F. PAUL WILSON is the author of fifty-plus books and numerous short stories spanning science fiction, horror, adventure, medical thrillers, and virtually everything between.  His novels regularly appear on the New York Times Bestsellers List. He was voted Grand Master by the World Horror Convention and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Horror Writers of America.  He has also received the Stoker Award, the Porgie Award, the Prometheus and Prometheus Hall of Fame Awards, the Pioneer Award from the RT Booklovers Convention, the prestigious Inkpot Award from San Diego ComiCon, and is listed in the 50th anniversary edition of Who's Who in America.

Over nine million copies of his books are in print in the US and his work has been translated into twenty-four languages.  He also has written for the stage, screen, and interactive media. His latest thrillers, COLD CITY and DARK CITY, star his urban mercenary, Repairman Jack.  With Tom Monteleone he has started a young-adult trilogy; DEFINITELY NOT KANSAS is the first installment.  Paul resides at the Jersey Shore and can be found on the Web at www.repairmanjack.com.