After surrendering his goal of playing pro football, Eldon set out to publish a fantasy adventure novel. In 2003, he sold his Legend of Asahiel trilogy to HarperCollins. Individual titles include The Crimson Sword (2005), The Obsidian Key (2006), and The Divine Talisman (2008). His short story "Unbowed," featuring fan-favorite character Kylac Kronus, can be found exclusively in the Grim Oak Press fantasy anthology, Unfettered. Eldon is also a graduate of the UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting and a member of the WGA, whose screenplay adaptation of Terry Brooks's The Elfstones of Shannara was optioned by Warner Bros in 2007
