From the back cover of The Lonesome Crown:
BRIAN LEE DURFEE is an artist and writer raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, and Monroe, Utah. He has done illustrations for Wizards of the Coast, Middle-earth Enterprises, Dungeons & Dragons, the Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust (Denali National Park), and many more. His art has been featured in Spectrum 3: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art and L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume IX. He won the Arts for the Parks Grand Canyon Award and has a painting in the permanent collection of the Grand Canyon Visitor Center - Kolb Studio. Brian has written one epic horror novel along with the fantasy series Five Warrior Angels. He lives in Salt Lake City.