Nathan Sumsion

Nathan Sumsion grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska on a steady diet of role-playing games, monster movies, comic books and computer games. His dad kept boxes of old science fiction and fantasy magazines out in storage, and as a young child Nathan would dig through them for hours, fascinated with the worlds depicted on the covers. He couldn’t wait to start exploring them. He started reading at a young age and hasn’t ever stopped.

As he got older, most weekends would find Nathan playing or running any number of role-playing games with friends, where he developed an appreciation for game mechanics and systems. He loved to create interesting worlds, characters and stories. After earning his degree in Graphic Design at Utah State University and turned his hobby of game design into a career.

Nathan has worked as a video game designer since the late 90s for companies such as Disney, Crytek, Vicious Cycle, KingsIsle Entertainment, Ludia and Blind Squirrel Games. When he isn’t making games, he is playing them. He is always eager to discuss game mechanics – at length – to anyone who is interested.

He has lived in various places including Texas, Montreal, North Carolina, Utah, France and Germany. Nathan's hobbies include dabbling in sketching and art on the computer, creating new game ideas and playing role-playing games. More than anything, he enjoys spending time with his family. He currently lives in Texas with his wife and three children.

Necropolis PD is his first novel.