Joshua Palmatier is a writer with a PhD in mathematics. He was born in Pennsylvania, but has lived in numerous states over his life and currently resides in New York while teaching mathematics full-time at a university. "The Skewed Throne," his first work of fantasy, was a Compton Crook finalist for best first novel in the science fiction and fantasy genres for 2006. "The Cracked Throne" and "The Vacant Throne" complete the series, all published by DAW Books. He is currently at work on two epic fantasy trilogies--the first comprising the books "Well of Sorrows" and "Leaves of Flame" (published in ebook format by Baen), and "Breath of Heaven" (forthcoming) as the third novel; and "Shattering the Ley" (published by DAW) as the start of the second trilogy, with "Threading the Needle" (forthcoming) as the follow-up. As an editor, Joshua has worked with co-editor Patricia Bray on the anthologies "After Hours: Tales from the Ur-bar," "The Modern Fae's Guide to Surviving Humanity," and "Clockwork Universe: Steampunk vs Aliens." They are currently working on another anthology titled "Temporally Out of Order." Also look for short stories by Joshua in the anthologies "Close Encounters of the Urban Kind," "Beauty Has Her Way" (both edited by Jennifer Brozek), and "River" (edited by Alma Alexander). An upcoming story will appear in "Apollo's Daughters."Joshua Palmatier is also the founder of a small press called Zombies Need Brains, which published sci-fi and fantasy themed anthologies. Find out more at www.zombiesneedbrains.com.Read more about this authorRead less about this author