Rick Partlow is that rarest of species, a native Floridian. Born in Tampa, he attended Florida Southern College and graduated with a degree in History and a commission in the US Army as an Infantry officer. His lifelong love of science fiction began with Have Space Suit—-Will Travel and the other Heinlein juveniles and traveled through Clifford Simak, Asimov, Clarke and on to William Gibson, Walter Jon Williams and Peter F Hamilton. And somewhere, submerged in the worlds of others, Rick began to create his own worlds. He has written over 60 books in over a dozen different series, and his short stories have been included in many different anthologies. He currently lives in norther Wyoming with his wife and their dog. Besides writing and reading science fiction and fantasy, he enjoys outdoor photography, hiking and camping.

Pacey Holden is the pen name of military science fiction writer Tyler E.C. Burnworth. He lives in the shadow of Area 51, a diamond in the desert wastes called Las Vegas. His days are spent as an F-16 mechanic, his nights as a husband to Lydia, his superhuman wife, and as a father to two rambunctious little ruffians whose public behavior determines whether they are claimed or not. The writing happens at that magic time of late night/early morning, a time most know as "sleep." Tyler/Pacey wants you to know that each of his books is written the old-fashioned way: completely without the use of A.I. generated content. Sign up for the newsletter and never miss a new release: https://www.paceyholden.net