Jaco van Hemert writes speculative fiction, particularly fantasy, and thrives on a steady diet of books, role playing and tactical video games, and trying to pet other people’s cats. He originally started a career in accounting, but after realising what he’d gotten himself into, turned his back on numbers, got a BA in English, and now works as a reviewer of instructional design content in order to earn a living. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa.