Mike Gotwalt resides in Vero Beach, Florida with his wife Nancy. In an earlier life he was a logistician for both the government and private industry. Prior to that he was an architectural photographer in Philadelphia, and a free-lancer for the Associated Press, covering Formula 1, having his photos published in newspapers worldwide. His life has been a multifaceted one that includes photography, carpentry, writing and travel He has published three books – Out of Time, Time Is (books 1 & 2 of the Kosmos trilogy) and 1889, the first Eustace Wyatt and Lloyd Kane adventure. Ann avid reader from his youth and lover of mysteries and adventure he has said: “In my youth, it was suggested that I daydreamed my days away, but too my way of thinking daydreams is how one develops imagination. Being possessed of a good imagination isn’t a guarantee of success in life, but it does make the journey worthwhile.”