Harlan Hague, Ph.D., is a native Texan who has lived in Japan and England. His travels have taken him to a few score countries and a circumnavigation of the globe. He has written history and biography, including the co-authored Thomas O. Larkin: A Life of Patriotism and Profit in Old California, which was awarded the Caroline Bancroft History Prize. He also writes travel, fantasy, and screenplays, including a screenplay based on A Place for Mei Lin. His novels range widely in subject, from Japan to the American West. Hague lives in California. For more on what he has done and what he is doing, see his website at harlanhague.us.