Born in 1969, I was hooked on science fiction after watching my first Star Trek episode (a rerun of "The Enemy Within"). Soon after, I folded in a love for fantasy upon discovering Dungeons & Drago...view moreBorn in 1969, I was hooked on science fiction after watching my first Star Trek episode (a rerun of "The Enemy Within"). Soon after, I folded in a love for fantasy upon discovering Dungeons & Dragons during my early teen years. Since, I have stoked my passion for speculative fiction with the greats: J.R.R. Tolkien, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Douglas Adams, Frank Herbert, Tad Williams, Terry Brooks, David Eddings, L. Ron Hubbard, C.S. Lewis, Piers Anthony, Terry Goodkind and many more.The works I admire most entertain while sharing a vision. Inspired by Joseph Campbell's "17 Stages of the Hero's Journey", I am drawn towards the gray areas found between science and mysticism, believing that the purpose to life is to learn and grow from individual and shared experiences. If I can communicate that deceptively simple pillar of faith while entertaining, if I can move a reader to "what if?" explorations of their own, then I have achieved my aim as an author.view less