Mario Esera is a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, as well as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia. Mario has lived and practised law in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia. He presently lives in Brisbane, Queensland. Mario started work on 'Lucid' in early 2008 and it was his 2012, New Year's Resolution to publish it. 'Lucid' is the first novella Mario has written, but he hopes to produce and publish many more.