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H.C. Newell (born April 1993) is an American author of epic fantasy. She is best known for the Fallen Light fictional universe, in which her fantasy novel Curse of the Fallen, is set. Newell's works have been compared by readers to authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien, Brandon Sanderson, Andrejz Sapkowski, and Robert Jordan.

Early life and education
Newell was born in April 1993 in Douglasville, Ga. She is the eldest of two children and has one older half-sister who she did not grow up with. Newell was a passionate writer from an early age, with her mother calling her the "next Spielberg" as she would write Screenplay s as a child. After graduating from high school in 2011, she moved to Nashville, TN where she went to a community college and received her Associate's degree in Health Information Management. She currently works as a medical records coder for a large hospital corporation.

In 2015, Newell married her husband and moved to a suburb of Nashville where they currently reside. Newell and her husband have no children.

Early writing career
Newell began her writing journey at a young age. In elementary school, she would often write small plays for her and her cousins to perform. In middle and high school her love of writing transformed into fiction literature, which she would write in spiral bound notebooks at school. By 2015, she had written more than 5 romance and young adult novels, though she had not sought an agent for publication.

In 2014, Newell started her first novel series, Forthwind, which was a young adult trilogy. As she grew as an author, she found her niche in adult Fantasy, and created the Fallen Light universe. This six-part novel series took Newell over seven years to create. She published her debut novel "Curse of the Fallen" in April 2021.

Fallen Light
Newell is known for her epic fantasy novel series, Fallen Light. She self-published her book with no prior interest in traditional publishing, stating that she "wanted to keep her creative freedom" and she wanted to "meet her own deadlines so as not to rush the novels or hinder their quality."

Book one, Curse of the Fallen, was published on April 26, 2021, which was her husband's 30th birthday. In her book dedication, she gives mention to her husband with the notation that the series as a whole was written for him.

Newell has said that she wrote this series and developed the entire world on her own, but gives credit to her cousin Nikki for being a big supporter and constant friend, and has also given mention to her writing partner, Keith Saunders, who she claims helped her create captivating battle scenes and humorous moments that otherwise wouldn't have existed.

Future publications
According to her website, Newell plans to release 5 novels, in addition to the first published work "Curse of the Fallen" as well as 3 corresponding novellas. Book two, "The Forbidden Realms", is set to release April 2022.