Terry Mancour

Terry Mancour is a renowned author of fiction, with a focus on science fiction and fantasy genres. He has written numerous novels under various pen names and is best known for his Star Trek: The Next Generation #20, Spartacus, and the Spellmonger Series. Mancour was born in Flint, Michigan, in 1968, and moved to North Carolina in 1978, where he embraced the region's culture and dedication to compelling narratives and intriguing characterizations.

Mancour pursued his passion for storytelling at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in Religious Studies. He is currently living with his beautiful wife and three children just outside of Durham, North Carolina, atop Red Mountain. Mancour's work has gained significant recognition in the literary world, including a nomination for the 2018 Audie Award for Best Fantasy for the audiobook for Spellmonger, the first book in his Spellmonger Series.

Mancour has plotted the Spellmonger Series for at least thirty books and has many other writing projects in the works. His Spellmonger Universe includes not only the Spellmonger Series but also a young adult series, stand-alone novels, short stories, and novellas, all of which will be published as audiobooks by Podium. In addition to his fantasy works, Mancour has also authored a series of sequels to Golden Age sci-fi master H. Beam Piper's novel, Space Viking, and original sci-fi novels.