Corey Brehm grew up stomping around the battlefields of Gettysburg and Antietam, reading books by Jeff Shaara and J.R.R. Tolkien, and listening to the rock band KISS. These experiences inspired him to create a fictional world that combined his various passions. He currently lives in his hometown of Thurmont, Maryland, with his wife Brittany and their cat, Radar. The Sword of Rebellion is his first novel.