About Me

Hello! Welcome to my website!

My name is Dani Hoots, and I am a young adult sci-fi and fantasy author who is inspired by ancient tales. I have been writing since I can remember and have never seemed to stop! I finished my first book THE QUEST when I was in high school and kept that passion alive. Since then I have written over two dozen books and will continue to create stories for the foreseeable future. 

I have a background in anthropology, urban planning, herbal science, and sci-fi writing, and I am currently going back to school for a BFA in Painting and Drawing with a minor in Ancient Greek. I hope to one day draw my own comics and art for my books!

I enjoy learning about history, astronomy, and plants, and in my spare time (if I have spare time) I am either watching anime, reading manga and books, romancing characters on Baldur's Gate, practicing the bagpipes, piano, taiko, or concertina; or dueling with my lightsaber.

In addition to writing fiction and going to school, I also own an online tea shop called Fox Craft Apothecary, am a contract writer for the American Botanical Council, and am an editorial assistant (student employee) for the School of Human Evolution and Social Change. I also love volunteering for the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Program and 501st Legion!

On this website I have all my series for sale and have them separated into categories in case you are looking for a certain trope or rep or genre, so I hope you find what you are looking for!

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I also write adult sci-fi and fantasy romance under the pen name Lyra Thorsson. If the book is with that pen name, it is not suitable for individuals under the age of 18.