Antony John is the author of several novels, including Five Flavours of Dumb and the fantasy trilogy Elemental. A native of England, he graduated from Oxford University with a degree in music and received his Ph. D. from Duke University. He crisscrossed the country, living on both coasts, before settling in St. Louis with his family, where he writes full-time. Today he enjoys exploring the city’s neighbourhoods, sampling Midwestern food and watching Fredbird at Cardinals games. Sadly, he still can’t throw a pitch or bat a ball, but he has become very good at eating hot dogs.