Robert E Waters is a technical writer by trade, but has been a science fiction/fantasy fan all his life. He's worked in the board and computer gaming industry since 1994 as designer, producer, and writer. In the late 90's, he tried his hand at writing fiction and since 2003, has sold over 60 stories to various on-line and print magazines and anthologies, including the Grantville Gazette, Eric Flint's online magazine dedicated to publishing stories set in the 1632/Ring of Fire series. Robert is currently working in collaboration with author Charles E Gannon on a Ring of Fire novel titled, 1636: Calabar's War. Robert has also co-written several stories, as well as the Persistence of Dreams, with Meriah L Crawford, and The Monster Society, with Eric S Brown He has also written in several tabletop gaming universes, including Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy series and in the Wild West Exodus weird tech/steampunk universe. He has also dabbled a bit in Warlord Games' Beyond the Gates of Antares milieu, writing about assassins and rescue missions. Robert currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife Beth, their son Jason, and their precocious little cat Buzz. For more information about his work, visit his website at www.roberternestwaters.com.
