Zamil Akhtar is an indie speculative fiction author based in Dubai, UAE, where he lives with his wife and pet rabbit. Of Pakistani-heritage, he grew up in the Middle East and moved to Western Massachusetts when he was thirteen, and his varied upbringing colors his fiction. He has a BBA in Marketing from the University of Massachusetts and an MA in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University. His loves are horror movies, HBO dramas, and video games.