Michell Plested has been reading science fiction and fantasy since he was six years old, and writing for almost as long. He is an author, blogger, and podcaster living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. he writes in multiple genres, spending most of his time with science fiction, fantasy, and YA adventure. Michell (Mike) has a Scouts and Zombies trilogy in print (Scouts of the Apocalypse), the first four books of a boy superhero Middle Grade series (Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero), the first two books of a Steampunk series (Jack Kane) which he co-writes along with two new series that will debut this year (a Fantasy series and a Young Adult mystery series).