page_title: List of fantasy authors
section_title: B
hierarchical_section_title: List of fantasy authors / B
caption_attribution_description: Peter S. Beagle à l'Université de Berkeley, Californie (USA)
context_page_description: This is a list of fantasy authors, authors known for writing works of fantasy, fantasy literature, or related genres of magic realism, horror fiction, science fantasy. Many of the authors are known for work outside the fantasy genres.
context_section_description: Robin Wayne Bailey, (born 1952) author of the Frost trilogy, Brothers of the Dragon trilogy, Dragonkin trilogy, Shadowdance, etc.
  Keith Baker, (born 1969) freelance author of Dungeons & Dragons
  R. Scott Bakker, (born 1967) author of the Prince of Nothing series
  Josiah Bancroft, author of Senlin Ascends
  Catherine Banner, (born 1989) author of The Last Descendants series
  James Barclay, (born 1965) author of Chronicles of the Raven and Legends of the Raven, both trilogies
  Leigh Bardugo, author of Six of Crows
  Clive Barker, (born 1952) author of The Books of Abarat series
  M. A. R. Barker, (born 1929) author of the Tékumel series
  William Barnwell, (born 1943) author of the Blessing Papers series
  J. M. Barrie, (1860–1937) author of Peter Pan
  T. A. Barron, (born 1952) author of Merlin Effect and The Lost Years of Merlin
  Samit Basu, (born 1979) author of The Simoqin Prophecies and The Manticore's Secret
  Gael Baudino, (born 1955) author of Dragonsword and Duel of Dragons
  L. Frank Baum, (1856–1919) author of the Land of Oz series
  Peter S. Beagle, (born 1939) author of The Last Unicorn and A Fine and Private Place
  Elizabeth Bear, (born 1971) author of Hammered
  Bradley Beaulieu, author of The Lays of Anuskaya and The Song of the Shattered Sands series
  Frank Beddor, author of The Looking Glass Wars
  John Bellairs, (1938–1991) author of The Face in the Frost and The House with a Clock in Its Walls
  Hans Bemmann, (1922–2003) author of The Stone and the Flute and Erwins Badezimmer
  Robert Jackson Bennett, (born 1984) author of The Divine Cities series
  Stella Benson, (1892–1933) author of Living Alone
  Carol Berg
  Ari Berk, (born 1967) author of the Undertaken Trilogy
  Steve Berman, editor in the field of queer speculative fiction
  Julie Bertagna, (born 1962) author of the Spark Gap series
  Anne Bishop, author of the Black Jewels Trilogy
  Holly Black, (born 1971) co-author of (with Tony DiTerlizzi) The Spiderwick Chronicles and Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You
  James P. Blaylock, (born 1950)
  Enid Blyton, (1897–1968) author of The Enchanted Wood and The Magic Faraway Tree
  Aliette de Bodard, (born 1982) author of Obsidian and Blood series
  Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, (born 1954) author of The Meri
  Pseudonymous Bosch, author of The Secret Series of books
  Hannes Bok, (1914–1964) illustrator and author of The Sorcerer's Ship
  Paula Brackston, author of The Witch's Daughter
  Ray Bradbury, (1920–2012) author of Fahrenheit 451 and Something Wicked This Way Comes
  Marion Zimmer Bradley, (1930–1999) author of the Darkover series and editor of the Sword and Sorceress series of anthologies
  Rebecca Bradley, author of The Lady in Gil
  Gillian Bradshaw, (born 1956) author of Hawk of May (also writes historical fiction and science fiction novels)
  Ernest Bramah, (1868–1942) author of the Kai Lung stories
  Libba Bray, (born 1964) author of the Gemma Doyle Trilogy
  Marie Brennan, author of Doppelganger
  Peter V. Brett, (born 1973) author of The Painted Man and The Desert Spear
  Rae Bridgman, author/illustrator of The MiddleGate Books - The Serpent's Spell, Amber Ambrosia, Fish & Sphinx
  Patricia Briggs, (born 1965) author of Moon Called and sequels
  Kristen Britain, author of the Green Rider novels
  C. Dale Brittain, (born 1948), author of the Yurt novels
  Terry Brooks, (born 1944) author of the Shannara novels, Magic Kingdom of Landover novels and Word & Void series
  Howard Browne, (1908–1999)
  Steven Brust, (born 1955) author of the Dragaera novels
  Col Buchanan, (born 1973) author of Farlander and Stands a Shadow 
  Michael Buckley, (born 1969) author of The Sisters Grimm series
  Lela E. Buis
  Lois McMaster Bujold, (born 1949) author of The Curse of Chalion and its sequels
  Emma Bull, (born 1954) author of War for the Oaks
  Kenneth Bulmer, (1921–2005) author of the Dray Prescot series
  Chris Bunch, (1943–2005) author of Dragon Master Trilogy
  Arthur J. Burks, (1898–1974)
  Edgar Rice Burroughs, (1875–1950) author of the Tarzan novels
  Jim Butcher, (born 1971) author of Dresden Files and Codex Alera novels
caption: Peter S. Beagle
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