Stephen Terrence "Steve" Addison (born November 17, 1948) is mainly a Lovian author of several genres of fiction, most notably fantasy and crime fiction. His books have sold over 20 million copies all over the world, which many have been adapted into various other forms of media, such as TV shows, movies, and plays. Addison himself has written over 60 novels during the course of his lifetime, only of which about 30 have been officially published. Addison has also written over 100 short stories, in which most of them were later added into his main stories.