Joseph Y. Roberts

Born in suburban Los Angeles, Joseph Y. Roberts describes himself as "a small town boy from a big city." His interests are eclectic, like the subjects of his fiction which reflect a focus on the less-traveled places of the world and history. His current focus is on southern Africa and the historic and military fiction genres with a psychological spin. His main protagonist is a conflicted gray hat with an ugly past. His goal is to bring the forgotten and ignored into the light with his fiction. Their tales wait to be told.

Joseph's favorite subjects include science fiction, military and ancient history, archaeology, progressive rock, astronomy, the Wild West, and table-top role-playing games. For the last twenty years, he's game-mastered many RPG's. His favorite bands include Hawkwind, U2, and Pink Floyd.

Among his pursuits have been college radio DJ, actor, vacation resort sketch artist, and newspaper graphic artist. He still hopes to learn horseback riding, archery, and Kendo. Like a watermelon dropped from a great height, he's all over the map.