Christopher J. Steely is a speculative-fiction author who began writing professionally in his forties, shaping a lifetime of stories, scars, and daydreams into worlds that bite back.
He writes character-driven urban fantasy and sci-fi where morality is never simple, and even the hard-won victories come at a cost. His work explores found family, identity, and what it means to protect the people and places we love. Even when the world makes that hard.
Christopher fell in love with urban fantasy through The Dresden Files, drawn to its sprawling cast of flawed characters who grow beyond their limits. His sci-fi roots trace back to Alien with the tension, the grit, and the lived-in feel of a world that doesn’t care if you survive. Both influences show up in his writing: complex characters you root for and stakes that feel real.
