Crashing Dunes and Wandering Winds: 5 of the Best Fantasy Deserts

Moses Ose Utomi is a Nigerian-American fantasy writer and nomad currently based out of San Diego, California. He has an MFA in fiction from Sarah Lawrence College and short fiction publications in Fireside Magazine, Fantasy Magazine, and more. He is the author of the young adult Fantasy novel Daughters of Oduma and the fantasy novella The Lies of the Ajungo, as well as its forthcoming sequel The Truth of the Aleke (March '24). When he’s not writing, he’s traveling, training martial arts, or doing karaoke—with or without a backing track. You can follow him on Twitter (@MosesUtomi) or Instagram (@profseaquill).