Greta van der Rol

Greta van der Rol is a science-fiction and speculative-fiction author born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Her most substantial body of work is the Ptorix Empire series, a space-opera saga built around conflict between the Human Confederacy and an alien empire called the Ptorix. She also writes the Morgan Selwood novels, science-fiction romances centered on themes of power, choice, and trust, and the Dryden Universe books, which follow space-faring adventurers through piracy and interstellar politics. Beyond her science fiction, van der Rol has written weretiger-themed paranormal fiction and a historical novel inspired by the 1629 wreck of the Batavia, following castaways confronting hunger, betrayal, and a murderous conspiracy. Across her catalog, she favors stories that combine tense action and political intrigue with strong romantic threads, aiming for adventure fiction that is both suspenseful and emotionally satisfying.