Beth Alvarez is an author who grew up in Illinois and lives in Tennessee, along with her husband, daughter, and at least one rescue cat. Prior to becoming a full-time author, she majored in visual arts and worked as a freelance graphic designer. Against all advice, she makes her own book covers.
Reading The Hobbit led Beth to fall in love with fantasy at an early age, and all her books fall somewhere under the speculative fiction umbrella.
In her free time, Beth enjoys drawing, tinkering with her beloved Mustangs, sipping tea, sewing for her Asian ball-jointed dolls, and making her prior-Marine husband spar in the kitchen in order to write more convincing combat scenes.
Beth’s fantasy novel Serpent’s Mark won the 2022 Darrell Award for Best Novel.
Her fantasy novel Spectrum Blade was a finalist for the 2022 Richard Wright Literary Award for Fantasy.
Her fantasy novel The Artificer’s Wife was a finalist for the 2023 Richard Wright Literary Award for Best Adult Fantasy.
Her fantasy novel Paragon of Water won the 2023 Richard Wright Literary Award for Best YA Fantasy.
Her fantasy novel The Witch and the Wyrm won the 2024 Richard Wright Literary Award for Best YA Fantasy.
Her fantasy novel Paragon of Shadow was nominated for a 2024 Nebula Award.
Her fantasy novel Spectrum Legacy is a finalist for the 2025 Richard Wright Literary Award.
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About Ithilear
Ithilear.com is the official home of the ever-expanding world and growing creations of writer and artist Beth Alvarez, named for the world in which her many fantasy novels are set.
The world of Ithilear is the heart of a creation and the forming of a great myth. Like many fictional worlds, Ithilear is home to a multitude of fantastic creatures and characters. As the world develops, information about the world and the stories within it will be found within these pages.
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