Robert Fannéy was born on November 4, 1972, in Southeastern Virginia. He lived in Virginia Beach, VA, for much of his younger life and currently resides in Washington Grove, MD, with his wife, Catherine, and two talkative Maine Coon cats.

The scenic Seashore State Park and the frothy Atlantic Ocean bordered Robert's world as a child. Ever-changing and full of mystery, both were an inspiration to Robert as he set out to create the fantastic settings of Oesha and the Vale of Mists.

A surfer since a very young age, Robert has felt a deep connection with nature and finds that his most spiritual times are while sitting on a tiny surfboard upon a vast ocean or laying on the sand beneath an even vaster sea of stars. As a teen, Robert often wrote short stories and poems.