Nicholas Ian Hawkins was born during the last total solar eclipse of the 20th Century. This is an entirely insignificant fact, but he likes the prophetic sound of it. Reading and writing fantasy fiction have long been interests of his, but he only began submitting stories for publication in the spring of 2007. After a few of his stories were accepted in small press anthologies, he took a long hiatus for graduate school, but now he's hoping to get back in the game. Much of his inspiration for writing comes from reading about mythology, archaeology, and history. The eternal themes explored in these fields often find their way into his writing (whether intended or not).