Alex Irvine is the author of twenty-nine books, including the International Horror Guild, Locus, and Crawford Award–winning A Scattering of Jades, as well as the acclaimed near-future thriller Buyout and tie-in titles with Supernatural, Transformers, Tintin, Pacific Rim, and Marvel Comics (Hellstorm, Son of Satan; Daredevil Noir; Iron Man: Rapture). He holds a Ph.D. in English and was an English professor at the University of Maine for six years.