Hampton, Joshua

By day JOSHUA HAMPTON is a mild-mannered associate creative director for an advertising agency. By night he's a fantasy writer who finds his muse in everything from Anglo-Saxon epic poetry to Appalachian folklore. His work has been featured in Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Mirror Dance and Aphelion, among others. He is also a writer for the English football club Chelsea's stateside newsletter. Joshua lives with his wife, two children, iguana and the occasional fish in Lanesville, Indiana. The Cikts is his debut novel. For a free excerpt of the first chapter, visit www.JoshuaHampton.com