T. Kingfisher

Real name: Ursula Vernon

1977–

Pen name of the American writer and illustrator Ursula Vernon, born in 1977 in Japan and raised in Oregon and Arizona, used for her adult horror and fantasy fiction to distinguish it from her children's books (including Dragonbreath, Hamster Princess and the Hugo Award-winning graphic novel series Digger). As T. Kingfisher she has written Nettle & Bone, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Thornhedge, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novella, and the ongoing Sworn Soldier series. What Stalks the Deep (2025) is the latest Sworn Soldier novella.

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