Gary Alan Ruse served as an Army reporter and newspaper editor in Vietnam, then returned to his home in Miami, Florida, to pursue his dual careers in commercial design and writing. He is the author of a number of magazine and anthology stories, over 1200 newspapers stories and one previous technothriller novel, Houndstooth, published by Prentice-Hall in the USA, and in other countries by Sphere Books and Keibunsha. He has also written other science fiction, fantasy and mystery novels. Visit his website at: http: //garyalanruse.com/
