The Dark Realm and Other Short Stories

Aditya Naresh Jain was born on April 19th, 1988 in Mumbai, India. He is an only child and moved with his parents to Abu Dhabi in the UAE soon after he was born.

His father works in Al Ahlia Group of companies as a Group Business Development Manager and his mother holds an honorary post as a school secretary in the Managing Committee of The Indian Ladies Association.

He was inspired to write about magic and sorcery from the age of thirteen when he devoured books about fiction and fantasy from the some of his favorite authors, like Stephen King, J.K. Rowling and Christopher Pike.

It took him a year to complete this collection of stories and another year to get the covers and layouts completed and to locate a publisher but he had a lot of support from his family and friends for he says, "I could never have finished without their feedback and support."

He is now 15 years old, studies in the 11th Grade at the International School of Choueifat and still resides in Abu Dhabi. His dreams for the future are to go into Business and get accepted into an Ivy League College. He loves playing basketball, squash and going bowling and is a team player. He is involved in many activities such as the Student Life and Scouts. He is a bright young teenager with a lot of enthusiasm for the future.