Matthew CandelariaMatthew Candelaria is an award-winning science fiction author recognized for both his fiction and his criticism. Born in Denver, he attended the University of Kansas for his PhD, where he had the opportunity to meet and work with many of the leading ames in the genre, including both classic and contemporary authors. He is a full-time writer, creating blogs and other online content for numerous skilled professionals in dentistry, surgery, and law. Though he has lived most of his life in Denver, he is also a world traveler, having visited more than 20 countries, sometimes spending months at a time abroad. The combination of deep, personal roots and global exposure informs his fiction as a continual zone of contact among diverse peoples and cultures. Read More Read Less