Born in Ontario in 1979, Ryan Toxopeus still resides there with his wife, daughter, and son. He obtained a Master's in Applied Health Research at Lakehead University before moving to southern Ontario to find employment as a research associate and lab technician. Ryan enjoys soccer, baseball, playing all forms of games, and spending time with his family. Ryan has loved writing since he was old enough to know how, and though he leaned more toward math and science at times, he kept returning to writing. In high school the fantasy novels of R. A. Salvatore inspired him to write a gigantic science