Joseph Rhea is a scientist, science fiction author, computer game designer, and believer in moving humanity forward, not backward. Advised by his high school English teacher to pursue a life of writing, he instead chose a career in engineering and science, driven by his need to explore the world and help create new technologies. Now he has come full circle and is using that experience to become a new voice in today's science fiction. His first novel, Cyberdrome, is a near-future, science fiction thriller that follows rogue programmer, Alek Grey, into a computer-generated virtual world to rescue the love of his life. However, once inside he discovers that he has been lied to by people he trusted, and may not make it out alive. His latest release, Novum, is a 5-book post-apocalyptic saga that thrusts you below the surface of a hostile ocean, where a young cargo-sub captain named Jacob Stone must join forces with an untested crew to fight an enemy that threatens to destroy what's left of the human race. The complete series is now available as a single 600-page omnibus called Novum Chronicles, in both paperback and hardcover editions. To find out more, visit JosephRhea.com or follow @Joseph_Rhea on Twitter.