Michael Cadnum

Michael Cadnum (born 1949) is an American poet and novelist. He has written more than thirty-six books for adults, teens and children. He is best known for his adult suspense fiction, and young adult fiction based on myths, legends, and historical figures.

Biography He was born in 1949. Cadnum attended both University of California at Berkeley, and San Francisco State University. He earned a National Endowment of the Arts fellowship for his poetry. He currently resides in Albany, California.