Eric S. Nylund (born November 12, 1964) is an American novelist and professional technical writer.

[1] He lives in North Bend, Washington with his wife, Syne, and son, Kai Nylund.

His duties include the development of story bibles and other such fictional assets, the preparation of materials for marketing, and coordination with Microsoft localization, legal, and geopolitical departments.

Publisher Tor Books has yet to officially purchase the next novel What Fools These Mortals, which is currently being written by Nylund.

As of July 2013, no word has been publicly given on the status of the Mortal Coils series.