Drew Karpyshyn is the author of Children of Fire, as well as the Star Wars: The Old Republic novels Revan and Annihilation and the Star Wars: Darth Bane trilogy: Road of Destruction, Rule of Two, and Dynasty of Evil. He also worked as a writer/designer on a number of award-winning videogames and penned the acclaimed Mass Effect series of novels. He spent much of his childhood in Canada, but became bored of the long, bitter winters and moved south in quest of a climate that would allow him to play golf year-round. Drew Karpyshyn now resides in Texas with his wife, Jennifer, and a slew of four-legged friends.