Fear the Alien

Dan Abnett (born 12 October 1965) is an English comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, since the 1990s, and also 2000 AD. He has also contributed to DC Comics titles, and his Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 novels and graphic novels for Games Workshop's Black Library now run to several dozen titles and have sold over two million copies. In 2009 he released his first original fiction novels through Angry Robot books.

Braden is an author for Games Workshop's Black Library and has enjoyed Warhammer 40K for nearly a decade, remaining fiercely dedicated to his Dark Eldar. He lives in Milton, Ontario, Canada with his wife and daughter.

Mark Clapham (born 1976) is a British author, best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular relating to Doctor Who (and its spin-offs) and Warhammer 40,000.

Aaron Dembski-Bowden is a New York Times-bestselling author from Northern Ireland, best known for his work on the Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 science fiction universes. His notable works include the Horus Heresy novels The First Heretic and The Master of Mankind, as well as the popular Night Lords series and novels such as Spear of the Emperor and Black Legion. He has also written for Riot Games and started his career by writing for friends before moving into video games and RPGs. Since 2022 he has worked as the head of narrative at Games Workshop.

Matthew Farrer (born 1970) is from Canberra, Australia and is a member of the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild. He has been writing since his teens, however did not garner success until his short story Badlands Skelter's Downhive Monster Show appeared in Inferno! and subsequently Status: Deadzone. Since then he has written the Shira Calpurnia (Novel Series) and a number of short stories and was shortlisted for an Aurealis Award in 2001.

James Gilmer is a speculative-fiction writer credited by Black Library with the Warhammer 40,000 short story 'Unity' in the anthology Fear the Alien (2010).

Andy Hoare is a British author and games designer, best known for his work within the Warhammer universe. He has written several novels and short stories set in both Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy Battle universes, as well as working for the game's publisher, Games Workshop, where he has contributed to the development of tabletop games and rulebooks. His writing often delves into the rich tapestry of lore associated with these settings, bringing to life the epic conflicts and intricate politics of the Warhammer world. Hoare's background in game design is often reflected in the detailed and strategic elements of his narratives.

Nick Kyme hails from Grimsby, a small town on the North East coast of England known for its fish (a food, which ironically he dislikes profusely). Nick moved to Nottingham in 2003 to work on White Dwarf magazine as a Layout Designer. Since then, he has climbed to the heady heights of Writer and Layout Designer, and has had three short stories published in Inferno in that time.

Juliet E McKenna is a British fantasy author living in the Cotswolds, UK. Loving history, myth and other worlds since she first learned to read, she has written fifteen epic fantasy novels so far.