Christopher Caskey Russell was born and raised in Washington state. He is a father, a professor, a musician, and an enrolled member of the Tlingit Nation (Eagle / Kooyu Kwáan). He is the author of the Raven and Eagle Series, a fantasy trilogy based in Tlingit culture. The first book in the series, The Door on the Sea, was published in October of 2025 and was selected as one of NPR’s Best Books of 2025. It also won an Honorable Mention in the International Association for the Fantastic Arts Crawford Award. The second book in the series, The Eagle in the Mountain, will be released in September 2026 and the third in the fall of 2027.
