Charles House
Author
C. A. House spent his life loving fantasy, science fiction, and dreamt of writing his own book someday. It took a pile of scrapped ideas, many sleepless nights, and a couple of decades, but he finally published his first book and is already working hard on its sequel, Oathbound.
He lives with his wife and three children in the Pacific Northwest and spends his days reading, gaming with his family, visiting the ocean, and navigating the many challenges of parenting. Some have said he is an odd man with a friendly demeanor and a slight resemblance to Jack Black.
Sept. 23, 2026
Building Magic, Monsters & Morally Complex Villains: C.A. House | Author Spotlight
What makes magic believable? What makes a villain unforgettable? And what happens when the characters—not the genre—are what truly pull you into a story? In this episode of the Travel Time Stories Author Spotlight Series, I sit down with C.A. House, author of Archblade: Legend of the Defiler, for a conversation that takes us deep inside the mind of a fantasy storyteller. We talk about C.A.’s almost scientific approach to building magic, the difference between morally complex villains and pure...
Guest: Charles House