Alexey Yuryevich Pekhov (born March 30, 1978, Moscow) is a famous Russian writer who works mainly in the fantasy genre.
The most famous is the Chronicles of Siala cycle (about the thief Garrett), which received the Silver Caduceus award (II place) at the Star Bridge International Festival in 2003, for the first book of the trilogy, Crouching in the Shadows. The novel "Under the sign of Manticore" was recognized as the best novel of 2004 according to the magazine "World of Fiction". Wanderer Award for the novel “Kindrat. Blood Brothers (co-authored with Elena Bychkova and Natalya Turchaninova) - as the best urban fantasy for the period 2001-2005. Also, the Silver Caduceus award was given to the novels Wind Seekers and Wormwood Wind at the Star Bridge International Festival in 2006.
Screenwriter of computer games, including King's Bounty. Legend of the Knight" and additions "Heroes of Might and Magic V" (co-authored with Elena Bychkova and Natalia Turchaninova).
Member of the Writers' Union of Russia and the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA).
In 2011, the first book of the Chronicles of Siala "Shadow Prowler" was nominated for the prestigious fantasy award "The David Gemmell Legend Award for Fantasy - 2011" (DGLA) in the category "Morningstar (Best Fantasy Debut)". In 2012, the second book of the Chronicles of Siala, Shadow Chaser, was longlisted for the 2011/12 David Gemmell LEGEND Award.
In 2015, he received the Fantastic of the Year award in Russia for the largest number of books sold in 2014.
The books have been translated into: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Greek, Estonian.
