D. T. Neal is a writer and editor who lives in Chicago. He's been published in Ireland's premier speculative fiction magazine, "Albedo 1," and won one of their Aeon Awards in 2008 for his short story, "Aegis." He has also published several books, including his werewolf novel, "Saamaanthaa" (2011), and the horror thriller, "Chosen" (2012). He's very fond of history, loves swords, art, music, masks, Westerns, and ancient ruins, enjoys cooking, photography, and making plants grow, and is working on several new horror, fantasy, and science fiction stories, although not necessarily in that order. His authorblog is dtneal.com.