Travis Perry was born in Montana in 1968 and raised in that state. The Crystal Portal, published in 2011, is his first novel, coauthored with Mike Lynch. He also contributed to the short story collections Stories From a Soldiers Heart, Aquasynthesis, Aquasynthesis Again, and Avenir Eclectia Volume 1, is publishing a series of short stories linked to his blog, and has contributed to the story series No Revolution is Too Big and Colony Zero. An Army Reserve officer who deployed for the Gulf War and later to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Africa, his writing reflects his lifelong interest in science fiction and fantasy, his strong Christian beliefs, and his knowledge of modern warfare.