Lachlan Keller

Lachlan Keller is a high school student who lives in Southern California. Since he learned to read, he has virtually always had a book in his hand. A few years ago, he was afforded the rare opportunity to visit to North Korea with his father. There, he witnessed what life was like without free speech and civil liberties that other societies take for granted. Needless to say, the kids did not all have books in their hands (at least those not strictly sanctioned by their “Supreme Leader”). As a result, Lachlan decided for his first book to write about the heroic liberation of a society oppressed by a totalitarian regime and to do so through the lens of his favorite genres:

science fiction and fantasy. He is hopeful that someday the allegory will become real for those in societies living under oppressive regimes. While this is his first novel, it will surely not be his last…