David A. Tatum

David A. Tatum is a renowned American writer of science fiction, space opera, military fiction, and fantasy stories. He is famous for writing the Shieldcalds series, the Inari’s Children series, and The Laws of Swords book series. Author Tatum is a native of Ithaca, New York. His father was a librarian, who later turned into a spy, while his mother was a fashion designer. Tatum had learned to spell words by the age of four and this had made his parents believe that he was destined to become a writer. As the years went by, he developed an interest in reading and also started writing stories. When Tatum was seven years old, he relocated to Washington, DC to be in the company of his parents. It was there that he began training in the martial art form of Kenpo. However, he could not earn his black belt even after training for around 20 years.