M.A. Maggiano grew up in Hoboken, NJ. He received his B.S. in Criminology from St. Leo College and went on to receive an M.S. in Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College. A twenty-year Air Force veteran, he continued in government service and served a total of forty-three years. He has written three other books in addition to his work on the Valkyrie series. He and his wife now reside in Port St. Lucie, Florida.