Deanna Miller

Deanna Miller writes fantasy shaped by friendship, moral choice, and the movement between imagined worlds. Sky Bounce follows Hesper, a winged Alula, and Tristan, a glowing Boytaur, whose bond crosses the divisions between their peoples. Their ability to travel together becomes part of a larger struggle involving parallel planes, memory, fear, and faith. The novel is aimed at younger readers and received the Wilbur Award for Fiction from the Religion Communicators Council. Miller has described Madeleine L'Engle's uplifting fantasies as an influence, and Sky Bounce similarly places spiritual questions inside an adventure rather than separating them from the plot. Her work has included editing, technical writing, and tutoring, while her interests extend to songs. Sky Bounce remains her best documented novel, using Hesper and Tristan's cooperation to explore prejudice, loyalty, courage, and the tension between inherited rules and personal judgment.