Michael R. Underwood

Michael R. Underwood is one of the famous authors of America who has written a few successful novels and short novellas based on the speculative fiction and urban fantasy genre. He is particularly well known for writing down the novels of the Ree Reyes fantasy series. Michael was born in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. His parents had met through the musical theater and also encouraged him to make a career in the same field. Because of the love and support of his parents, Michael was a good performer right from his birth. He was very impressed by watching one of the Star War movies before even he was one year old. Since then, he had developed a great liking for the mythic stories and speculative fiction. Throughout his growing years, Michael had to live in a number of places like New York, Indiana, Texas, New Jersey, Maryland, and Oregon. He did not like changing residences at all but had to follow the orders of his parents. Michael grew up listening to stories in all kinds, from video games to comics, movies, tabletop RPGs, and books. Eventually, he went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts degree in the subjects of East Asian Studies and Creative Mythology from the University of Indiana. After that, he obtained a Master of Arts degree from the Oregon University in the subject of Folklore Studies. As a teenager, Michael used to indulge frequently with the gamers of the Game Preserve located in Bloomington, Indiana and played each and every CCG that was known at that time. Also, he use to play certain miniature games and RPGs a lot. He has said in a number of interviews that he got the primary inspiration for writing down the novels of the Ree Reyes series from his vast experience at the Game Preserve.