John Ringo had visited 23 countries and attended 14 schools by the time he graduated high school. This left him with a wonderful appreciation of the oneness of humanity and a permanent aversion to foreign food.

The author chose to study marine biology and really liked it. Unfortunately the pay is for beans. So he turned to database management where the pay was much better. His highest hopes were to someday upgrade to SQL Server at which point, he thought, his life would be complete. But then Fate took a hand: John became a professional science fiction writer and since his publisher assured him that all science fiction authors became immensely successful, he was given the standard “rich and famous” contract and only had to pledge his soul.

Since that fateful day, he has published numerous science fiction novels at a rate that amazed and offended his publisher, who hadn’t intended him to get that rich and famous. He also has done stints as an op-ed writer for the New York Post and a guest commentator for Fox News, thus ensuring the loss of what little soul was left.  John’s works include There Will Be Dragons, A Hymn Before Battle, Gust Front, When the Devil Dances, and Hell's Faire.  He has also collaborated with David Weber on March Upcountry, March to the Sea and March to the Stars.

With his younger years spent in the Airborne, cave diving, rock-climbing, rappelling, hunting, spear-fishing and sailing, the author is now happy to let other people risk their necks. He prefers to read, and of course write, science fiction, hang out in cigar bars and look for new ways to pledge his remaining bits of soul. He’s thinking… Hollywood … They won’t care if it’s tarnished…