DAVID PAUL EMMA grew up in the dense ethnic mix of northern New Jersey in the 1970s, a crucible of cultures, faiths, and politics that led him to study history and begin writing Brothers’ War at the age of sixteen. After traveling the world, studying Chinese, Hebrew, and Sicilian, and joining an archaeological dig in Galilee, the author now teaches history and lives with his family near his hometown. He is currently working on a second historical novel.