Chris was born and raised in a small town in the piedmont of North Carolina. He left the information technology industry to become a full-time content creator, podcaster and author who co-authored the nonfiction book The Thrones Effect: How HBO's Game of Thrones Conquered Pop Culture, before turning to epic fantasy. Chris is a single father and when he isn't spending time with friends and family, you can almost always find him outdoors with his best buddy, Riddick the German Shepherd dog.