Ward ClarkWard Clark grew up in the hills and trout streams of northeast Iowa's wooded uplands, gaining a keen interest in wildlife, camping, hunting, fishing, and the outdoors.Clark served in the U.S. Army in the last years of the Cold War, including service n the Persian Gulf War. Captain Clark concluded his military career by serving on the staff of the Command Surgeon, U.S. Army, Europe. Along the way, he obtained a bachelor's degree in biology.Writing as Anderson Gentry, Ward Clark's first major novel, "The Crider Chronicles" received a 2005 Preditors & Editors Reader's Choice Award for Top Ten Science Fiction Novel. The Galactic Confederacy series has continued with the 2008 release of "Sky of Diamonds." A spin off work, Barrett's Privateers was released in 2008. Ward Clark's vision of the future combines a high-tech, planet-hopping world presented in a gritty, real style that has led some to call him the "Tom Clancy of Sci-Fi."Also under the pseudonym Anderson Gentry, Clark released the first of the Nova Roma alternative history series, "Nova Roma 1: De Itinere in Occasum" in 2021, followed in 2023 with "Nova Roma 2: Quaestu pro Nova Terra."His fast-paced, hard-hitting style combines a unique blend of outdoor savvy, real-world military experience, and realistic character development. Read More Read Less