Joshua Palmatier

Joshua Palmatier is an American fantasy author, born in 1972 in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, who also publishes epic fantasy through his own small press, Zombies Need Brains. He is best known for The Throne of Amenkor trilogy, beginning with The Skewed Throne, a gritty city-based fantasy following a young woman's rise to power through a network of thieves and assassins, and for The Ley, an urban-fantasy series exploring magic tied to ley lines in the ruined city of Erenthrall. He also writes the Well of Sorrows series and shorter Crystal Cities fiction, and edits numerous anthologies through ZNB Presents, including Galactic Stew and Guilds & Glaives, showcasing a wide roster of collaborating genre authors.