Faith Hunter

Faith Hunter is an American author who writes fantasy as Faith Hunter and thrillers as Gwen Hunter. Her site describes her as a New York Times bestselling author. She also wrote thrillers with Gary Leveille under the shared name Gary Hunter.

Hunter grew up in the Louisiana bayou country and began writing during high school. She earned a degree in Allied Health Technology and worked full-time in a rural hospital. She lives in South Carolina with her husband, Rod Hunter.

Her work includes the Rogue Mage series, which opened with Bloodring. Publishers Weekly praised that book's "strong, cliffhanger ending." She developed a role-playing game based on the series. She is also a founding member of MagicalWords.net, a blog that helps writers. Her Junkyard Cats series follows Shining Smith, who defends a junkyard and her people against a treacherous cabal and hidden alien technology. Her novel Second Chances and Flying Goats follows Clementine Bozwell, who takes refuge with her paranormally gifted aunt in the Appalachian Mountains.

Hunter also writes a regular newsletter, "Spilling the Tea." In it she shares news of her books and cover designs, along with bits of everyday life, and she signs off warmly to her readers.