Brendan Deneen is the author of the award-winning novel
The Ninth Circle as well as
The Chrysalis, a 2018 novel that was optioned by Paramount Pictures before it was published. He’s also the author of the four-volume
Night Night, Groot picture book series for Marvel (almost a million copies in print and over five-hundred thousand copies sold); the original middle-grade graphic novel
Green Arrow: Stranded for DC Comics; and the novels
Morbius: Blood Ties and
Guardians of the Galaxy: Annihilation from Marvel/Titan. His next novel is
Alien: Uncivil War for 20th Century Studios / Titan, which comes out in 2024. His other graphic novel work includes multiple volumes of
Flash Gordon, an original
Island of Misfit Toys book, a
Casper the Friendly Ghost reboot,
Phoenix (with Jim Krueger),
Solarman (a reboot of a Marvel / Stan Lee series), and the original graphic novel
Scatterbrain. His short stories and essays have been published by St. Martin’s Press, Reader’s Digest Books, 13Thirty Press, and Necro Publications.
Nicholas Sansbury Smith is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than forty novels with two million copies sold. Before his writing career, he served at Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, a background that inspired many of his story concepts. A two-time Ironman triathlete, he enjoys running, biking, and hiking. Nicholas also loves traveling, especially to his cabin in Northern Minnesota where he weaves his tales. He lives in Iowa with his wonderful wife and their son and daughter.
Marie Hoy-Kenny attended the University of Toronto, where she earned her honors bachelor of arts in English and professional writing and communication. Her work has been published in several literary magazines, including trampset, Cosmonauts Avenue, and FlashBack Fiction. The Girls from Hush Cabin is her debut novel.