fantasy novel about environmental issues (co-authored with his wife, Jan). Brian's highly original SF novel, THE LITTLE GREEN BOOK OF CHAIRMAN RAHMA released in 2014. See his website: brianherbertnovels.com for book touring information.

SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY NOVELS

Ocean (with Jan Herbert)

The Little Green Book of Chairman Rahma

Sidney's Comet

The Garbage Chronicles

Sudanna, Sudanna

Man of Two Worlds (with Frank Herbert)

Prisoners of Arionn

The Race For God

Memorymakers (with Marie Landis)

Blood on the Sun (with Marie Landis)

Stormworld (novella, with Bruce Taylor)

The Unborn

The Assassination of Billy Jeeling

THE TIMEWEB SERIES

Timeweb

The Web and the Stars

Webdancers

THE STOLEN GOSPELS SERIES

The Stolen Gospels

The Lost Apostles

THE DUNE SERIES (with Kevin J. Anderson)

Dune: House Atreides

Dune: House Harkonnen

Dune: House Corrino

Dune: The Butlerian Jihad

Dune: The Machine Crusade

Dune: The Battle of Corrin

The Road To Dune

Hunters of Dune

Sandworms of Dune

Paul of Dune

The Winds of Dune

Sisterhood of Dune

Mentats of Dune

Navigators of Dune

Dune: The Duke of Caladan

Dune: The Lady of Caladan

Dune: The Heir of Caladan (forthcoming)

Tales of Dune

Sands of Dune

THE HELLHOLE SERIES (with Kevin J. Anderson)

Hellhole

Hellhole Awakening

Hellhole Inferno

NON-FICTION BOOKS

Dreamer of Dune (biography of Frank Herbert)

The Forgotten Heroes (story of the U.S. Merchant Marine)

HUMOR BOOKS

Classic Comebacks

Incredible Insurance Claims

J.A. Becker lives in Sydney Australia with his wife, two kids, and an annoying miniature dachshund. He graduated from Carleton University with a degree in English Honors with a concentration in Creative Writing. He primarily writes science fiction.

He enjoys reading, writing, board games, and spending time with his wonderful family--not the dog though.

Rebecca E. Treasure grew up reading science fiction in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. She received a degree in history from the University of Arkansas and a Masters degree from the University of Denver. After graduate school, she began writing fiction. Rebecca has lived many places, including the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and Tokyo, Japan.

She currently resides in Texas Hill Country with her husband, where she juggles two children, a corgi, a violin studio, and writing. She only drops the children occasionally.

M. Elizabeth Ticknor is a genderfluid fantasy author who married a wookiee and is the mother of twin dragons. She and her family share a comfortable hobbit hole in Southeast Michigan. An avid reader of science fiction and fantasy, she also enjoys well-written horror. Her other interests include drawing, painting, and tabletop role-playing.

Twitter: @lizticknor

Website: www.ticknortales.com

Desmond Astaire is a best-selling speculative fiction author from Central Illinois, where he navigates the journey of life with his special needs family. In his other life, Astaire is a senior enlisted leader for a military public relations unit, supervising the training and operations of multimedia content creators. Prior to his current position, he worked in photojournalism for 10 years.

Astaire’s lifelong obsession with science fiction and fantasy was forged as a child in the halls of local public libraries and enabled by reading programs like Accelerated Reader and BOOK IT!. The revelation to write professionally was born after the discovery of Dean Wesley Smith’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds anthology.

Astaire can be found in Peoria metro area coffee shops conducting weekly writing sessions and trying to live Denzel Washington’s adage that “Dreams without goals are just dreams, and they ultimately fuel disappointment.”

Astaire was first published as a first-place winner and Golden Pen recipient of L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Vol. 38 in June 2022.

First Place Winner, Writers of the Future Volume 38 (2022).

I have been a professional creative my entire life and have survived many seasons of "Would I Lie To You".

Drawing inspiration from the nuances of human experiences we all share - hopes and dreams and the eternal pursuit of happiness - I hope to touch readers' hearts and minds.

Brittany Rainsdon started writing at a young age, penning poems and stories, and filling an overstuffed nightstand with spiral notebooks, pens, and floppy disks (yes, those were still a thing in 2007).

Brittany’s first published story appeared in Deep Magic, Spring 2021 and was republished in The Best Of Deep Magic Volume 2. Brittany’s work also appears in Writers of the Future Volume 37 as a published finalist and in Writers of the Future Volume 38 as a contest winner.

Eventually Brittany would like to expand her speculative fiction stories into novels, but she is currently enjoying short form. Brittany lives with her husband and five children near the Snake River in Idaho, where she swears it looks like a wintered Narnia for nearly half the year. She has many pairs of fuzzy socks.

Published in Daily Science Fiction, UAA first place Flash Fiction Anthology “Obvious Things”, and in Writers of the Future 38th Anthology

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N.V. Haskell is a Writers of the Future winner, featured in Volume 38. Her works have appeared in the Deep Magic ezine and The Last Line. She writes speculative fiction and is only slightly obsessed with non-European history and mythology.

N.V. can be found in her favorite costumes at Comic Cons or Renaissance Fairs, reading multiple books at a time, running badly, traveling, or teaching yoga. She lives in the Cincinnati area surrounded by old souls, a rescue dog with a large personality, an indignant cat, and too many squirrels. After many years in healthcare, N.V. continues to be stubbornly optimistic, believing that there is goodness in this world if we dare to look for it.

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Michael Panter is an award-winning author and journalist from Kettering Town, England, currently residing in Stockholm, Sweden. His writing journey began humbly when, aged seven, he penned the sequel to Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Sadly, George Lucas went with Attack of the Clones instead.

In 2018, he decided to knuckle down and pursue his dream of becoming a full-time author of fantasy. That same year, his novella Deathsworn won a Watty, the highest honour available on Wattpad. Two years later, his novelette Red Hand made it to the final of the internationally-acclaimed Writers of the Future contest. In 2021, he was announced as a Writers of the Future winner with Lilt of a Lark, and published in their best-selling anthology in June of 2022.

Michael is currently hard at work on a fantasy trilogy that he hopes will hit bookshelves before his hair goes grey.

Mike Jack Stoumbos is a spec-fic author, disguised as a believably normal high school teacher, living with his wife and their parrot. He won 1st place in the 2021 Writers of the Future Contest, and his stories have appeared in several Scifi and Fantasy anthologies. His space opera series, THIS FINE CREW, is published by Chris Kennedy Publishing and Theogony Books. In addition to writing fiction, Mike Jack has published academic/informational articles, stageplays, and lovably geeky parody lyrics. Find him online at MikeJackStoumbos.com or @MJStoumbos on Twitter.

David Farland, aka Dave Wolverton is an award-winning, international best-selling author with over 60 novels in print. Published in over 20 languages. He has won the Phillip K. Dick Memorial Special Award for "Best Novel in the English Language", the Whitney award for "Best Novel of the Year", the Hollywood Book Festival, Grand Prize and several others. He has been a repeat writer for major franchises such as Star Wars and The Mummy. However, He is best known for his New York Times best-selling fantasy series The Runelords, which will soon be made into a graphic novel and, likely, a movie.

"Nightingale has got superb world-building, strong characters, and Farland's characteristic excellent prose. It was a quick read, fast moving, very fun!"

- Brandon Sanderson

"The Runelords is a first-rate tale, an epic fantasy that more than delivers on its promise. Read it soon and treat yourself to an adventure you won't forget."

- Terry Brooks

"When I reached the end of this first volume, The Runelords, and saw grace arise from a devastating battlefield where too many great hearts lay dead, Farland had earned the tears that came to my eyes. It was not sentiment but epiphany."

- Orson Scott Card

Learn more at: https://davidfarland.com/all-book-categories/

As a writing instructor, Farland has mentored dozens who have gone on to staggering literary success, including such #1 New York Times Bestsellers as Brandon Mull (Fablehaven), Brandon Sanderson (Wheel of Time), James Dashner (The Maze Runner) and Stephenie Meyer (Twilight)

Farland judges L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future, perhaps the largest worldwide writing competition for new fantasy and science fiction authors. He has worked in Hollywood greenlighting movies and doctoring scripts. He set the Guinness World Record for the largest single-author, single-book signing.

David Farland has been hailed as "The Wizard of Storytelling" and his work has been called "compelling", "engrossing", "powerful", "profound" and "ultimately life-changing".

"I still use the writing techniques he discussed, and constantly reference him and his instruction when I teach creative writing myself. . . His explanations led me directly to getting an agent, and subsequently, my first book deal."

Brandon Sanderson, #1 Bestselling Author of Way of Kings

"He understands storytelling and writing on a freaky level. All of us feel like we owe a huge debt to him."

James Dashner, #1 Bestselling Author of The Maze Runner

"Aside from being a talented writer, David Farland is an excellent writing teacher. Hearing him teach live and reading his written advice has helped me focus many of my own thoughts about the writing process. Those who would like to learn more about the craft of writing would be wise to pay attention."

Brandon Mull, New York Times Bestselling Author of Fablehaven

Learn more at: https://mystorydoctor.com/