Mark Lee Ryan lives in Brisbane is married, and has two adult children. An emerging science -fiction writer, Mark has enjoyed considerable success with his debut book After Dark ‘The Story Begins’ reaching #1 on Amazon US Best Seller list. He has written two Novella (short reads) series to date - After Dark (4 books) and The Osidium (4 books) and a full length novel Search for the Dorak 'The Myth Exposed'. Having long held a desire to be an author Mark is pleased with his success to date. With a background in finance and banking Mark has enjoyed a number of Senior Management positions in banking over a twenty six year career prior to establishing his own diverse Financial Services business in 2003, which he continues to manage day to day when not plotting his next book.