Bill Hammons was born in Germany during the early Seventies to a career US Army officer. He was raised in Odessa, Texas from the age of five, and graduated from Permian High School in 1993. He then...view moreBill Hammons was born in Germany during the early Seventies to a career US Army officer. He was raised in Odessa, Texas from the age of five, and graduated from Permian High School in 1993. He then moved to Manhattan to attend college, and graduated from New York University in 1997 with a degree in English and American literature. After a career in traditional book and magazine publishing (including seven years and seven days at Newsweek Magazine), he left the skyscrapers of Manhattan for the peaks and running trails of Colorado's Front Range. Alternity is his first published novel.view less