Tim Akers grew up in rural North Carolina, the last in a long line of Scottish bankers, newspaper editors, and tourist-trap barons. He moved to Chicago to pursue his passion for apocalyptic winters, tornadic summers, and traffic. He stayed for the hot dogs.

Praise for Knight's Watch:
"Buckle up and get ready for a fun ride. Tim Akers delivers an epic story about weekend ren fair warriors versus actual monsters. Best fictional use of a Volvo station wagon ever." --Larry Correia

Praise for Tim Akers:
"A must for all epic fantasy fans." --Starburst

"Full of strong world building, cinematic and frequent battle scenes, high adventure, great characters, suspense, and dramatic plot shifts, this is an engaging, fast-paced entry in a popular subgenre." --Booklist, starred review

"Take a bit of fantasy, mix in the horror of the demonic, and put in some top-notch writing and you'll have Akers' latest novel." --Hellnotes

"Fast-paced . . . an epic fantasy story with action, intrigue and a good story." --RPG

"Delivers enough twists and surprises to keep readers fascinated . . . contains action, grittiness, magic, intrigue and well created characters." --Rising Shadow

"An extremely well-developed secondary world." --SF Signal

Publisher: Baen

Pub date: 2025-07-29

Length: 448 pages