Anton Strout (January 24, 1970 – December 30, 2020) was an American urban fantasy author, blogger, and podcaster.
[3] Strout wrote the Simon Canderous series, the first of which, Dead to Me, was published by Ace Books in 2008.
Tim Davis, reviewing that title for Bookloons.com, wrote, "Fans of urban fantasy should especially enjoy Strout's engaging new protagonist and will, no doubt, look forward to Simon Canderous making a quick return in further adventures.
In addition to his novels, Strout wrote several short stories and maintained both his own blog[5] and participated at the group urban fantasy blog, League of Reluctant Adults.
[6] Strout hosted the Once & Future Podcast in which he interviewed guest authors.