Astra Crompton (she/they) is a queer author passionate about diverse representation in all flavours of fantasy. She has been creating worlds, stories, and costumes for over thirty years. The second-world Ul-Zaorith setting made its publishing debut with the standalone novel First Born (2009). Legend of the Quill (2025) is book one of The Prophet’s Tale trilogy, with book two, Battle of Heroes, coming March 2026. 

Their speculative fiction has been published in anthologies, magazines, comics, and TTRPG modules. By day, she’s an editing and illustrations coordinator who lives in Victoria, Canada, with their queer platonic partner and three dysfunctional cats.

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