Early life
Will Wight was born inCareer
Will Wight began self-publishing novels in 2013 with the Traveler's Gate series, starting with the book ''House of Blades'', which he wrote while earning his master's degree. He has stated his coursework during his degree was integral to helping him form the structure that he uses to write his books. ''House of Blades'' was so successful that Wight was able to become a full-time independent writer shortly after it was published. He later founded Hidden Gnome Publishing as an independent business to handle publishing, merchandising, and other related activities. In 2022, he funded the publication of physical books through Kickstarter. He is noted for being a successful self-published author, winning the Stabby Award for Best Self-Published/Independent Novel of 2013 on Reddit's r/Fantasy for his first book ''House of Blades.'' Wight subsequently won the same award two more times in 2018 for ''Ghostwater,'' and in 2019 for ''Underlord.'' Due to his number of wins, Wight was retired from eligibility for the awards in 2020. The audiobooks for ''Bloodline'', ''Reaper'', ''Dreadgod'', and ''Waybound'' narrated by Travis Baldree, appeared on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list for the month that they were released. The audiobook of the final volume of Cradle, ''Waybound'' was the best seller on Audible the week it was released. Wight is noted for taking inspiration from ''xianxia'' and ''wuxia'' literature, as part of the emerging Western equivalent, the progression fantasy and cultivation genres. Wight has attended Dragon Con, and frequently livestreams on Twitch before and after book releases.Bibliography
Novels
The novels take place in the same multiverse, withinTraveler's Gate series
On an Iteration called Amalgam, Travelers gain power from otherworldly Territories. The series centers on Simon, a boy who earns his power to save his friends and family. Soon, he finds himself caught in greater battles. #''House of Blades'', (2013, ) #''The Crimson Vault'', (2013, ) #''City of Light'', (2014, )Elder Empire series
On the Iteration of Asylum, Elders are powerful inhuman entities, restrained by the Emperor of the Aurelian Empire. After his death, the balances of power begin to shift. These books consist of two parallel series, with a different= The Elder Empire: Shadow
= The assassin Shera pursues anti-authoritarian agenda. #''Of Shadow and Sea'' (2015, ) #''Of Darkness and Dawn'' (2015, ) #''Of Killers and Kings'' (2020, )= The Elder Empire: Sea
= Calder Marten, captain of ''The Testament'', works to restore the Empire. #''Of Sea and Shadow'' (2015, ) #''Of Dawn and Darkness'' (2016, ) #''Of Kings and Killers'' (2020, )Cradle
On the Iteration known as Cradle, Wei Shi Lindon is born a weak Unsouled, forbidden to seek power in the manner of scared manners, a dictate which he breaks. #''Unsouled'' (June 2016, ) #''Soulsmith'' (September 2016, ) #''Blackflame'' (August 2017, ) #''Skysworn'' (September 2017, ) #''Ghostwater'' (May 2018, ) #''Underlord'' (March 2019, ) #''Uncrowned'' (September 2019, ) #''Wintersteel'' (October 2020, ) #''Bloodline'' (April 2021, ) #''Reaper'' (November 2021, ) #''Dreadgod'' (July 2022, ) #''Waybound'' (June 2023, ) #''Threshold'' (January 2025, )The Last Horizon
Novels set in an interplanetary setting containing magic. #''The Captain'' (April 2023, ) #''The Engineer'' (December 2023, ) #''The Knight'' (June 2024, )Short stories
* "The Savior of Garden's Gate" (2019) (in the ''Heroes Wanted: A Fantasy Anthology'', )References
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