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Christopher Buehlman

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Christopher Buehlman was born in Florida in 1969 and grew up in the Tampa Bay area. He studied French, performed for years at Renaissance festivals as Christophe the Insultor, and wrote poetry and plays before becoming a novelist. His fiction ranges from historical and contemporary horror to epic fantasy.

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Christopher Buehlman's Newest Book

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The Daughters' War

novel · First published 2024

The goblins have killed all of our horses and most of our men. They have enslaved our cities, burned our fields, and still they wage war. Now, our daughters take up arms. Galva — Galvicha to her three brothers, two of whom the goblins will kill — has defied her family’s wishes and joined the army’s untested new unit, the Raven Knights. They march toward a once-beautiful city overrun by the goblin horde, accompanied by scores of giant war corvids. Made with the darkest magics, these fearsome black birds may hold the key to stopping the goblins in their war to make cattle of mankind. The road to victory is bloody, and goblins are clever and merciless. The Raven Knights can take nothing for granted — not the bonds of family, nor the wisdom of their leaders, nor their own safety against the dangerous war birds at their side. But some hopes are worth any risk.

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Between Two Fires

A self-contained historical horror novel and a strong introduction to Buehlman's work.

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The Blacktongue Thief

The entry point to the Blacktongue fantasy series.

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Those Across the River

His debut novel and a concise introduction to his contemporary Southern horror.

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novel-series · ongoing

Blacktongue

An epic fantasy series set in a world of goblin wars, dangerous magic, thieves, knights, and giant war corvids.

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    The Daughters' War

    Book 0 · novel · 2024

    The goblins have killed all of our horses and most of our men. They have enslaved our cities, burned our fields, and still they wage war. Now, our daughters take up arms. Galva — Galvicha to her three brothers, two of whom the goblins…

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    The Blacktongue Thief

    Book 1 · novel · 2021

    Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which includes (but is not limited to) lock-picking, knife-fighting, wall-scaling, fall-breaking, lie-weaving, trap-making, plus a few small magics. His…

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Novels (5)
  1. Those Across the River

    novel · 2011

    Failed academic Frank Nichols and his wife, Eudora, have arrived in the sleepy Georgia town of Whitbrow, where Frank hopes to write a history of his family's old estate-the Savoyard Plantation- and the horrors that occurred there. At…

  2. Between Two Fires

    novel · 2012

    The year is 1348. Thomas, a disgraced knight, has found a young girl alone in a dead Norman village. An orphan of the Black Death, and an almost unnerving picture of innocence, she tells Thomas that plague is only part of a larger…

  3. The Necromancer's House

    novel · 2013

    A sorcerer/necromancer lives in a highly warded house, with a butler created from the heart of a deceased beloved dog. His good friend gets into trouble with a very powerful witch, and he tries to help her, enlisting fellow sorcerers. The…

  4. The Lesser Dead

    novel · 2014

    "The secret is, vampires are real and I am one. The secret is, I'm stealing from you what is most truly yours and I'm not sorry ... New York City in 1978 is a dirty, dangerous place to live. And die. Joey Peacock knows this as well as…

  5. The Suicide Motor Club

    novel · 2016

    “Rising horror star”* Christopher Buehlman, author of The Lesser Dead, returns with a chilling and thrilling tale of dark evil lurking on the lonely, open road... Bram Stoker, quoting the ballad “Lenore,” said, “The dead travel fast.”…

Plays (4)

Frequently asked questions about Christopher Buehlman

Who is Christopher Buehlman?

Christopher Buehlman is an American author, comedian, and playwright from St. Petersburg, Florida, known for writing horror and dark fantasy.

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Where is Christopher Buehlman from?

He was born in Florida in 1969 and grew up in the Tampa Bay area, particularly around St. Petersburg.

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What did Christopher Buehlman do before becoming a novelist?

Before becoming a novelist, he wrote poetry and plays and toured U.S. Renaissance festivals as the comedy performer Christophe the Insultor.

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What influenced Christopher Buehlman’s writing?

He has cited childhood reading such as Stephen King, Mad Magazine, and Eerie comics, while also drawing on Greek myth, Shirley Jackson, and Salem’s Lot in his early horror fiction.

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What awards has Christopher Buehlman won?

He won the 2007 Bridport Prize for Poetry. His fiction has also received major recognition, including a World Fantasy Award nomination for Those Across the River and the American Library Association’s Best Horror Novel designation for The Lesser Dead.

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