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Hillyer Ives
Hillyer Ives (psuedonym for James Estes) is the author of seven exciting, published novels for teenage and adult audiences. Both Mars Mich, his first work, and Salzo, his fourth, ...view moreHillyer Ives (psuedonym for James Estes) is the author of seven exciting, published novels for teenage and adult audiences. Both Mars Mich, his first work, and Salzo, his fourth, are in the exhilarating series called the Connizol Tales.
Ives was born near Houston, Texas, but lived with his family in other areas of North Texas where he attended schools. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Texas Wesleyan University and a Master of Education from Texas Christian University. He was editor of a corporate magazine for thirteen years.
Always interested in adventure, Ives has led many backpacking groups to areas in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, served as chairman of the National Speleological Society’s convention, received the NSS Fellow Award, and was editor of the Texas Caver for more than seven years. He has been active in the Boy Scouts of America explorer program, and following his retirement from West Texas Utilities Company at Abilene, has been employed each summer as a Park Ranger in Utah. He enjoys not only writing novels and music compositions, but traveling abroad. He has authored seven novels of adventure, science fiction, fantasy, and horror.view less