Jay Kristoff is a #1 international, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction, including Empire of the Vampire and the Aurora Cycle. He is the winner of eight Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, has over two million books in print and is published in over 35 countries. He comic book writing credits include collaborating with Tom Taylor on Dark Knights of Steel- Tales from the Three Kingdoms and the Nightwing 2022 Annual.