Dan Melson is an author of science fiction, fantasy, and the occasional non-fiction consumer guide. He has been a reader since before he can remember, and buying books has been one of the few constants of his life since he was a young boy with money from extra chores. He writes books for thinking grown-ups of whatever age. He lives in Southern California with The World's Only Perfect Woman, two daughters he is training for world domination, and a variable number of dachshunds.