Tony Hays is a novelist and journalist who has visited nearly 30 countries, while living and teaching in six of them, including three and a half years in Kuwait. As he works on his latest effort, a new historical mystery series, set in Dark Ages Britain, for Tor/Forge, Mr. Hays continues to teach and lecture both at home and abroad.

The first two volumes of his new series, The Killing Way and The Divine Sacrifice, have been released to critical acclaim. Both books received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly and Library Journal. He currently resides in Tennessee.