Spencer Barnes served in both the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Coast Guard, trading flight lines for file cabinets but never losing the edge that comes from life at sea and on the front lines. A devoted fan of Hunter S. Thompson, Ray Bradbury, Søren Kierkegaard, and Stephen King, he weaves the philosophical with the fantastical, the dangerous with the absurd. His debut, The MisAdventures of the Hideous Pigg: Book One – The Throne of Earth, blends pulp energy with thought-provoking depth.