Richard Fierce is an award-winning fantasy author of over 30 books.<br><br>In 2000, Richard won Poet of the Year for his poem <em>The Darkness</em>. He's also the creator/founder of the Acworth Book Festival, a literary event in Acworth, Georgia.<br><br>A recovering retail worker, he now works in the tech industry when he's not busy writing.<br><br>He has three step-daughters, three grandchildren (he's young, promise!), 4 dogs (huskies!), and two ferrets. Basically, he has a zoo.<br><br>His love affair with fantasy was born in high school when a friend's mother gave him a copy of <em>Dragons of Spring Dawning</em> by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.<br>
