the Author

Michelle is an author, book­seller, and lover of liter­a­ture based in Toronto. She writes fantasy novels as both Michelle Sagara and Michelle West (and some­times as Michelle Sagara West).

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Cast in Wisdom


by Michelle Sagara

SOMETHING IS WAKING The fiefs that exist at the heart of the city of Elantra are home to sentient Towers that guard the world against the incur­sion of Shadow. But between the fiefs exists the gray world of the border zone. In it, geog­raphy changes between one passage across a border...

  • Most recent blog post

    • Social Distancing Journal: Short Story: When a Child Cries

      This is not Monday, but — Monday was the first day the book­store was open for customers. It was a partial opening, and will remain so for a while; while we’re allowed to open, the list of condi­tions for safe opening require a lot of social distancing, ster­il­izing of things people touch, and face masks. (Read more...)

  • News & appearances

    • DAW news: The Burning Crown

      I have sold DAW Books the first four novels in the series that is now called The Burning Crown, but which I’ve called The End of Days arc for decades. I have no titles, but do have dead­lines — the first of which is July of 2020. That’s when it’s due to the publisher. It’s not (Read more...)

The Books of the Sundered

The Sacred Hunt

The Sun Sword

The House War

Chronicles of Elantra

The Queen of the Dead

Short Stories