Alana Joli Abbott is the author of interactive multiple choice novel apps including Blackstone Academy for the Magical Arts, the "Redemption Trilogy," and comics including Cowboys and Aliens II and Ithaca. Her game design has been featured in Tiny Dungeon 2e: The Hatchling Edition and Serenity Adventures. She is Editor in Chief at Outland Entertainment where she co-edits anthologies like Where the Veil Is Thin and APEX. Alana has visited ancient ruins around the world; sung madrigals semi-professionally; and earned her black belt in Shaolin Kempo Karate. She lives near New Haven, CT.