About the author
Justin Kaiser
Have you ever met that person who seems to simply have too much going on to keep track of? Well, Justin Kaiser would certainly fall into that category. Perhaps that was the reason why the Scythe Series was in the making for over a decade before its official release in 2022.
Considering himself a “classic nerd”, Kaiser grew up loving the stories with fantasy worlds, mythical creatures, and plots that left Easter-eggs for the avid fan to dissect out after multiple re-reads. Clearly, he was that annoying friend that wouldn’t allow others to watch movie adaptations in peace without constantly bombarding them with trivia from the books. Falling in love with so many different fantasy worlds eventually inspired Kaiser to build one of his own.
Originally, Kaiser only wrote in the mornings and spent the remainder of his days in some form of academics, which included a bachelor’s, master’s, and a doctorate. Maybe if he spent that time studying, instead of making complicated worlds and plots, he would have gotten better grades. In any case, by the time he finished school, he had completed the first three books in the series.
Once he finished his master’s degree in London, Kaiser moved to Seattle, where the rainy weather was perfect for someone who was quite content staying in all day to read and write. It was here that he began the rigorous process of preparing his stories for publication. When he’s not writing or working as a veterinarian in the Seattle area, he loves to explore nature and dabble in art, including the maps of Cascadia featured in Cohorts.
A Veterinary Author
In addition to creating the world of Cohorts, Kaiser is also an emergency and wildlife veterinarian with multiple degrees. Did any of them help him to write the Scythe Series? Not really.
Paired with writing and veterinary medicine, Kaiser is an avid conservationist, with focus on endangered species conservation. His work has taken him all over the world and led to some exciting encounters with a large variety of wild animals. His favorite animal has always been tigers and one of his biggest goals in life is to help save them from extinction. Unfortunately, the list of endangered species only continues to grow, so the work of a wildlife veterinarian is never finished.
Kaiser’s love of nature and animals can be seen throughout the Scythe Series. One of the key goals to building Cascadia and scythe villages was to create a world and societies that co-existed with nature and the creatures that reside in it.
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