Evan Winter
Evan Winter | |
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 Best selling author Evan Winter, during an interview. | |
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| Nationality | Canada |
| Occupation | writer |
| Known for | His self-published debut novel earned him a four-book deal |
Evan Winter is a Canadian novelist. His first novel The Rage of Dragons was self-published.[1] Orbit Books re-released it and signed Winter to a four-book deal. CBC Books listed Winter's 2020 novel The Fires of Vengeance on its list of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020.[2]
The Rage of Dragons was on the long list of the CBC's 2020 Canada Reads.[3]
Winter was born in England.[4] While his parents were from South America his ethnic heritage is Xhosan. He lived in Africa, as a child, as he described how a question about the classes plans for their future careers', from his third grade teacher, in Zambia, helped crystalize his plans to become a writer.
He said that he was a fan of fantasy, growing up, he missed seeing fantasy characters who looked like him.[4] Winter described his precocious son as a trigger for his first novel. Even though he was still only seven years old he had almost finished reading the Harry Potter series. He wanted his son to be able to read his novels.
CBC Books describes his series as African-inspired fantasy.[5][6] Time magazine wrote this novel "touted as a cross between Gladiator and Game of Thrones."[7] In an interview Winter described The Rage of Dragons as "Game of Thrones meets Gladiator on Arrakis", and listed author Robert Jordan as an additional influence.[4]
Winter said the combat sequences in the novels were informed by his study of Brazilian Jui Jitsu.[4]
The sequel The Fires of Vengeance was published in 2020.[8] The third novel, The Lord of Demons, is scheduled to be available in October 2026.[9]
References
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Ryan B. Patrick (2019-11-06). "With African epic The Rage of Dragons, Evan Winter wrote the book he'd want to read". CBC Books. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
The self-published book was a bestseller and was acquired and re-released by Orbit Books as part of a four-book deal. It is the first book in a planned series.
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"47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020". CBC Books. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
Here are 47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020.
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Bob Armstrong (2020-01-18). "Romance writers' rift widens". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
The two outliers were a fantasy novel, Evan Winter’s The Rage of Dragons, and a collection of science fiction novellas, Cory Doctorow’s Radicalized.
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Christian A. Coleman (2019-07-25). "Interview: Evan Winter". Lightspeed Magazine (110). Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
Born in England to South American parents, Evan Winter was raised in Africa near the historical territory of his Xhosa ancestors. Evan has always loved fantasy novels, but when his son was born, he realized that there weren’t many epic fantasy novels featuring characters who looked like him.
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Ryan B. Patrick (2020-02-04). "Six Canadian writers of black heritage to watch in 2020". CBC Books. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
In his fantasy novel debut, The Rage of Dragons, a world with an African-inspired setting is caught in an eternal war — and the book's main protagonist Tau is his people's only hope for survival.
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John Breunig (2020-01-28). "John Breunig: The Ballad of The Innocent Man". Register Citizen. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
He’d leave for food, watch a little TV. Mostly, he read (he recommends “The Rage of Dragons,” by Evan Winter, who also was raised in Africa).
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Peter Allen Clark (2020-10-15). "'The Rage of Dragons' Is on TIME's List of the 100 Best Fantasy Books". Time magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
The Rage of Dragons, touted as a cross between Gladiator and Game of Thrones, is set among the Omehi people, where every so often a woman is born with “the Gift” to control dragons and their destructive power
- ↑ Daniel Greene (2020-08-25). "My review of The Fires Of Vengeance. The second book in the Burning Series by Evan Winter". YouTube. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
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"The Lord of Demons by Evan Winter". Shakespeare & Company. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
Its publication date is 06 Oct 2026.