Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, Steve Parker now lives and works in Tokyo, Japan. As a video-game writer/designer, he has worked on titles for various platforms. In 2005, his short fiction started appearing in American SF/fantasy/horror magazines. In 2006, his story 'The Falls of Marakross' was published in the Black Library's Tales from the Dark Millennium anthology. His first novel, Rebel Winter, was published in 2007 and the follow-up, Gunheads, was released in 2009. Aside from writing, his interests include weight-training, non-traditional martial arts and wildlife conservation. Visit his website at: www.red-stevie.com