Daniel José Older

Daniel José Older, a lead story architect for Star Wars: The High Republic, is the New York Times best-selling author of the upcoming Young Adult fantasy novel Ballad & Dagger (book 1 of the Outlaw Saints series), and numerous book and comics. His novel Shadowshaper was named one of the best fantasy books of all time by TIME magazine and one of Esquire’s 80 Books Every Person Should Read. He won the International Latino Book Award and has been nominated for the Kirkus Prize, The World Fantasy Award, the Andre Norton Award, the Locus, and the Mythopoeic Award.

Learn more about Daniel’s latest work, Ballad & Dagger. Find Daniel on his website, or on Twitter at @djolder, on Instagram at @danieljose1, and on TikTok at @danieljoseolder.