Tim Tingle was born in Tennessee in 1958, and grew up near Montevallo, Alabama. Educated at the University of Montevallo, he is full time coal miner, part-time farmer, wood sculptor, world traveler and writer. He and his wife Nanette live on their fourteen acre farm near the small community of Pea Ridge. Tim Tingle novels presently in print are: * Though the Door * The Chosen One * The Collector * Song of the night * Return to Colombia * Eye of the Sorcerer * Lester Graff Readers who wish to correspond with the author can do so by writing to: Tim Tingle 3159 Hwy10 Montevallo, AL. 35115