Izzy Ezagui is the world's only one-armed Special Forces sharpshooter. After losing his dominant arm in combat, he literally soldiered on. When it comes to channeling resilience and beating the odds, Izzy credits his appetite for the arts. After all, the stories we tell ourselves often serve as the fuel to keep us going. Izzy's obsession with story began when he was a kid in Miami, consuming Animorphs, The Hardy Boys, and all of Terry Pratchett's Discworld—probably all before he spoke to a girl.