Robin Stephen

Robin was born in Arizona. Growing up, she loved getting lost on horseback in the wild foothills of the Sonoran Desert. When it was too hot to ride, she got lost in books instead. Her work often explores the deep connections that form between humans and animals.

Robin’s epic fantasy series, Drawchilde, has been well over a decade in the making. Set in a world where nature-based magic clashes with a culture of steam-powered expansionism, the four primary books follow the struggle of the outliers who oppose an ancient malice that threatens to annihilate even those who refuse to believe it exists.

Robin now lives in Iowa City with her husband and their fantastic dog. She enjoys gardening, trying to see how many plants she can cram into a fairly small house, and is always dabbling in some creative medium or other. But really she still spends most of her spare time riding horses and reading books.