Caleb Fox

Caleb Fox was born on the edge of what was once called Indian Territory. When he was a teenager, his aunts revealed to him that he was part Cherokee, or "redneck on one side of the mountain, redskin on the other." They told him that no one in the family would ever discuss this fact with him again.

Though Caleb needed to take care of college, grad school, and learning to make a living, he finally gave in to his curiosity about who his ancestors were and why they hid their red blood. The search brought him to many Native people of a number of tribes, to thousands of stories both mythic and modern, hundreds of sacred ceremonies, and to his own commitment to walking the red road.

Since that time he has lived near or among Native people, gathering their wisdom and sharing their laughter at life. So far he has published two novels of historical fantasy about the ancestors of the Cherokees, ZADAYI RED and SHADOWS IN THE CAVES.

His joys are spending every day with his wife, the novelist Meredith Blevins, writing, reading fiction, and playing music.