▁Northern ▁Arizona ▁University ▁in ▁Flag st aff , ▁Arizona , ▁where ▁he ▁also ▁took ▁multiple ▁writing ▁classes . ▁ ▁His ▁writing ▁has ▁been ▁influenced ▁by ▁television ▁series ▁such ▁as ▁M * A * S * H ▁and ▁China ▁Beach , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁The ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁R ings ▁series ▁by ▁J . ▁R . ▁R . ▁Tol k ien . ▁ ▁He ▁currently ▁lives ▁in ▁South ▁Jordan , ▁Ut ah . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Iron ▁Dragon ▁series ▁Gen esse ▁has ▁published ▁two ▁volumes ▁of ▁his ▁Iron ▁Dragon ▁series ▁through ▁Five ▁Star ▁Publishing , ▁the ▁science ▁fiction ▁and ▁fant asy ▁im print ▁of ▁the ▁publishing ▁house ▁G ale . ▁The ▁third ▁book ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁published ▁through ▁Iron ▁Dragon ▁Books . ▁The ▁first ▁volume ▁was ▁a ▁best ▁s eller ▁for ▁the ▁publish er , ▁and ▁was ▁repr int ed ▁multiple ▁times . ▁There ▁are ▁five ▁books ▁in ▁the ▁series . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Golden ▁Cord ▁( A pril ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Five ▁Star , ▁) ▁ ▁The ▁Dragon ▁Hun ters ▁( May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Five ▁Star , ▁) ▁ ▁The ▁Secret ▁Empire ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Iron ▁Dragon , ▁) ▁ ▁The ▁Cry stal ▁E ye ▁( for th coming , ▁Iron ▁Dragon ) ▁ ▁The ▁Iron ▁Bro ther hood ▁( fin ale , ▁forth coming , ▁Iron ▁Dragon ) ▁ ▁Short ▁works ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁published ▁a