Hyrum W. Hawks is a lot of things, but first and foremost identifies as a child of God, a disciple of Jesus Christ, and a child of the covenant. He is a devoted husband and father of seven children. He began his career by getting master's degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering, and recently earned one in outer space resource engineering. He spent his career in heavy industry, especially mining, oil \& gas, and outer space resource mining and processing. He is also a patent agent and has written hundreds of patents for clients, and is an inventor on over forty granted patents himself. He is beginning the process of moving to being a full-time novelist since he began to learn about creative writing in early 2022 when a few of his children expressed interest in writing but didn't take the initiative to learn. He decided to learn how to be an author and teach them. Instead, he's found the first hobby of his life that has lasted longer than a month. His goal is to go full time within five years.Check out ReamStories.com/HyrumHawks, where you can read short stories and the beginning of his works in progress as a subscription. His books include hard sci-fi, sci-fantasy, and whatever pops into his head.Hyrum W. Hawks is a lot of things, but first and foremost identifies as a child of God, a disciple of Jesus Christ, and a child of the covenant. He is a devoted husband and father of seven children. He began his career by getting master's degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering, and recently earned one in outer space resource engineering. He spent his career in heavy industry, especially mining, oil \& gas, and outer space resource mining and processing. He is also a patent agent and has written hundreds of patents for clients, and is an inventor on over forty granted patents himself. He is beginning the process of moving to being a full-time novelist since he began to learn about creative writing in early 2022 when a few of his children expressed interest in writing but didn't take the initiative to learn. He decided to learn how to be an author and teach them. Instead, he's found the first hobby of his life that has lasted longer than a month. His goal is to go full time within five years.Check out ReamStories.com/HyrumHawks, where you can read short stories and the beginning of his works in progress as a subscription. His books include hard sci-fi, sci-fantasy, and whatever pops into his head.