Dan Wells is a thriller and science fiction writer from the United States. Born in Utah on March 4, 1977, he spent his early years immersed in reading and writing. He is the acclaimed author of the Partials series, which includes Partials, Isolation, Fragments, and Ruins, as well as the John Cleaver series, featuring I Am Not a Serial Killer, Mr. Monster, and I Don't Want To Kill You. Among his other works are The Hollow City and A Night of Blacker Darkness. Dan Wells was a Campbell Award nominee for Best New Writer and has won a Hugo Award for his contributions to the podcast Writing Excuses, which has also been a multiple winner of the Parsec Award.