I’m Eli Hinze, author of (mostly) ancient fantasy books with high stakes and romance that has to fight for its place.

I write immersive stories shaped by my love of cultural anthropology, myth, realism, and history, all balanced with the wildly fantastical, the gritty with the romantic.

I grew up wanting tales that felt intricate and dangerous and emotionally gutting, but could never find stories that quite fit the bill.

Now, I write them.