Evan Winter is a Canadian author of epic

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. His first novel, ''The Rage of Dragons'', was originally self-published in 2017. In 2020, ''

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'' named it one of the 100 best fantasy books of all time. A sequel, called ''The Fires of Vengeance'', was published in 2020. Following its initial publication,

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re-released ''The Rage of Dragons'' and signed Winter to a four-book deal. ''The Rage of Dragons'' was on the long list of the CBCs 2020 ''

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''.

Personal life

Winter was born in England to

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parents of African ancestry and raised in

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. He has also worked as a filmmaker, creative director, and a bartender.

Bibliography

The Burning series

* ''The Rage of Dragons'' (2017) * ''The Fires of Vengeance'' (2020) * ''The Lord of Demons'' (TBA)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Winter, Evan 21st-century Canadian novelists Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Canadian fantasy writers Living people Speculative fiction writers of African descent