James Priest

James Priest was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He majored in English in college, and received a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Minnesota. He spent three years in Japan, caring for casualties from Vietnam, and practiced medicine in Minneapolis for twenty-one years. He now lives with his wife, Ilka, and their dog, Taiho, in the Hawaiian Islands on the isle of Kauai.

Always a fan of miniature things, Priest found it easy to create the race of small magical beings at the heart of his novel. He feels fortunate to have found a second career in writing.