Edward Lazellari

Edward wrote his first professional story for Marvel Comics. After years as an illustrator, Edward returned to university to earn his BA English literature and creative writing.

His first published prose story was a dark comedy titled, "The Date," which appeared in Playboy magazine. Edward finished his first novel, "Awakenings" in the mid aughts, and he's just completed the third book in the Guardians of Aandor series, "Blood of Ten Kings," which is currently available wherever books are sold.

His genre influences include: Stephen King, Roger Zelazny, Alan Moore, George R.R. Martin, Ann Rice, John Grisham, Neil Gaiman, J.K. Rowling, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, Jean M. Auel, Ben Bova, Arthur C. Clarke, Larry Niven, Frederick Pohl, Diana Gabaldon, Jim Butcher, and Glen Cook.

Literary influences include: William Shakespeare, John Steinbeck, Charles Dickens, Jonathan Franzen, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ayn Rand, Margaret Atwood, Jane Austin, Frank McCourt, Mary Shelley, John Irving, Aldous Huxley, Homer, Dante, and Voltaire.

Edward enjoys playing with his new baby daughter as well as his many hobbies such as poker, bike riding, softball, and pissing off trolls on social media through rational thought and common sense.