{"id":79,"date":"2026-01-05T15:55:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hopestarbooks.com\/blog\/?p=79"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T19:47:36","slug":"meet-author-malachi-coan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hopestarbooks.com\/blog\/meet-author-malachi-coan\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Author: Malachi Coan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-plain is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow is-style-plain--1\">\n<p>&#8220;May the way I live my life help put this world back together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Malachi Coan<\/strong> weaves stories full of adventure, deep wonder, and the struggle of light against darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/hopestarbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/malachi_coan_fantasy_author_300x240h.jpg\" alt=\"Fantasy Author Malachi Coan\" class=\"wp-image-130\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His fantasy series, <a href=\"https:\/\/hopestarbooks.com\/immortals_fantasy_series.php\">The Immortals<\/a>, began as a high school writing assignment, and has been taking shape for years. Today, it has matured into a fantasy epic in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/hopestarbooks.com\/dragons_wound_immortals_book_one.php\">The Dragon\u2019s Wound<\/a><\/em>, available soon from Hopestar Books. In Malachi\u2019s writing, you will find the awesomeness of <em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em>, the humor of <em>Redwall<\/em>, and the gleam of hope that animates <em>The Chronicles of Narnia<\/em>, all carried along with the rising threat of darkness, twists of betrayal, and an action-packed quest to save the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malachi graduated with highest honors from the University of North Georgia with a Computer Science degree and lives in North Georgia where he enjoys playing Ultimate, conquering the field in airsoft, and training in Krav Maga. 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