William King is the author of more than twenty novels, an Origins Award-winning game designer, and a husband, father, and player of MMOs. His short stories have appeared in Interzone and The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection. His Warhammer books have sold almost a million copies in English and been translated into eight languages. His novel Blood of Aenarion was shortlisted for the 2012 David Gemmell Legend Award.