Ryo Mizuno, author and game designer, was born in 1963 in Osaka, Japan and spent his childhood in Uji City near Kyoto, Japan. He is the author of several novel series including Record of Lodoss War, Rune Soldier and Starship Operators. His best-known series, Record of Lodoss War, enchanted audiences, selling over 10 million copies in Japan, and has been adapted to numerous manga, anime and video games.