Joshua E SmithBorn in Parkersburg West Virginia, Joshua has been an avid fantasy fiction reader and writer his entire life. He grew up on the works of David Eddings, Mercedes Lackey, David Webber, Elizabeth Moon, and Timothy Zahn. And it's not just reading. He's aHUGE EverQuest 1 and 2 fan and player, and loved playing other games such as Aion, Magic: The Gathering, Shadowrun, and the entirety of The Elder Scrolls series. A budding novelist and author, the ideas and worlds and characters in the Saga of the Dead Men Walking have been in the forefront of his mind for years, and he's eagerly working in the world of self-publishing to get this story out in the hands of where it belongs - the readers, the dreamers, and more. Read More Read Less