Here is a list of all of the authors of the Spirit Animals series.
Main Series[]
Brandon Mull[]
Brandon Mull is the author of Wild Born, and the short stories 'Fall of the Four' and 'Betrayal' that were included in Tales of the Great Beasts and Tales of the Fallen Beasts (respectively). He was the one to design most of Erdas and write out most of the main storyline to the books.
Spirit Animal: Dolphin
Maggie Stiefvater[]
Maggie Stiefvater is the author of Hunted.
Spirit Animal: Crow
Garth Nix and Sean Williams[]
Garth Nix and Sean Williams are the authors of Blood Ties.
Spirit Animals: Unknown (Garth Nix mentioned he would like a bird or perhaps a dolphin)
Shannon Hale[]
Shannon Hale is the author of Fire and Ice.
Spirit Animal: Lion
Tui T. Sutherland[]
Tui T. Sutherland is the author of Against the Tide, and wrote a short introduction in The Book of Shane. Coincidentally, she is also the author of another Scholastic multi-platform series, Wings of Fire.
Spirit Animal: Slow loris
Eliot Schrefer[]
Eliot Schrefer is the author of Rise and Fall and Immortal Guardians.
Spirit Animal: Bonobo
Marie Lu[]
Marie Lu is the author of The Evertree.
Spirit Animal: Corgi
Victoria Schwab[]
Victoria Schwab is the author of Broken Ground.
Spirit Animal: Tiger
Varian Johnson[]
Varian Johnson is the author of The Return and The Wildcat’s Claw.
Spirit Animal: Unknown
Jonathan Auxier[]
Jonathan Auxier is the author of The Burning Tide.
Spirit Animal: Unknown
Sarah Prineas[]
Sarah Prineas is the author of Heart of the Land.
Spirit Animal: Unknown
Christina Diaz Gonzalez[]
Christina Gonzalez is the author of Stormspeaker.
Spirit Animal: Unknown
Sarwat Chadda[]
Sarwat Chadda is the author of The Dragon’s Eye.
Spirit Animal: Unknown
Special Editions[]
Nick Eliopulos[]
Nick Eliopulos is the author of The Book of Shane, and the short stories 'Rise of the Reptile King' and 'The Trunswick Blade' that were included in Tales of the Great Beasts and Tales of the Fallen Beasts (respectively).
Spirit Animal: Turtle
Billy Merrell[]
Billy Merrell is the author of Tale of the Great Beast Ninani, and the short stories 'Yin and Yu' and 'Rebel Bond' that were included in Tales of the Great Beasts and Tales of the Fallen Beasts (respectively).
Spirit Animal: Axolotl
Emily Seife[]
Emily Seife is the author of the short stories 'The Packleader' and 'Unleashed' that were included in Tales of the Great Beasts and Tales of the Fallen Beasts (respectively).
Spirit Animal: Peacock
Gavin Brown[]
Gavin Brown is the author of the short stories 'The First Greencloak' and 'A Chill Wind' that were included in Tales of the Great Beasts and Tales of the Fallen Beasts (respectively). He is also an active admin on the forums, and works on the game. He incorporated his own spirit animal (a penguin) into the game.
Spirit Animal: Penguin