Katya Reimann

Katya Reimann is a fantasy author from Saint Paul, Minnesota best known for the “Tielmaran Chronicles” series of novels. Earlier in her career, she spent six years teaching, writing, and getting her doctorate in 18th Century Literature from Oxford University. While still a student at Oxford, she was granted the A.C. Irvine Travel grants. The grant was established in memory of A.C. Irvine, an Oxford graduate that lost his life attempting the first summit of Mount Everest alongside George Mallory. She has always loved the mountains and spent a lot of time in the Picos de Europa in Spain, where she had first-hand experience of the tough conditions of an expedition. As a member of the Oxford University Cave Club, she explored tens of deep mountain caves in the Picos. As such, compelling natural environments, caves and mountains often appear in her writings.