Joseph Reinemann was born in Ithaca, NY in 1985. His first five years were largely spent on the move, including a year spent in Islamabad. In 1990 his family settled in Madison, WI. In 2003 he was recognized by the National Association for the Advancement of the Arts for his first novel, Shadows of Time. He has studied a variety of topics, receiving degrees in English Literature and Computer Science. He also has a variety of hobbies ranging from boat building to robotics, all of which he eventually hopes to write about.