Simon Rowd is a young writer with a passion for thrillers and fantasy fiction. The idea of combining the genres resulted in his first novel, Drow, which he self-published in 2014. The book was an immediate success, shooting up the online bestsellers lists and captivating thousands of readers. Its success attracted the attention of Mondadori Electa in 2015, and the novel has now been published in its ElectaYoung series. Drow is the first volume of the homonymous saga. Mior is the second volume of the drow saga. Lyos is the final volume of the saga.