Zach WilsonZach Wilson grew up in a crowded household and the sweeping tales of Saint George and the Dragon, King Arthur, and The Lord of the Rings as companions. The third of four children, Zach always possessed a discerning eye, spending more time imagining hmself wandering in Middle-earth than paying attention to his studies. His love for high fantasy and far-flung lands flourished during his high school and college years when he traveled throughout Germany, Ireland, and England, then returned home knowing the landscapes of his dreams were more real than he could have imagined. His friends, teachers, and coworkers have always been able to find him scribbling ideas and drawings of elves, angels, and maps onto any scraps of paper that decide to fall in his way, and he, with a little encouragement from his amazing wife, Lauren, has finally decided to organize his myriad ideas into his own sweeping epic, which he hopes will "deeply move" his readers. Zach and Lauren live in Chicagoland where they look forward to raising children who dream as big as they do. Read More Read Less