David Anthony Durham

David Anthony Durham (born 1969) is an American novelist, author of historical fiction and fantasy. Durham's first novel, Gabriel's Story, centered on African American settlers in the American West. Walk Through Darkness followed a runaway slave during the tense times leading up to the American Civil War. Pride of Carthage focused on Hannibal Barca of Ancient Carthage and his war with the Roman Republic. His Acacia Trilogy is an award-winning epic fantasy series. His most recent novel, The Risen, is about the Spartacus slave rebellion in ancient Rome. His next, The Shadow Prince, is the start of a middle grade fantasy series set in a solarpunk ancient Egypt. The second in the series, The Longest Night in Egypt, pubs in September 2023. He also writes for the Wild Cards series of collaborative novels, edited by George RR Martin. He currently teaches for the Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing.