Xavier Leggett began writing at an early age under the influence of television shows Space 1999 and the Twilight Zone and the writings of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Ray Bradbury. Raised in Tampa, Florida, Spokane and Seattle Washington, his love of writing continued to flourish as he began those tentative steps told writing his first novel. After serving in the United States Air Force he attended the University of Montana where he earned his Degree in creative writing with a minor in history. The Blood of the Empire is his first novel in series covering the lives of Dannen Leers and his friends