Nathan Long is an American fantasy author. He is well known for his authorship of many of the Gotrek and Felix novels, along with The Blackhearts Trilogy. Long had been writing since the age of twelve, and upon breaking into the industry, proceeded to write screenplays for fifteen years. His work resulted in three films and many animated and live-action TV episodes. He has been living in Los Angeles for the past twenty years, and continues to write from this location, as well as playing regularly with his band, MI-6.