Risen from the hills of North Carolina, Jay Requard is an award-winning fantasy author known for “heroes with genuine emotions and concerns for the world they live in” facing off against the darkest powers with little more than love, courage, steel, and magic to set things right. He is also the host of Pondering The Orb on YouTube, which explores the best in Riffs, Synths, and Fantasy Books!

He lives in New York with his wife, son, and a space cat named Mona.