Paul E. Horsman (1952) is a Dutch and International Fantasy Author. Born and bred in the Netherlands, he lives in Roosendaal, a town on the Dutch-Belgian border.

He has been a soldier, a salesman, a scoutmaster and an instructor of Dutch-as-a-Second- Language and Integration to refugees from all over the globe.
Now retired, he is a full-time writer of fantasy adventure stories suitable for a broad age range. 
His first three Dutch books (Rhidauna, Zihaen and Ordelanden) were trade published in the Netherlands. His English language books are all self-published.

His works are characterized by their rich, diverse worlds, colorful peoples and a strong sense of equality between women and men. Many of his stories, like The Shardheld Saga trilogy and The Shadow of the Revenaunt books, have mythological or historical elements in them, while others, especially Lioness of Kell. the Wyrms of Pasandir-series and his current Space Fantasy Broomriders in Space books, contain many steampunk elements.