Brandon Stubbs

I am an archaeology student at Brown University, Rhode Island. My passion for history and cultures has brought me around the world, from Scotland to Malaysia to Australia, and has influenced my research and writing. I was born and raised in Grass Valley in the Sierra Nevada Foothills of California, and grew up reading 19th-century authors like Robert Louis Stevenson, H.G. Wells, and H.R. Haggard. In my own writing, I try to depict the beauty of the natural world and human diversity through fiction and adventure. Earlier this year, I published my first book, The King of Kamaahr, a story of an African king in medieval Europe. I also keep up a part-time career as a trumpet player, preferring classic Dixieland jazz tunes and small combo groups.