Born in New York City, award-winning author Robert Redinger studied theater and film at Hunter College where he received the Bill Sherwood Award for Most Promising Filmmaker. He has been a student of mythology for most of his life. His fascination with trees and the creatures of the wood have led to the creation of his sylvan heroes. His first novel, The Sylvan Horn, is a Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Winner. He is currently writing Sword of the Sylph: Book Two of The Sylvan Chord. He lives and writes in Manhattan. Visit his Web site at RobertRedinger.com and read Robert's Thoughts