Charles R. Saunders was born in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, and now lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. He has published four novels about Imaro, the sword-and-soul warrior-hero of an alternate Africa called “Nyumbani,” with a fifth on the way. He has also published two novels about a black woman-warrior named Dossouye, as well as Damballa, a new pulp novel set in 1930s Harlem. His short stories have appeared in anthologies such as Griots, Black Pulp, and The Sword And Sorcery Anthology. His website is www.charlessaunderswriter.com.