Dean Cadman was born in Bradford, England, and grew up in West Yorkshire. His love of all things fantasy based stems back to his childhood years, when he spent many hours playing fantasy based computer and board games with friends and family. This eventually led to him writing several text based adventure games where the worlds he created could be explored and enjoyed by others. Writing in one form or another has been an important part of his life for many years, and in 2014 he began writing Lusam, The Dragon-Mage Wars series of books