Daniel José Older

Daniel José Older is an American writer of fantasy and young adult fiction, known for the Shadowshaper Cypher series, with Shadowshaper among its books. His other work includes the historical fantasy Dactyl Hill Squad, the urban fantasy Bone Street Rumba series, the sci-fi adventure Flood City, and novels in the Star Wars line. Older also spent a decade as a paramedic in New York City and has worked as a lead story architect on Star Wars: The High Republic. He won the International Latino Book Award and has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award and the Andre Norton Award.