Thoraiya Dyer is an author and a veterinarian. Dyer's stories have appeared in Analog, Clarkesworld, Apex, Cosmos, Nature, and the anthology "Bridging Infinity." Her first novel, "Crossroads of Canopy," was published in 2017. Her second novel, "Echoes of Understorey," was published in 2018, and her most recent novel, "Tides of the Titans," was published in 2019.