Daniel Murphy lives in Virginia with his wife and three daughters. In the real world, he earned an MBA and works as a data analyst and business operations specialist. However, he has had a lifelong love of story in all its forms, which, for love of the craft, has spilled over into creating his own. The night and weekend hours spend writing and creating these works are a delightful labor. He cites his primary influences as J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Isaac Asimov, and Timothy Zahn.