Rio Youers was born after The Beatles broke up and before Jim Morrison died, a time when there was sufficient psychedelia in the air to impact his imagination. He has been described by the bestselling novelist Peter Straub as "… one of the most vital, most exciting young talents to come along in this decade."

Rio's first novella Ellie's Boy was published in 1999, and he has since had stories published in dozens of magazines and ezines. His debut novel, End Times, was published in 2007 to outstanding reviews ("Powerful and disturbing … a tightly woven story told in lyrical prose." More >