Raymund Eich files patent applications, earned a Ph.D., won a national quiz bowl championship, writes science fiction, and affirms Robert Heinlein's dictum that specialization is for insects. In a typical day, he may talk with biochemists, electrical engineers, patent attorneys, and rocket scientists. Hundreds of papers cite his graduate research on the reactions of nitric oxide with heme proteins. His novels include the Stone Chalmers series of wormhole espionage adventures—THE PROGRESS OF MANKIND, THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD, TO ALL HIGH EMPRISE CONSECRATED, and IN PUBLIC CONVOCATION ASSEMBLED—the Confederated Worlds military science fiction series—TAKE THE SHILLING, OPERATION IAGO, and A BODYGUARD OF LIES—and evolutionary psychology hard science fiction novel NEW CALIFORNIA. He lives in Houston with his wife, son, and daughter.