Paul J. Bennett is a bestselling and award-winning fantasy fiction author from Canada. He was born in Maidstone, England, and immigrated to Canada with his family in 1967, settling in Ontario. Bennett's interest in models as a teenager led to a lifelong love of adventure, history, and the military. This passion eventually led him to join the Canadian Air Force, following in his father's footsteps, who had served in the British Royal Navy.
Bennett's writing career began in his teen years when he discovered the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). He was drawn to the creativity required to create realms, worlds, and adventures that pulled gamers into his stories. In his 30's, he began designing his own roleplaying system, using the Peninsular War in Portugal as his backdrop. He added additional settings to his game, including Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, World War II, and the Fantasy Realm where his stories take place.