John Hornor Jacobs is the author of SOUTHERN GODS, was published by Night Shade Books and shortlisted for the Bram Stoker Award. His second novel, THIS DARK EARTH, was published in July, 2012, by Gallery/Pocket Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. His young adult series, comprised of THE TWELVE-FINGERED BOY, THE SHIBBOLETH, and THE CONFORMITY, will be published by Carolrhoda Lab, an imprint of Lerner Publishing.His first fantasy series, beginning with THE INCORRUPTIBLES, will be published in Spring 2014 by Gollancz in the UK.John is the co-founder of Needle: A Magazine of Noir and was the active creative director until fall 2012. He has a quartet of horror stories, FIERCE AS THE GRAVE, available through Amazon.com. He lives with his family in Arkansas, where he is also a musician and graphic artist. Visit him at www.johnhornorjacobs.com.