K.R. Gastreich offers readers adventure, magic, and romance through her award-winning fantasy novels.
Trust Science. Believe in Magic.
Award-winning author K.R. Gastreich writes epic fantasy and paranormal fiction. Her stories feature smart heroines, forbidden magic, and complex mythology. Gastreich’s novels have received favorable reviews from prominent editorial magazines like Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and the Prairies Book Review. Her short stories have appeared in Zahir, Adventures for the Average Woman, 69 Flavors of Paranoia, and World Jumping. Awards and distinctions include the OZMA Award for Fantasy Fiction from Chanticleer Reviews, the American Legacy Book Award, and the Andrews Forest Writers Residency. Gastreich also designed the Ankala Oracle, a divinatory deck based on DGS Games’ fictional World of Faelon. The Ankala Oracle will be available for purchase in November of 2025.
An ecologist and nature enthusiast, Gastreich has devoted her career to teaching environmental science. After living and working abroad for many years, Gastreich now resides in the Kansas City area where she grew up. When not writing or doing biology, she enjoys hiking, reading, dancing, gaming, listening to music, and spending time with friends and family.
K. R. Gastreich, Author 