Irish McClarenAn avid reader with diverse interests, a weaver of words realizing her lifelong dream composing scientifically focused speculative fiction. The author has spent three decades working in the pharmaceutical industry, from preclinical research to post-aproval reporting. She is married and lives on a farm in northwest Missouri with seven cats and two dogs. She enjoys following current events in politics, astronomy, and space exploration, has just learned to drive a tractor, and now dabbles in farming, as well. Read More Read Less