Brendan Reichs holds degrees from Wake Forest University and The George Washington University School of Law. He is the author of the instant New York Times best-seller Nemesis and its sequels Genesis and Chrysalis, co-author of the middle-grade series The Darkdeep, with Ally Condie, and co-author of the six-volume New York Times and international best-selling Virals series, with Kathy Reichs. Brendan sits on the Executive Board for both YALLFEST and YALLWEST literary festivals and has received a MFA in Creative Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. He lives in Charlotte with his family and a herd of animals that tear up everything.