Anthony Ryan is a British writer. He writes in the genre of science fiction. His works include Blood Song, Urban Blues, Fire Awakening and Empire of Ashes. Science fiction books have been translated into many languages of the world.
Biography
Anthony Ryan was born in 1970 in Scotland. Little is known about his personal life, wife, family and work. But the writer's work has fans all over the world. Anthony does not often give interviews and does not maintain public accounts on social networks. The writer spends most of his time in London. He was educated in history. Ryan is also interested in art and science. Thanks to such interests, he managed to create literary hits in the genre of science fiction.
Raven shadow
The book cycle "The Crow's Shadow" includes 3 books written in the genre of epic fantasy. These include: Song of Blood, Lord of the Tower, and Queen of Fire / Flame. The first book was written by Anthony in 2013. He devoted 6 years to its creation. The original title of the novel is Blood Song. The book has been translated into Russian, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Chinese, Japanese and Turkish. Readers characterize the work as a heroic, military and adventure fantasy.
The storyline includes several intrigues and the formation of the personality of the protagonist. The action takes place in the Middle Ages in a fairy-tale world. The author touches upon the problems of state conflicts and interpersonal relations. Anthony also raises questions of religion and fidelity. "Song of Blood" was nominated for "Book of the Year according to Fantlab", "Results of the Year" from the magazine "The World of Fantasy" and the German Science Fiction Prize. Tower Lord has been translated into Russian and Italian. The Queen of Fire is the final novel in Ryan's cycle.
City blues
The second cycle of the writer is written in the detective-fiction genre. It includes 5 short stories: Urban Blues, Urban Blues: A Song for Madame Choi, Urban Blues: A Hymn to Long Dead Gods, Urban Blues: The Ballad of Bad Jack and Urban Blues: Ragnarok's Aria. The main scene of action is an orbital station. Also, the heroes go to other parts of the solar system. All stories were written in 2015.
Memory of dragons
Ryan's third cycle includes 3 books: Awakening the Fire, 2016, The Legion of Flames in 2017 and Empire of Ashes, 2018. Anthony created a fairytale world in which people get supernatural powers by drinking the blood of a dragon. What kind of gift a person receives depends on the suit of the dragon. If it is a black species, those who drink its blood will be able to gain telekinetic abilities. From the blood of the green dragon, people become invulnerable. The blood of red will help control the fire. Thanks to the blue dragons, you can learn to read minds. And the possibilities that the white dragon gives are unknown.
