Darren Joy Profile

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From the ashes of Reaper’s End to the return of the undead, the Plagueborn series spans centuries of cursed magic, monstrous legacies, and metaphysical reckoning. Join the fight for survival

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Name of the City

IRELAND

19th November 1978

https://darrenjoy.com

Darren is a dark epic fantasy author from the southwest of Ireland. While writing in his spare time, he's held numerous jobs, ranging from IT manager to housekeeping supervisor; however, writing novels has been the only job that truly mattered.
When not conjuring worlds, he's reading, dabbling in digital art, or designing intricate maps to go with all the stories he makes up.
A husband and a cat dad, he is obsessed with all things fantastical—if it's got magic, he's all over it.
Darren also lives with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), a condition that’s changed how he moves through the world, but never how he imagines it.

Epic and dark fantasy (both reading and writing), digital art, book cover design, and formatting. I’m fascinated by metaphysics, geopolitics, and philosophy, and I spend my time conjuring worlds, designing maps and book covers. If it’s fantastical and thought-provoking, I’m probably into it.

Books I've written

  • Reaper's End
    Reaper's End Sci-fi Fantasy by Darren Joy
    Reaper's End
    Reaper's End

    Reads:
    20

    Pages:
    94

    Published:
    Aug 2025

    A standalone prequel, set two centuries before the events of the Plagueborn series.On the remote Aidaril Islands, the Necropolis is both a sanctuary and a sch...

    Formats: PDF, Epub, Kindle, TXT

  • A Wrath of Souls
    A Wrath of Souls Sci-fi Fantasy by Darren Joy
    A Wrath of Souls
    A Wrath of Souls

    Reads:
    28

    Pages:
    365

    Published:
    Jul 2025

    Across the Spectrum of Existence, angelic hosts gather as Manic and Mania finalize their plans and a dark armada engulfs distant lands. Threadfin Todder, grie...

    Formats: PDF, Epub, Kindle, TXT

  • Tharaxis
    Tharaxis Sci-fi Fantasy by Darren Joy
    Tharaxis
    Tharaxis

    Reads:
    23

    Pages:
    83

    Published:
    Jul 2025

    Tharaxis is a Plagueborn novella, placed between Books 4 and 5. Although it can be read on its own, it is best enjoyed as part of the full series.Tharaxis is ...

    Formats: PDF, Epub, Kindle, TXT

  • A Wretched Darkness
    A Wretched Darkness Sci-fi Fantasy by Darren Joy
    A Wretched Darkness
    A Wretched Darkness

    Reads:
    56

    Pages:
    368

    Published:
    Jul 2025

    Threadfin Todder has been infected by a dark magic, and time is running out. His only hope is to find an ancient being known as the Despoiler. As his search b...

    Formats: PDF, Epub, Kindle, TXT