Morgan Rice is an American author of fantasy and science fiction novels,[1] with her books making the New York Times, USA Today, Apple Books, and other bestseller lists. Her first novel A Quest of Heroes was self-published in 2013 and was the first of 17 books in her epic fantasy series The Sorcerer's Ring.
Career
Rice is the author of dozens of fantasy and sci-fi novels.[2] She self-publishes her works and in 2011 stated she had no interest in pursuing traditional publishing for her young adult novels.[3] Rice describes herself as a "lifelong fan of fantasy" who as a child spent countless years devouring everything in the genre.[4]
Rice's books have made the New York Times, USA Today, Apple Books, and other bestseller lists.[5][6][7] In 2013, the first three books of her Sorcerer's Ring series were among the best-selling books on Amazon.com.[8][9][10] In February 2016, four of her books were among the top 20 highest-selling American iBooks in the sci-fi/fantasy category.[11]
In 2015, A Quest of Heroes was included in the Fierce box set of high fantasy reads.[12]
Rice commonly releases the first book in her book series for free.[13][14][15][16][17]
Critical response
Midwest Book Review called Rice's novel A Throne for Sisters "a combination of feisty protagonists and challenging circumstances to thoroughly involve not just young adults, but adult fantasy fans who seek epic stories fueled by powerful friendships and adversaries."[18] Midwest Book Review also praised her novel Transmission as a "sci-fi story that will reach adults as much as young adult audiences."[19] However, Publishers Weekly described A Quest of Heroes as "action-packed" but that the book's "predictable plot is packed full of fantasy clichés, the pacing is rushed, and character development is hasty"[20] while Kirkus Reviews described the novel as "A fun but anemic, derivative fantasy."[21]
^ abAleo, Cyndy (11 August 2011). "Three authors, three examples of the disruption in publishing". Gigaom. Morgan Rice is a self-published author following in the footsteps of John Locke and Amanda Hocking who has made several appearances on top-seller lists on Amazon's Kindle (s amzn), Barnes & Noble's Nook (s bks) and Nook lists. She has just released the fifth novel in her vampire series, The Vampire Journals.
^Sims, Andrew (16 December 2013). "Amazon's Best-Selling Books of 2013". hypable.com. The top selling kids and teens books (also read by young adults) are as follows:..11. A Quest of Heroes by Morgan Rice...14. A March of Kings by Morgan Rice..17. A Feast of Dragons by Morgan Rice
^"Cover reveal: 'Fierce: Sixteen Authors of Fantasy' boxed set". USA Today. 9 February 2015. HEA is thrilled to unveil the cover of Fierce: Sixteen Authors of Fantasy, a multiauthor boxed set that features 16 of the most entrancing high fantasy reads from Mercedes Lackey, Michael Manning, K.F. Breene, Morgan Rice, Michael J. Ploof, Daniel Arenson, Kate Sparkes, David Adams, Amy Raby, C. Greenwood, David Dalglish, K.J. Colt, Shae Ford, Endi Webb, Michael Wallace and Terah Edun...A Quest of Heroes by Morgan Rice. Thorgin, an outsider and a dreamer, fights to become a warrior in an epic quest that finds him at the center of a maelstrom of royal plots and counterplots that threaten him and everyone he loves.
