A fantasy writer born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, Mike Ekstrom creates tales that are bound to the mystic and ethereal while intertwined with the human condition. What began as a personal project going into college, The Volumes from the Void has taken him over fifteen years to craft into a developing five-part seriesHaving written since a young age, he has been able to combine his education of World Religions and his perspective as an Autistic individual to create unique characters, worlds, and stories based on the collision of musical inspiration and real-world scenarios. When he is not writing, Ekstrom finds his tranquility and escapism in a variety of mediums, whether those be video games, fencing, or the newest LEGO set.