Satya Say is a university student from Cambodia with a deep affection for stories. Whether it's fairy tales, religious mythology, novels, or movies, he loves them all equally. When he was a child—before he could speak or understand English—he came across a movie called The Lord of the Rings. He watched it with admiration and fascination, even though he didn't understand a single word the characters said. From that moment on, he committed himself to learning English so he could understand fantastic stories from other countries. Years passed, and he decided to create his own stories. He always finds time between his university studies to write fantasy fiction, and now he has published his first book, The Shadow Itself.