Tim Akers grew up in rural North Carolina, the last in a long line of Scottish bankers, newspaper editors, and tourist-trap barons. He moved to Chicago to pursue his passion for apocalyptic winters, tornadic summers, and traffic. He stayed for the hot dogs.
Praise for Knight's Watch: ""Buckle up and get ready for a fun ride. Tim Akers delivers an epic story about weekend ren fair warriors versus actual monsters. Best fictional use of a Volvo station wagon ever."" --Larry Correia Praise for Tim Akers: ""A must for all epic fantasy fans."" --Starburst ""Full of strong world building, cinematic and frequent battle scenes, high adventure, great characters, suspense, and dramatic plot shifts, this is an engaging, fast-paced entry in a popular subgenre."" --Booklist, starred review ""Take a bit of fantasy, mix in the horror of the demonic, and put in some top-notch writing and you'll have Akers' latest novel."" --Hellnotes ""Fast-paced . . . an epic fantasy story with action, intrigue and a good story."" --RPG ""Delivers enough twists and surprises to keep readers fascinated . . . contains action, grittiness, magic, intrigue and well created characters."" --Rising Shadow ""An extremely well-developed secondary world."" --SF Signal