Adam Lewis Schroeder was born in BC, completed a Master's degree in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia and has since traveled extensively. He is the author of the story collection Kingdom of Monkeys and the novel Empress of Asia, nominated for the Amazon.ca/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the BC Book Awards' Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. In the Fabled East was first released in March 2010 to great review. He lives in Penticton with his wife and two sons.