Angie Lofthouse went to college with every intention of becoming a particle physicist, but through a series of misadventures, found herself studying Shakespeare instead. After college she combined her love of science and her love of words into a science fiction writing career. She is the author of Defenders of the Covenant, The Ransomed Returning, The Glory of the …
Eric G. Swedin is a professor of history at Weber State University. His doctorate is in the history of science and technology. He has extensive experience in the computer field. His publications include numerous articles and three books on the history of computing. His website is swedin.org. He is also the author of five novels, …
Alexander Rob fell in love with reading at a young age, and has been in love with fantasy and sci-fi since before he could remember. When he is not writing or reading, he can be found spending time with his wife and children, or playing the occasional video game. His works include Everfont and When …
Larry Correia is the creator of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times best-selling Monster Hunter International series, with first entry Monster Hunter International, as well as urban fantasy hardboiled adventure saga The Grimnoir Chronicles, with first entry Hard Magic, and epic fantasy series The Saga of the Forgotten Warrior, with first entry Son of the Black Sword. He is an avid gun …
Joe Vasicek fell in love with science fiction and fantasy when he read The Neverending Story as a child. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Genesis Earth, Gunslinger to the Stars, The Sword Keeper, and the Sons of the Starfarers series. As a young man, he studied Arabic at Brigham Young …
J.L. Curtis was born in Louisiana and was raised in the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas area. He is a retired naval flight officer who served over twenty years in postings all around the world. Jim is also a retired research and development test engineer for the defense industry. A long-time NRA instructor, he now lives in north Texas …
Julie Frost is an award-winning author of every shade of speculative fiction. She lives in Utah with a herd of guinea pigs, her husband, and a “kitten” who thinks she’s a warrior princess. Her short fiction has appeared in Weird World War IV, Talons and Talismans, Straight Outta Dodge City, Monster Hunter Files, Writers of …
Jay Barnson is the author of the Blood Creek Saga, the Vanished series, and dozens of published short stories and articles. He’s a former (or lapsed?) video game developer based in the Salt Lake City area. By day, he creates Virtual Reality-based training simulators, and by night he writes imaginary worlds. It’s questionable if he …
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