
I remember being in the womb.
At fourteen, I became the universe for a few seconds.I write fantasy that takes its time — stories that are more interested in questions than answers, and more concerned with orientation than certainty.I live in Nannup, a quaint small town three hours south of Perth, Western Australia, with my wife Sa, a great number of birds from the nearby lake, and an inconceivable number of frogs that sing long into the night.
What I Write
My work sits at the edge of the genre — more concerned with the quieter questions than with spectacle: who are we when the world we knew is gone? What do we carry with us, and what do we leave behind?Forthcoming: A Hundred Days in Surmur, a novel of grief and creation.
Some writers lose themselves in their work. Alder lost himself in his, but the world he created will not give him back.I am also the author of
~The Destiny of Fire trilogy: Illiom - Daughter of Prophecy, Keys of Awakening, and Into Forbidden Lands
~The Tree at World's End — a fantasy anthology
~In Between — a standalone fantasy novel
~Home of the Wind — an autobiographical novella
Contact
If you would like to get in touch, you can write to me here.