Nicholas Thompson was born in 1992 in Boise, Idaho. Growing up, he always had a deep love of reading, a trait he gives credit to his mother for, as she read to him as a child. This love of reading would cause Nicholas to discover an even greater passion for writing. He loved the creativity and the freedom that came from writing, the ability to make a world and shape it however he chose. A somewhat eccentric and rather scattered individual at times, he spent many years working on ideas for books, writing and rewriting prologues and starting chapters, and dreaming of becoming a published author. Doing his best work deep in the night with his favorite music, Nicholas actually prefers the horror genre but cannot deny that he loves the creativity fantasy novels allow him. This book is a testament to that. Legend of the Crystal Borne: Wielders of Lightning is his first novel.