Hi, I’m Debbie Atherton — a lifelong fantasy lover drawn to epic adventures, ancient magic, and the kind of worlds readers never want to leave. My journey into fantasy began with The Chronicles of Narnia before I quickly graduated to The Lord of the Rings, discovering a lifelong obsession with quests, danger, and unlikely heroes.
 

I wrote my first story at five years old and was first published at ten in a national Sunday paper. But it wasn’t until recovering from a stroke a few years ago that I finally brought to life the world I’d carried in my imagination for years. That world became The Shardbearer Cycle — an epic fantasy trilogy filled with ancient shards, cursed ruins, stubborn heroes, and high-stakes adventure.

When I’m not writing, you’ll usually find me curled up with my furry companions: Ruby, my loyal Moodle, and Icarus, my slightly psychotic Burmese cat who firmly believes he’s the real author of the series.
 

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