Jeff Mariotte has written many novels, including original young adult horror series Witch Season, and adult horror novel The Slab, as well as several books of fiction and nonfiction set in the universes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, Charmed, and Star Trek. He also writes comic books, some of which have been nominated for Stoker and International Horror Guild awards. He lives in San Diego, California with his family and pets.

Justin Sweet studied art at Cal State Fullerton and later worked for Black Isle studios. More recently he has been doing freelance work for various game and book publishers, as well as production companies and magazines. A noted fantasy artist, some of his clients include Disney, National Geographic, Wizards of the Coast, Tor, DelRey and Wandering Star. Justin’s work has been featured in Spectrum, from which he received both a gold and silver medal. He lives in southern California with his wife and three children.