Alan Spade
Alan Spade worked for eight years for the press, reviewing video games. In his youth, he acquainted himself with the classic French authors, while immersing himself in the works of H. P. Lovecraft, Isaac Asimov, J. R. R. Tolkien and Stephen King.
That wide range of influences is reflected in his style, simultaneously approachable, visually evocative and imaginative.
Alan likes to say that "a good book is like a good old pair of shoes: you feel at ease inside, comfortable."
The book is science fantasy in a world, Ardalia, populated with aliens belonging to the four elements.
Pelmen, a tanner, is thrown into a dangerous prehistoric world where he has to learn to fight in order to survive.