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).

The Queen of the Dead


by Michelle Sagara

NOW AVAILABLE IN OMNIBUS FORMAT, the Queen of the Dead trilogy tells the grip­ping tale of a teenage girl who discovers her powers of necro­mancy after the death of her boyfriend. It began in the grave­yard… Ever since her boyfriend Nathan had died in a tragic acci­dent, Emma had been coming to...

  • Most recent blog post

    • State of the Author: September 2021 edition

      It’s been an eventful behind the scenes September, and it’s not quite finished yet. First: I am going to be doing a library Zoom call. Back in the non-pandemic age, the Friends of the East Gwillim­bury library invited me to speak to library readers. In theory this was going to happen on (Read more...)

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    • West Essalieyan novels

      DAW books will no longer be publishing the final arc in the Essalieyan universe. Expla­na­tion (it’s long): here. But thanks to the generosity of West readers, I will write and publish them.  (Read more...)

The Emperor's Wolves

The Wolves of Elantra

The Books of the Sundered

The Sacred Hunt

The Sun Sword

The House War

Chronicles of Elantra

The Queen of the Dead

Short Stories