WRITING

Welcome to my official author website. I'm Luke R. J. Maynard, author of fiction, drama, and poetry, including the ongoing epic fantasy series the Travalaith Saga.

Published through Cynehelm Press, the Travalaith Saga is an ongoing series set in a world where histories overlap, diverge, and occasionally challenge or contradict one another.

In addition to writing, I've worn many hats as a lawyer, legal researcher, professor of English literature, government clerk, martial artist, singer-songwriter, and (long ago) that guy who gets you popcorn at the movies and doesn't tell you how long the trays of nachos have been there.

In 2022, while minding my own business, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis following a relapse that left me more or less bedridden for the better part of a year. I've been fighting my way back to life since then, and with more or less positive results. My energies are finite, with the result that publications will be a little slower as long as I need to maintain full-time work while also crafting meaningful stories with whatever time and energy I've got left. (Supporting my work is the best way to accelerate it).

To take a page from the great Terry Pratchett, I promise my casual readers I've got another great novel or two on the way before I call it quits. And to my dedicated die-hard fans, I promise I've also got a large assortment of half-baked junk. ;)