Sean McMullen is one of Australia’s leading SF and fantasy authors and has over a dozen books and five dozen stories published or sold. He is the winner of 13 awards for SF and fantasy, and his international sales include the USA, Britain, France, Poland, Russia, Romania, Italy and Japan. He works in scientific computing but is currently doing a Ph.D. on Medieval Fantasy Literature at Melbourne University, where he is also an instructor at the campus karate club. Before he began writing, Sean spent several years in theater and as a musician.