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Linda S. Pearce has worked in the high-tech industry for over twenty years and is active in the animal rescue community. She and her husband, co-author Michael “Tinker” Pearce, met at a renaissance faire and fell in love immediately. They live in Seattle with six dogs and two cats.
Michael “Tinker” Pearce is a world-renowned sword-maker and author of The Medieval Sword in the Modern World. He is a student of historic European martial arts and also works with Subutai Corporation as a fight choreographer and consultant.
Mark Teppo is the author of the Codex of Souls urban fantasy series as well as Earth Thirst, an eco-thriller with vampires. A bibliophile whose interests include historical martial arts and esoteric traditions, he lives in the Pacific Northwest.
Angus Trim is a skilled sword-maker and machinist who lives in the Pacific Northwest. He is adept in various western martial arts as well as tai chi sword form.