Faith Hunter

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 works 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

• Death Warrant, October 1990, Warner Books, ISBN 978-0-446-36013-5
• Death Sentence, July 1992, Warner Books, ISBN 978-0-446-36014-2

as Gwen Hunter

Rhea Lynch, M.D. series

• Delayed Diagnosis, [June 1, 2001, Mira Books, ISBN 1-55166-803-3
• Prescribed Danger, April 1, 2002, Mira Books, ISBN 1-55166-916-1
• Deadly Remedy, February 1, 2003, Mira Books, ISBN 1-55166-669-3
• Grave Concerns, January 1, 2004, Mira Books, ISBN 0-7783-2006-5

DeLande Saga series

• Betrayal, 1994, Pocket Star Books, ISBN 0-671-89153-7; reissue February 28, 2004, Bella Rosa Books, ISBN 0-9747685-0-2
• False Truths, August 30, 2004, Bella Rosa Books, ISBN 0-9747685-1-0
• Law Of The Wild, December 31, 2005, Bella Rosa Books, ISBN 1-933523-11-5

Stand-alone books

• Blackwater Secrets, January 2007, Bella Rosa Books, ISBN 978-1-933523-02-6
• Bloodstone, January 1, 2006, Mira Books, ISBN 0-7783-2221-1
• Shadow Valley, January 1, 2005, Mira Books, ISBN 978-0-7783-2130-9
• Ashes to Ashes, June 1997, Trafalgar Square Publishing, ISBN 978-0-340-63800-2
• Sleep Softly, February 1, 2008, Mira Books, ISBN 978-0-7783-2464-5
• Rapid Descent, February 1, 2009, Mira Books, ISBN 978-0-7783-2621-2
• His Blood Like Tears, 2012, Bella Rosa Books, ISBN 978-1-933523-42-2

Nonfiction

• "Whitewater Evolution:A Novelist’s Route from Phobia to Obsession", American Whitewater, March/April 2009, page 60-61

as Faith Hunter

Rogue Mage series

• Bloodring, November 7, 2006, Roc Trade, ISBN 0-451-46108-8
• Seraphs, May 1, 2007, Roc Trade, ISBN 978-0-451-46147-6
• 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

Anthologies and novellas

• "Signatures of the Dead" in Strange Brew anthology St. Martin's Griffin, ISBN 978-0-312-38336-7
• Easy Pickings, December 2011 [with C. E. Murphy] ASIN: B006UFA05E - A Jane Yellowrock and Joanne Walker Crossover
• Cat Tales A collection of four short stories, December 2011, Roc (e-book only) ASIN: B005ZOCEKU
• "Golden Delicious" in An Apple for the Creature, September 2012, Ace ISBN 978-0-425-25680-0 ^[8]
• Have Stakes Will Travel, a collection of short stories: "Wesa", "Haints", "Cajun with Fangs", and "Signatures of the Dead", September 2012, Roc (e-book)

Nonfiction

• "Common Misconceptions About Writers", Crossed Genres, Issue 1.

See also

• List of fantasy authors
• List of fantasy novels
• List of thriller writers

References

External links

• Faith Hunter's homepage
• Gwen Hunter's homepage
• Magical Words — Writing blog of Faith Hunter, David B. Coe, Misty Massey, A.J. Hartley, Stuart Jaffe, and Edmund R. Schubert
• Faith Hunter at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database