EPIC Award winner and Lambda Award finalist Aleksandr Voinov is an expat German living near London, where he works as an editor in financial services. His genres range from science fiction and fantasy to thriller, historical, contemporary, and erotica. If he isn't writing, he studies world history, mythology, and astrology, or teaches writing or the Tarot. Sometimes he also makes candles. He's a certified Master Hypnotist and NLP Coach, and loves Buddhism, though he needs to meditate more often. He is a pagan and member of the venerable Society of Authors. Visit Aleksandr's website at http: //www.aleksandrvoinov.com, his blog at http: //www.aleksandrvoinov.blogspot.com, follow him on Twitter, where he tweets as @aleksandrvoinov at ungodly hours (UKtime), and/or subscribe to his newsletter at: http: //eepurl.com/71jNz.