Christopher Ruocchio is an American author of science fiction and fantasy novels. He is best known for The Sun Eater series, the first installment of which earned him the 2019 Manly Wade Wellman Award. The second book in the series, Howling Dark, was nominated for a 2020 Dragon Award. Ruocchio has worked in the publishing industry as a former assistant editor at Baen Books. In addition to his novel work, he has co-edited four genre anthologies.