Alexander Darwin is a fantasy/science fiction author with an unabashed reverence for combat sports. He teaches and trains martial arts (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) and is inspired by old-school Hong Kong action flicks, jRPGs, underdog stories and bibimbap bowls. He spends his days getting humbled on the mats, staring at the unwritten pages of his next novel, and questioning the dumb luck that landed him his wonderful wife and three daughters.

His debut MMA fantasy novel The Combat Codes fuses thrilling mixed martial arts action with an immersive sci-fi world. An instant cult classic both in the SFF community and the MMA world, it was a finalist in the Best Fantasy Book category of Mark Lawrence’s SPFBO 2020, and has been optioned to develop as a motion picture. He has since completed the trilogy, and is hard at work on his next project. Outside of writing novels, Alexander has written for publications such as Rolling Stone Magazine, Jiu Jitsu Style and SF Signal.

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