# Evan Winter

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{{short description|Canadian fantasy author}}
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| name        = Evan Winter
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| birth_place = England
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| known_for   = ''The Rage of Dragons'', ''The Fires of Vengeance''
| occupation  = Writer
| website     = {{URL|http://evanwinter.com}}
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'''Evan Winter''' is a Canadian author of epic [fantasy](/source/fantasy).<ref>{{cite web |title=The CBC Books Writers to Watch list: 24 Canadian writers on the rise in 2020 | website=CBC | date=July 30, 2020 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-cbc-books-writers-to-watch-list-24-canadian-writers-on-the-rise-in-2020-1.5666130 | access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref> His first novel, ''The Rage of Dragons'', was originally self-published in 2017.<ref name=cbc2019-11-06/> In 2020, ''[TIME](/source/Time_(magazine))'' named it one of the 100 best fantasy books of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://time.com/collection/100-best-fantasy-books/|title=The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time|website=[Time](/source/Time_(magazine))|access-date=1 March 2022}}</ref> A sequel, called ''The Fires of Vengeance'', was published in 2020.<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-0316489799|title = The Fires of Vengeance|last1 = Winter|first1 = Evan|date = 22 June 2021| publisher=Orbit }}</ref>

Following its initial publication, [Orbit Books](/source/Orbit_Books) 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 CBC{{'}}s 2020 ''[Canada Reads](/source/Canada_Reads)''.<ref name=winnipegfreepress2020-01-18/>

== Personal life ==
Winter was born in England to [South American](/source/South_America) parents of African ancestry and raised in [Zambia](/source/Zambia).<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 2019|title=Interview: Evan Winter|url=https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/interview-evan-winter/|access-date=25 February 2021|website=Lightspeed Magazine}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Evan Winter - Official Website - Bio |url=http://evanwinter.com/#Bio |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Evan Winter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title='The Rage of Dragons' Is on TIME's List of the 100 Best Fantasy Books | website=Time | date=October 15, 2020 | url=https://time.com/collection/100-best-fantasy-books/5898535/the-rage-of-dragons/ | access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref> He has also worked as a filmmaker, creative director, and a bartender.<ref name=":0" />

== Bibliography ==
===The Burning series===
* ''The Rage of Dragons'' (2017)
* ''The Fires of Vengeance'' (2020)
* ''The Lord of Demons'' (TBA)

== References ==
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{{cite news     
| url         = https://www.cbc.ca/books/six-canadian-writers-of-black-heritage-to-watch-in-2020-1.5446522
| title       = Six Canadian writers of black heritage to watch in 2020
| work        = [CBC Books](/source/CBC_Books)
| author      = Ryan B. Patrick
| date        = 2020-02-04
| access-date  = 2020-02-07
| quote       = 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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<ref name=winnipegfreepress2020-01-18>
{{cite news     
| url         = https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/romance-writers-rift-widens-567101772.html
| title       = Romance writers' rift widens
| work        = [Winnipeg Free Press](/source/Winnipeg_Free_Press)
| author      = Bob Armstrong
| date        = 2020-01-18
| access-date  = 2020-02-07
| quote       = 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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{{cite news     
| url         = https://www.registercitizen.com/opinion/article/John-Breunig-The-Ballad-of-The-Innocent-Man-15003974.php
| title       = John Breunig: The Ballad of The Innocent Man
| work        = [Register Citizen](/source/Register_Citizen)
| author      = John Breunig
| date        = 2020-01-28
| access-date  = 2020-02-07
| quote       = 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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{{cite news     
| url         = https://www.cbc.ca/books/with-african-epic-the-rage-of-dragons-evan-winter-wrote-the-book-he-d-want-to-read-1.5277942
| title       = With African epic The Rage of Dragons, Evan Winter wrote the book he'd want to read
| work        = [CBC Books](/source/CBC_Books)
| author      = Ryan B. Patrick
| date        = 2019-11-06
| access-date  = 2020-02-07
| quote       = 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.
}}
</ref>

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| title       = 47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020
| work        = [CBC Books](/source/CBC_Books)
| date        = 2020-02-05
| access-date  = 2020-02-07
| quote       = Here are 47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020.
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