Duncan Lay is the Masthead Chief of THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH. He has worked for a number of different newspapers and media outlets. He has published the Dragon Sword Histories (WOUNDED GUARDIAN, July 09; RISEN QUEEN, Jan 10; RADIANT CHILD, July 10) and now the Empire of Bones series (BRIDGE OF SWORDS, August 2012). He lives on the Central Coast with his wife and two young children.