About K.V. Johansen
The author of Blackdog, The Leopard, The Lady, Gods of Nabban, and The Last Road epic fantasies from Pyr, I also write for teens and children, including the "Torrie", "Warlocks of Talverdin", and "Cassandra Virus" series, and the "Pippin and Mabel" picture books, as well as a couple of short story collections and two works of adult literary criticism on the history of children's fantasy literature. I have a Master's degree in Mediaeval Studies, and read a lot of fantasy, science fiction, and history. Blog at thewildforest.wordpress.com
Twenty years ago my first book was published. Torrie and the Dragon came out from a Canadian children’s publisher called Roussan in 1997. It was shorter and had less depth than I would have liked, but in Canada, kids’ books … Continue reading →
Ahjvar came into the Marakand story as a catalyst for disaster, the assassin who kills the Lady, or the Voice of the Lady (when I first conceived the story I hadn’t quite settled on how the Lady and the Voice … Continue reading →
Posted in Dispatches from the desk, Gods of Nabban, Marakand, Ramblings on the Caravan Road, The Caravan Road, The Lady, The Leopard, Writing
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Tagged apotheosis, bisexuality, character development, epic fantasy, fantasy novels, Gods of Nabban, LGBTQ, partnerships, Pyr, Raymond Swanland, same-sex relationships, Silk Road fantasy, The Lady, The Leopard, world-building, writing, writing process
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I think the first time I drove out west was the summer I was five. I, obviously, was not driving, but plunked in the back seat with my little sisters and a colouring book and some old physiology exams to … Continue reading →
Posted in Blackdog, Dispatches from the desk, Gods of Nabban, Marakand, Moth, Ramblings on the Caravan Road, The Caravan Road, The Lady, The Leopard, Writing
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Tagged BBC, Blackdog, Central Asian Republics, epic fantasy, fantasy, fantasy novels, landscape, Marakand, mountains, natural history, prairie, Raymond Swanland, Realms of the Russian Bear, Russia, Silk Road fantasy, Soviet Union, steppe, The Lady, The Leopard, world-building, writing
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Hwaet! I’m starting a series of eight or so blog posts (which may appear somewhat erratically). This here is the first of them. Each is going to take a question of the sort that people seem to want to ask … Continue reading →
Posted in Blackdog, Dispatches from the desk, Ramblings on the Caravan Road, The Caravan Road, Writing
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Tagged demons, diverse characters, dogs, epic fantasy, fantasy, fantasy novel, goddesses, gods, heroic fantasy, possession, shapeshifters, Silk Road fantasy, world-building, writing process
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Sooooo . . . is Gods of Nabban a standalone or fourth in a series? Enquiring minds want to know. Well . . . Next question? Okay, okay, I’ll answer that one. People have been asking about that ever since … Continue reading →
Posted in Blackdog, Gods of Nabban, Marakand, Moth, The Lady, The Leopard, Writing
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Tagged caravan road, epic fantasy, fantasy, Gods of Nabban, heroic fantasy, reading order, series, silk road, Silk Road fantasy, standalone, sword and sorcery
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From the Wild Forest - Thoughts on a Writing Life 