Gerald Morris is known for his light yet addictive series of stories for preteen and teen readers based in the Middle Ages during the time of King Arthur. Collectively called The Squires Tales, the series includes The Squires Tale, The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady, The Savage Damsel and The Dwarf, and Parsifals Page. The books at the start of the series focus on Gawain, but primarily on Terence, his squire. These two characters remain in the series, whereas main characters who are introduced in the later books dont tend to reappear in other books. His new series, The Knights Tales is for younger readers and began with The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great, published in 2008, followed by The Adventures of Sir Givret the Short in the same year. His newest book which is yet unreleased will focus once again on Terence. The story is about Terences quest to the fairy realm.

Morris was born in Riverside, California in 1963, the son of Russell A. Morris. He was educated at the Oklahoma Baptist University and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He married Rebecca Hughes, has 3 children, and now lives in Wausau, Wisconsin. He also lived for a short time in Oklahoma. Apart from writing, Morris teaches theology and serves as a pastor for church.