<b>Drew Chapman</b> has written on numerous studio movies. He also directed the indie film <i>Standoff</i>. Currently, he creates and writes TV shows for network television, most recently having written and executive-produced an ABC miniseries about the hunt for CIA mole Aldrich Ames. Married with two children, Chapman divides his time between Los Angeles and Seattle. <i>The Ascendant</i> is his first book.