Neal Shus­ter­man is the New York Times best­selling author of more than thir­ty award-win­ning books for chil­dren, teens, and adults, includ­ing the Unwind dys­tol­ogy, the Skin­jack­er tril­o­gy, Down­sid­ers, and Chal­lenger Deep, which won the Nation­al Book Award. Scythe, the first book in his lat­est series, Arc of a Scythe, is a Michael L. Printz Hon­or Book. He also writes screen­plays for motion pic­tures and tele­vi­sion shows. Neal is the father of four, all of whom are tal­ent­ed writ­ers and artists them­selves. Vis­it Neal at Sto​ry​Man​.com and Face​book​.com/​N​e​a​l​S​h​u​s​t​erman.