John Houlihan

John Houlihan is a novelist and short story writer principally known for his Seraph Chronicles and Mon Dieu Cthulhu! series plus his BSFA-nominated short story collection, The Constellation of Alarion. He also works as an ENNIE award winning writer, narrative director, and game designer in both tabletop roleplaying games and videogames. He has worked for Cubicle 7, Modiphius, Nightfall Games, Monolith, Need Games, Wizards of the Coast, and more. He was also editor-in-chief of Dragon+. He was a journalist for The Times, Sunday Times and Cricinfo and and editor-in-chief of Computer and Video Games.

He is currently developing Mon Dieu Cthulhu! the RPG - find out more and sign up at his official web site.

His two main historical fantasy series are:

The Seraph Chronicles – one man dares to fight Cthulhu and the powers of the mythos through the ages and into the future.

“Indiana Jones meets HP Lovecraft”

“The best WW2 action-adventure since Hellboy”

Mon Dieu Cthulhu! – Sabres the Cthulhu Mythos in this epic series set in the age of Napoleon.

“A supernatural Sharpe.”

“Epic, swashbuckling #Napoleonic adventure expertly blended with chilling Lovecraftian horror.”

Science Fiction includes The Constellation of Alarion, British Science Fiction Short Story Collection Nominee 2021 with more on the way!

"An excellent, challenging collection of SF stories. Manages to be by turns, funny, clever, dark, and dramatic."