D. J. Butler has been a lawyer, a consultant, an editor, and a corporate trainer. His general audience works include the flintlock fantasy novels Witchy Eye, Witchy Winter, Witchy Kingdom, and Serpent Daughter, the modern fantasy novels The Cunning Man, The Jupiter Knife, and The Familiar Spirit (with Aaron Michael Ritchey), the science fiction novels In the Palace of Shadow and Joy and Among the Gray Lords, the science fiction short story collection Between Princesses and Other Jobs, and the time travel novels Time Trials and Ice Trials (with M.A. Rothman), all from Baen Books. His young adult mystery novel, The Wilding Probate, was released through Immortal Works. He won a Whitney Award and AML Award for Witchy Winter and a Dragon Award for Witchy Kingdom. His middle-grade steampunk fantasy adventure tales, The Kidnap Plot, The Giant's Seat, and The Library Machine, are published by Knopf. Other novels include City of the Saints and the Rock Band Fights Evil series from WordFire Press. Dave organizes writing retreats and anarcho-libertarian writers' events, and travels the country to sell books-he's visited nearly half of all Barnes & Noble stores! He plays guitar and banjo whenever he can, and likes to hang out in Utah with his children.