Charles Lee Lesher grew up in Colorado, graduated high school in California, moved to Arizona then joined the army. Afterward, Chuck earned a BS Aerospace from Wisconsin and MS in Materials Science from ASU. As an aerospace engineer, Chuck launched rockets from Canada, Mexico, Europe and many places across America. Chuck has written many SiFi short stories and the trilogy, Evolution's Child-Earthman; Evolution's Child- Lunarian; Evolution's Child-Thread. The latest in the Republic of Luna series, Evolution's Child - Earthborn, is due out late 2018. Chuck's non-fiction book, Out of the Cradle, is a compilation of the numerous environmental concerns facing the world with a focus on where humankind will get electricity when the oil and coal are finally gone. Chuck's western novel, Bad Day on the Verde, was well received and fun to write.