Laird Ryan StatesRyan States, was born in Calgary in 1971, and raised in Saskatoon. He spent huge numbers of hours at the library reading old books, studying cryptozoology, UFOs, the occult, and film history. He also watches far far more movies than anyone should. Heknows the "real names" of virtually every hero and villain in the history of DC Comics, but is iffy on his own phone number. Currently, he lives in Edmonton, Alberta with author Gayleen Froese, his platonic life partner, and their three dogs. He is inordinately sentimental about all of them. He puts food on his table working as a public servant. His retirement plans include winning the lottery, hoping for sudden unexpected literary success and/or working until he dies. He is the author of two other self-published books, Silver Bullets and Souria. Read More Read Less