Introduction

BY DAVID FARLAND

David Farland is a New York Times bestselling author with over fifty novel-length works to his credit.

As an author, David has won many awards for both his short stories and his novels. He won the grand prize in Writers of the Future Volume III for his story “On My Way to Paradise” in 1987, and quickly went on to begin publishing novels. He has since won numerous awards for his longer works, including the Philip K. Dick Memorial Special Award, the Whitney Award for Best Novel of the Year, the International Book Award for Best Young Adult Novel of the Year, and the Hollywood Book Festival Book of the Year Award — among many others.

Along the way, David has written a number of bestsellers, designed and scripted video games, such as the international bestseller StarCraft: Brood War, acted as a greenlighting analyst in Hollywood, and worked as a movie producer.

David has long been involved in helping to discover and train new writers, including a number who have gone on to become #1 international bestsellers — such as Brandon Mull (Fablehaven), Brandon Sanderson (The Way of Kings), James Dashner (The Maze Runner), Stephenie Meyer (Twilight), and many others.

David currently lives in Utah with his wife and children, where he is busily writing his next novel, teaching workshops and judging entries for L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume 32.