About Rocco Levitas

Rocco Levitas grew up on the east coast of the United States with an appetite for seafood and a distaste for broccoli. Much to his dismay, broccoli is one of the few words that has his name contained within it.

It all began with a childhood injury. (Don't worry, this is a happy story.) One summer, Rocco ruptured his spleen, and his doctor barred him from all physical activity. That was fine, since he was never good at sports. Importantly, though, this meant Rocco had to pass the time by reading. And thus he discovered how lucky he was. (Who needs a sleen anyway?)

J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Terry Goodkind’s The Sword of Truth helped him escape the mundane; Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time and Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archives ensured he’d never go back.

This love for world-building and escapism seeped into his daily life. Rocco often drew maps of his back yard and turned chores into epic adventures with his younger brother. One day, after drawing a map of a fantasy world shaped by the battles of celestial forces, Rocco decided to put a number 2 pencil to a legal size page and wrote a few sentences. From there, his love for writing began.

After spending years in California, Rocco Levitas now lives in Virginia with his two lizards and has a wonderful partner who works in the sciences. When he’s not writing, Rocco enjoys exercising, cooking, traveling, and drinking medium-roast coffee. Some of his favorite works include The Wheel of Time, Stormlight Archives, The Hunger Games, and Dungeon Crawler Carl.