Born and raised in Virginia, US, Nikki Bennett has spent the last few years living in Japan with her artist husband Steve. Together, they've traveled through much of Asia, exploring ancient places and studying different cultures' myths and legends. Nikki began writing when she was five (as soon as she could read) but has only recently parlayed her love of writing into a career. She has written several articles on Japanese culture and mythology for the Iwakuni Previews--a Marine Corps Base magazine--and keeps a running blog on her travels at www.nikki-bennett.com. FOUR FIENDS is the first chapt...