# Anthony Ryan on Reddit (u/Anthony_Ryan)

Part of Creators on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/creators-on-reddit/anthony-ryan

Anthony Ryan: Fantasy author, Blood Song.

- Reddit account: [u/Anthony_Ryan](https://www.reddit.com/user/Anthony_Ryan/) (AMA only)
- How we know it's theirs: [Their 2013 r/Fantasy AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/1hy509/hi_im_anthony_ryan_and_i_write_fantasy_and/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/Fantasy (111), r/books (70)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2013 to 2016
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Ryan_(writer)

## Moments

### u/Anthony_Ryan in r/Fantasy, Jul 10, 2013 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> I was going to ask who the 4 POv characters will be in Tower Lord, but looking at your answers I don't think you're gonna answer that one :( And just another thing because it took me a while thinking about it, the brother at the very end, with the chest scars, is that Frentis? I…

> Yes that's Frentis, and in Tower Lord he... oh, sorry, someone's at the door. Must dash.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/1hy509/comment/cazki7k/ · 8 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/Anthony_Ryan in r/books, Jul 13, 2015 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> Thanks for doing the AMA. Im a huge fan and love your writing. I'm curious where you came up with the name for the Allie as opposed to something more menacing.

> I wanted him, at least initially, to be as mysterious as possible, hence the absence of a true name. It really came out of his interaction with the Volarians who he fooled into thinking he was their Ally. Also, it was better than Dingbath the Destroyer.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/3d5is6/comment/ct29m6x/ · 11 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/Anthony_Ryan in r/books, Jul 5, 2016 · Cut idea

Replying to a redditor:

> What inspired your idea of the blood song itself? My cousin and I have talked about times when we "just know" something or have some other type of seemingly instinctive knowledge. I know this is only a part of the premise of it - Vaelin reading people or situations - but is it…

> It was something of a surpise that happened during the course of writing, originally I hadn't intended for Vaelin to have any Dark abilities at all. But as the scale of the story progressed so did the Blood Song. I made it a song because I thought Vaelin simply reading people's minds or hearing their thoughts was too predictable.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/4ren22/comment/d50ne8y/ · 6 points as of Nov 7, 2026