**Daniel José Older *, a lead story architect for Star Wars: The High Republic *, is the New York Times best-selling author of the upcoming Young Adult fantasy novel Ballad & Dagger (book 1 of the Outlaw Saints series), the sci-fi adventure * Flood City,the monthly comic series The High Republic...

**Daniel José Older *, a lead story architect for Star Wars: The High Republic *, is the New York Times best-selling author of the upcoming Young Adult fantasy novel Ballad & Dagger (book 1 of the Outlaw Saints series), the sci-fi adventure * Flood City,the monthly comic series The High Republic Adventures.His other books include the historical fantasy series Dactyl Hill Squad, The Book of Lost Saints *, the Bone Street Rumba urban fantasy series, Star Wars: Last Shot, and the Young Adult series the Shadowshaper Cypher, including Shadowshaper, which was named one of the best fantasy books of all time by TIME magazine and one of Esquire's 80 Books Every Person Should Read. He won the International Latino Book Award and has been nominated for the Kirkus Prize, The World Fantasy Award, the Andre Norton Award, the Locus, and the Mythopoeic Award. He co-wrote the upcoming graphic novel Death's Day. You can find more info and read about his decade long career as an NYC paramedic at http: //danieljoseolder.net/