David Anthony Durham was born in 1969 in New York City to parents of Caribbean ancestry. He is the author of the bestselling historical novel Hannibal: Pride of Carthage and his debut fantasy novel, the first book in the Acacia trilogy, won him the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer at the 2009 Hugo Awards. He lived in Scotland for several years but now lives in Massachusetts where he is working on the final novel in the trilogy.
