Born in Zurich, Paul Witcover is a writer and critic. He is the author of the novels Waking Beauty , Tumbling After and Dracula: Asylum and with Elizabeth Hand, he created the cult comic book series, Anima . His short fiction has been collected in Everland and Other Stories . His work has been a finalist for the Nebula, World Fantasy, James Triptree, Jr. and Shirley Jackson awards. Paul lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is currently working on the sequel to The Emperor of All Things .