William Shirley is a longtime fan and author of short stories of the Fantasy Genre. After years of being influenced by authors such as Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, and Anne Mc...view moreWilliam Shirley is a longtime fan and author of short stories of the Fantasy Genre. After years of being influenced by authors such as Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, and Anne McCaffrey he started on the long journey of creating his own novel. The Novel, The Light Stone Apprentice, is a work that has been coming together since his first award winning short story based on the same world in 2003.view less