Stoll wrote his first fantasy story when he was five. The prose was… brilliant. The accompanying stick figure illustrations… breathtaking. The lack of complex vocabulary underlies the deeper human condition. It was terrible. His mother refuses to destroy the only copy because it has “sentimental value.” He has always loved fantastical stories of all kinds: fantasy novels, 16-bit RPGs, superhero movies, whatever. If reading helps to escape the real world, why not go somewhere fun? J.T. lives in San Luis Obispo County in a classy bacchelor pad. He enjoys rock climbing, software development, and cooking amazing food. Acknowledgements Thanks to everyone who made this book possible. Most, and more than anyone, my Heavenly Father, who makes everything possible. Next, my parents. Mom, all those decades of proofreading my school papers paid off. Pieter Neethling of smartrockclimbing.com, you’re a great roommate and an incredible encouragement. Thanks for lending me the awesome spelling of your first name.
