Winner of the Harper's Pen Award for sword and sorcery fiction, John C. Hocking is the author of two novels starring Conan the Cimmerian. His short fiction has appeared in the Flashing Swords ezine, Black Gate, Skelos, Weirdbook, and Tales from the Magician's Skull. Recently retired, he is currently working on a new novel. He lives in Michigan with his superhumanly tolerant wife and can be found online at facebook.com.