TJ Ripley is a first-time author who sincerely hopes that you enjoy reading this book as much as he enjoyed writing it. His inspirations are too many to list, but for him it all starts and ends wit...view moreTJ Ripley is a first-time author who sincerely hopes that you enjoy reading this book as much as he enjoyed writing it. His inspirations are too many to list, but for him it all starts and ends with the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. He is also a big fan of such authors as George R.R. Martin, Brandon Sanderson, J.K. Rowling, and Robert Jordan, just to name a few.view less