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Jamie Maltman

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I grew up on the fantastical. My mother read me Narnia when I was three, and around the Horse and His Boy I figured out how the letters on the page worked and finished them myself. She also introduced me to the greatest traveler of all, Doctor Who.

By five I delved into Tolkien on my own and never looked back, visiting myriad fantasy worlds. Later, Mary Stewart, Colleen MacCullough and James Clavell transported me back in time to Rome and Asia for different tastes of our own.

I wrote stories, told stories, drew and painted scenes from my stories, participated in stories through games of all kinds, and twisted everything in school to be creative writing whenever even remotely possible. I studied Latin and later Chinese to explore ancient cultu I grew up on the fantastical. My mother read me Narnia when I was three, and around the Horse and His Boy I figured out how the letters on the page worked and finished them myself. She also introduced me to the greatest traveler of all, Doctor Who.

By five I delved into Tolkien on my own and never looked back, visiting myriad fantasy worlds. Later, Mary Stewart, Colleen MacCullough and James Clavell transported me back in time to Rome and Asia for different tastes of our own.

I wrote stories, told stories, drew and painted scenes from my stories, participated in stories through games of all kinds, and twisted everything in school to be creative writing whenever even remotely possible. I studied Latin and later Chinese to explore ancient cultures even further.

While double-majoring in Computer Science and Asia-Pacific studies at the University of Toronto, I had the privilege to go abroad to Hong Kong for a year, falling in love with traveling the real world. I spent a decade working with computer data and running businesses in fund travels with my girlfriend and now wife.

When our first son was born, I was reacquainted with the library, and the stories started screaming to get out. And so I’ve decided to release them, to share with you.

I spent some good time as part of the To Be Read podcast/YouTube show.

Then I had to do more work for my growing family, and the writing too a back seat - when I’m not working I want to spend time doing things with my wife and kids. I’ll return to the writing someday!

When I’m not reading or watching something (lots of sci-Fi and anime with the boys these days), I’m learning and playing games with my wife and two sons, or spending altogether too much time on basketball, namely my beloved Raptors.

My teenage son is now devouring sci-Fi at several books per week, and may be the one to push me to continue writing sooner than later!

We live in the Toronto suburb of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.

I’d love to connect with you on social media, and I could even find you an e-copy of book 3 if you ask nicely.

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