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Evan Winter

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Evan Winter
Born
England
OccupationWriter
Known forThe Rage of Dragons, The Fires of Vengeance
Websiteevanwinter.com

Evan Winter is a Canadian author of epic fantasy.[1] His first novel, The Rage of Dragons, was originally self-published in 2017.[2] In 2020, TIME named it one of the 100 best fantasy books of all time.[3] A sequel, called The Fires of Vengeance, was published in 2020.[4]

Following its initial publication, Orbit Books re-released The Rage of Dragons and signed Winter to a four-book deal. The Rage of Dragons was on the long list of the CBC's 2020 Canada Reads.[5]

Personal life

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Winter was born in England to South American parents of African ancestry and raised in Zambia.[6][7][8] He has also worked as a filmmaker, creative director, and a bartender.[7]

Bibliography

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The Burning series

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  • The Rage of Dragons (2017)
  • The Fires of Vengeance (2020)
  • The Lord of Demons (TBA)

References

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  1. ^ "The CBC Books Writers to Watch list: 24 Canadian writers on the rise in 2020". CBC. July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Ryan B. Patrick (2019-11-06). "With African epic The Rage of Dragons, Evan Winter wrote the book he'd want to read". CBC Books. Retrieved 2020-02-07. The self-published book was a bestseller and was acquired and re-released by Orbit Books as part of a four-book deal. It is the first book in a planned series.
  3. ^ "The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time". Time. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ^ Winter, Evan (22 June 2021). The Fires of Vengeance. Orbit. ISBN 978-0316489799.
  5. ^ Bob Armstrong (2020-01-18). "Romance writers' rift widens". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2020-02-07. The two outliers were a fantasy novel, Evan Winter's The Rage of Dragons, and a collection of science fiction novellas, Cory Doctorow's Radicalized.
  6. ^ "Interview: Evan Winter". Lightspeed Magazine. July 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Evan Winter - Official Website - Bio". Evan Winter. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  8. ^ "'The Rage of Dragons' Is on TIME's List of the 100 Best Fantasy Books". Time. October 15, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2024.