<link href="css/hmh.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <meta content="urn:uuid:432f7e34-9d86-4154-94e1-72f851e7c440" name="Adept.expected.resource"/> </head> <body> <h1 class="backtitle ">About the Author</h1> <div class="half both-space "> <img alt=" " id="fig_authorphoto" src="images/authorphoto.jpg"/> </div> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <p class="left "><span class="smallcaps2">Ashok K. Banker</span> is the author of more than sixty books, including the internationally acclaimed Ramayana series. His works have all been bestsellers in India and have sold around the world. He is also the author of many short stories, including the Legends of the Burnt Empire series (published in <em>Lightspeed),</em> which takes place in the same world as <em>Upon a Burning Throne</em>. He lives in Los Angeles and Mumbai.</p> </body> </html>