Raymund EichRaymund Eich is a science fiction and fantasy writer whose middle American upbringing is a launchpad for journeys to the ends of the universe. His most popular works are military science fiction series The Confederated Worlds (novels Take the Shillin, Operation Iago, and A Bodyguard of Lies) and the Stone Chalmers series of science fiction espionage adventures (novels The Progress of Mankind, The Greater Glory of God, To All High Emprise Consecrated, and In Public Convocation Assembled). He has over ten other published book-length works and more than thirty published short stories. His short fiction has appeared in Odyssey, Analog, and the anthology Surviving Tomorrow, and has earned honorable mentions and a semi-finalist position in Writers of the Future. His works are available worldwide in ebook, trade paperback, and audiobook editions. His latest novel of alien contact adventure, Azureseas: Cantrell's War, was published in January 2021 by CV-2 Books (http: //cv2books.com). After circling the world by age five, he grew up in the Ozark Mountains of southwest Missouri. He earned a B.A. and a Ph.D., both in biochemistry, from Rice University. Though he's no longer a working scientist, hundreds of papers cite his graduate research on the reactions of nitric oxide with heme proteins. In addition to his writing career, he works in patent law, won a national quiz bowl championship, is a husband and father, and affirms Robert Heinlein's dictum that specialization is for insects. In a typical day, he may talk with biochemists, electrical engineers, patent attorneys, and rocket scientists. He lives in Houston with his wife, son, and daughter. His last name has one syllable and is pronounced eye-sh. He can be found online at http: //raymundeich.com. Read More Read Less