Tais Teng (born 1952 in The Hague) is the pen name of a Dutch writer of fantasy fiction, hardboiled detective, children's books and science fiction. He also works as an illustrator, sculptor and writing coach. His real name is Thijs van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen. The length of his name proved cumbersome, as he tells in an interview with , leaving little room for a title and a picture on the cover of his novels, so he shortened it to Tais Teng. Other pen names he used are Eban Hourst and Ben Bergen, which reflect his search for a pen name that was pronounceable in languages other than Dutch.