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I write fantasy stories that focus on complex magic and detailed, interesting settings. I'm glad you took the time to take a look at my work!
From a young age, I've always had an interest in reading. It came from my mother, as a child she used to read to me before bed. For a long time, that was the Harry Potter series, we used to go through half a chapter or so every night, and I'd always beg to finish the chapter.
I was about twelve or thirteen when I first started reading what I would describe as 'proper fantasy'. Stuff like A Song of Ice and Fire and the Lord of the Rings. I was hooked instantly, both with individual series and with the genre itself.
I always enjoyed writing in school, but I never felt like there was a career in it for me, not until I got towards the end of my time at university. I studied Computer Science, which I enjoyed, but over the course of my degree, I fell less and less in love with what I once thought I'd spend the rest of my life doing, and I found myself drawn back to fantasy and writing once more.
That was also where my other great fantasy love came in, Dungeons & Dragons. I joined the Tabletop Society in my first year of Uni, and I have played ever since. Worldbuilding became my passion, as did becoming a Dungeon Master. I love telling stories, both on my own and with others, and D&D is an amazing way to express that.
I tried my hand at a few drafts during Uni, but it wasn't until finishing my third year that I decided to sit down, start again, and write something properly. Which brings me to where I am now. It brings me here.
Thank you again for looking into my works, I hope you enjoy them.
- Fletcher Owen
Currently, I'm reading Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series for the first time. I started the Eye of the World last year, around September, and I've been slowly making my way through the series since then. I've currently just started Lord of Chaos, which is the sixth book in the series, but I only finished the fifth one recently so I'm not far through it yet.
I'm really enjoying it so far, it's definitely a long series (14 books total), but I'd reccomend it to fantasy fans. My favourite character would have to be Rand Al'Thor and Mat Cauthon, with Thom Merrilin just behind, and I think the various cultures Jordan created are incredibly interesting. Particularly the Aiel, I can see a lot of historical inspiration in them, but they're just so unique it's very impressive.
Personally, even this early into the series, I'd put Jordan up there on my Mount Rushmore of fantasy and sci-fi authors. I'd say the big four are J.R.R. Tolkien, George R.R. Martin, Robert Jordan and Frank Herbert, but I can imagine that list might be controversial.