Darin C. Brown grew up in upstate New York, the youngest of seven children. Darin saved lives as an ER doctor in New Hampshire and Maine for nearly twenty years. With a bachelor's degree in engineering physics and a master's degree in biomedical engineering from Cornell, along with a PhD in biophysics from the University of Illinois, he is uniquely qualified to create Hunter Miller, the protagonist in The Master of Perceptions Series. When not writing, he directs Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, and acts with a local theater company. A chess player, martial artist, piano enthusiast, and former All-American runner, he still competes at the national level in master’s track. He currently resides in the White Mountains of New Hampshire with his wife, Dr. Sandra Brown, and their many pets.