Eric Schumacher was born in Los Angeles in 1968 and currently resides in Santa Barbara, Calif. with his wife, two children and dog. He is the author of two historical fiction novels, GOD'S HAMMER and its sequel, RAVEN'S FEAST. Both tell the story of the first Christian king of Viking Norway, Hakon Haraldsson, and his struggles to gain and hold the High Seat of his realm.