Born in the Pacific Northwest in 1973, Kameron M. Franklin has been back and forth across the United States several times over the course of moves and vacations. During one of those trips, his father bought him his first comic book: a Superman and Plastic-man team-up. It was Kameron’s first step into the world of the fantastic, and he hasn’t looked back since. Kameron began writing stories at an early age, sharing them with his class during Show & Tell. His first exposure to fantasy fiction was C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia. Other early influences include Lloyd Alexander, David Eddings, Terry Brooks and J.R.R. Tolkien. It wasn't until his senior year in high school that Kameron took his first serious steps as a writer. He took a creative writing class and entered a short story in a statewide competition. His story didn't win, but that didn't stop him from dreaming about a career as a writer. Kameron currently lives in the Pacific Northwest with his family, pursuing that dream.