A star-lord and USA Today bestselling author of character-driven, multi-level science fiction and fantasy, Michael J. Allen is a former US Navy submarine nuclear reactor operator, scuba diver and avid toy starship collector. He enjoys helping people chase their own dreams through financial coaching, infusing his quirky sense of humor – and the occasional sneaky pop-culture reference – into both real life and fiction.

At over two dozen published stories, he’s recently contributed his longtime beloved Starflight universe. His released books span the whole gambit of the SF/F genres from space opera and military science fiction to urban, western and contemporary epic fantasy. He credits childhood heroes like Robin Williams, Danny Kaye, Terry Pratchett, Gene Wilder, and Weird Al Yankovic for this seemingly random madness.

To learn more about Michael, check out his website at www.deliriousscribbles.com

Robert W. Ross is the author of the best selling Sentinels of Creation print and audiobook series. The seventh book in that contemporary fantasy series, A Final Sacrifice, is set for release this Summer. In addition to Sentinels, Robert has released the first two books in his sci-fi series, Paradigm 2045. The last book of the Paradigm trilogy should come out in the Fall.

Robert has both a passion for pop culture and a loathing to discuss himself in the third person. However, his wife convinced him that anyone who took the time to read his books or listen to his audiobooks might want to know a little about the person who made them.

To that end, Robert’s influences include authors such as Robert A. Heinlein, Philip Jose Farmer, and Brandon Sanderson. He has a deep and abiding love for all things Star Trek, Doctor Who, and Sponge Bob. While Robert can often make obscure TV, Book, and Movie references, he sadly lacks any of his characters’ genetic enhancements. To the contrary, he is quite sure the brain space taken up by all that trivia is directly responsible for him lacking any sense of direction.

In addition to his work as an author, Robert has led the Artificial Intelligence and Experience Design efforts for a number of Fortune 100 companies. He is also a keynote speaker and guest-lecturer at both Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State University.

In both interviews and reviews, Robert's unique blend of pop-culture, alternate history, near future science fiction, magical systems, and strong female characters have been highlighted as key factors in his series’ success. Given the intense interest in his female protagonists, he has agreed to write two novellas that highlight their origins. The first novella, Isabella's Campaign, was published as part of the Storming Area 51 anthology that Robert supported along with a number of wonderful authors he's met along the way.

While Robert's first series, Sentinels of Creation, was written as contemporary fantasy, his second series, Paradigm 2045, leverages the hard science side of his experiences. In addition to Paradigm, he recently released a stand-alone paranormal romance story, One Heart that Beats for Two. Robert’s weaving of humor and character banter has become hallmarks of his writing style and is on full display throughout all these stories.

Outside of Robert's business and writing commitments, he enjoys helping facilitate the collaboration between authors, cover artists, and audiobook voice actors. He is a big believer that such collaboration can make its own magic, causing an already great story to become even greater. For Robert, this magic is the product of his personal collaboration and friendship with narrator, Nick Podehl and Greek artist, George Patsouras.

Robert lives in Atlanta with his wife, kids, and about eleven different Apple products. He is a fierce advocate for children with special needs, their parents, and the local organizations that support both.

J.R. Handley is a pseudonym for a family writing team. He is a veteran infantry sergeant with the 101st Airborne Division and the 28th Infantry Division. His family is the kind of crazy that interprets his insanity into cogent English. He writes the sci-fi while they proofread it. The sergeant is a two-time combat veteran of the late unpleasantness in Mesopotamia where he was wounded, likely doing something stupid. He started writing military science fiction as part of a therapy program suggested by his doctor, and hopes to entertain you while he attempts to excise his demons through these creative endeavors. In addition to being just another dysfunctional veteran, he is a stay-at-home parent, avid reader and all-around nerd. Luckily for him, his family joins him in his fandom nerdalitry.

Our web page is www.jrhandley.com.

Keith Hedger escaped Iowa at the age of 19 to serve in the United States Army as a road construction engineer and then a radio electronics technician which lead to his (current) career in information technology. When not saving other people's data, he enjoys runs on roads and trails that extend for ridiculous distances and exercising in his garage gym. He lives in Pella, Iowa with his wife and dog. Fortunately, they tolerate his workouts and his habit of hiding in the office, listening to loud music and coming up with stories. You can also follow Keith at https://www.keithhedger.com/

Hey there, I'm Ericka. My family and I live in a small town in South Central Kansas. I work as an Deputy Register of Deeds. I absolutely love my job. In between working and mom-ing, I somehow find time to write unique adventures of all kinds. I try to make every book unique with diverse plots and strong characters. My minions, I mean, kids, help me pick character names while my husband randomly shouts plot ideas. Feel free to reach out or follow. I love to interact with all my readers!

Follow me on my FB Group - Shanniak Shenanigans - for all the latest releases and freebies!

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R Max Tillsley grew up loving stories filled with adventure and monsters. Sadly, the mess on his bedroom floor never attracted a single tentacled beast—though a shark’s jaw once bit him. One day, he found himself sitting a Parisian cafe. Surrounded by a city full of famous art and beautiful buildings, he decided to write… about the undead. His fondest childhood memories are of watching Doctor Who on Saturday afternoons and David Attenborough documentaries on Saturday evenings. He lives in Australia with his wife, daughters, and two grumpy cats.

His latest release is the nail-biting, zombie apocalypse branching paths adventure, Brainz. Save the world, be munched by a zombie hippo, become one of the red-eyed undead, or choose a different fate altogether. Children and adults alike love this fresh take.

Nathan Pedde was born in central British Columbia, Canada. He went to Capilano University after high school and entered the film industry where he worked for two years as a lamp operator. He has worked in many different industries and jobs from working at a gas station to engraving picture frames, to working as a Flood Technician drying flooded homes. He is currently living on Vancouver Island with his wife and two kids.

He began writing in the seventh grade, he wrote an illustrated fairy-tale. He dabbled in it during High School and started writing in college. Life got in the way and little progress was made, however, the writing still happened. Fifteen years after high school, serious writing has begun.

Nathan writes in both Science-Fiction and Fantasy and has many novels written, and many novels planned. Expect more books in both of those genres in the near future.

You can find him at his website at nathanpedde.com where he keeps a weekly blog. He also has a newsletter that he posts when he releases new books.

G Clatworthy started writing during the 2020 lockdown (her first book was called The Girl Who Lost Her Listening Ears, which tells you all you need to know about lockdown!). She soon switched to urban fantasy and she loves mixing the magical with the mundane, especially if it involves dragons! She lives in Wiltshire, UK with her family and two cats. When she's not writing, she enjoys playing board games, drinking tea and eating chocolate.

G Clatworthy also writes children's books as Gemma Clatworthy.

Fiona Grey wanders through stories at https://fionagreywrites.com with an amazing husband and Writing Cat. After years of technical writing and editing, her creative brain escaped into the wild, likely as a consequence of severe overeducation. She enjoys thinking nonlinearly and introversion. Other people claim this is “weird,” which is unsubstantiated.

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A.M. Stevens is a writer from southern California. He grew up as a Boy Scout, reading through his father’s library of pulp scifi-fantasy novels by the campfire. His mother introduced him to theatre where he’d sink his teeth into script writing for both stage and film throughout High School and College. Scripts tasted funny, so he switched to writing prose for new adventures in the spirit of the books that first captured his imagination.

Jonathan has been telling stories since childhood to anyone that would listen. By day he works installing network equipment and by night he writes tales of absurdist adventure.