A native of the South, Brett Talley received a philosophy and historydegree from the University of Alabama before moving to witch-hauntedMassachusetts to attend Harvard Law School. When people ask, Bretttells them he writes for fortune and glory. But the truth is thestories in his head simply refuse to stay put. Brett loves every kindof fiction—from horror to literary to historical to sci-fi—as long asthere are fantastic characters with a compelling purpose. There'sstill magic to be found in fiction, the mysterious and the unknownstill beckon there, and the light can always triumph over thedarkness, no matter how black the night may be.Brett writes when he can, though he spends most of his time working asa lawyer so that he can put food on the table. That is, until the airgrows cool and crisp and fall descends. For then it is football timein the South, and Brett lives and dies with the Alabama Crimson Tide.Roll Tide.