T. M. Knapp was raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, eating crab and journeying to the beach. Though never one for sun or sand, he never failed to bring a good book with him. He spent many hours engrossed in the worlds of Middle Earth, Alagaėsia, and Faerūn. It was only a matter of time before he set out to create his own world in his first book, Sarkuz: Outcast, Faithless, Prodigy.