Gerald Morris

Gerald Morris is an American author who was born in Riverside, California in 1963. He spent significant amounts of time in Singapore as a child, where his parents were missionaries. He was educated at the Oklahoma Baptist University and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He married Rebecca Hughes and has 3 children. He currently lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Apart from writing, Morris is a United Methodist pastor. He is known for his series of stories for preteen and teen readers based in the Middle Ages during the time of King Arthur. Collectively called "The Squire's Tales", the books blend retellings of traditional Arthurian Myths, such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Tristan and Iseult, with original plotlines.