SHAWN SPEAKMAN is a writer, webmaster, and purveyor of dreams and lies. He is the author of The Dark Thorn as well as the editor of Unfettered, the bestselling fantasy anthology.

Chained to his desk in service of authors Terry Brooks and Naomi Novik, he is also the owner of the SF&F bookstore The Signed Page and the SF&F specialty press Grim Oak Press.