Christopher Leadem was born in Arlington, Virginia in 1956, the second
son of an Air Force Intelligence officer and a schoolteacher. Shortly
after his birth, his father transferred to the Central Intelligence
Agency, and the young family moved frequently, adding two daughters
along the way.
Leadem's primary education was in Catholic schools, where he earned
the reputation of a gifted student. Attending public high school in
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the birthplace of James Michener, he
displayed a talent for writing, and a love of history and science. At
the age of fourteen, he saw a short film by Ray Bradbury about the
life of a writer, which galvanized his desire to be an author himself.
Burned out by a stifling high school environment, he did not
immediately attend college, but launched headlong into his writing.
This began with a spiritual novel, "In Search of the Evermore," until
poor health and relative poverty left him injured and dispirited.
After a difficult recovery he attended Penn State and the University
of Colorado, excelling at English Literature. He resumed his writing
career and completed his first novel, "Within a Crimson Circle," at
the age of 22. He has since completed five other novels, five volumes
of poetry and nine screenplays. Three other novels are in progress.
He currently lives in Colorado with his three children.
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