Jim Butcher is a bestselling author and martial arts enthusiast. His resume includes a long list of skills rendered obsolete at least 200 years ago, and he turned to writing because anything else probably would have driven him insane. He lives with his family in Independence, Missouri.

Keith R. A. DeCandido's writing career has spanned twenty-five years. In addition to his original novels he’s produced licensed fiction that includes TV shows (Star Trek, Supernatural), games (Summoner's War, World of Warcraft), movies (Cars, Serenity), and comics (Spider-Man, Thor). In 2009 the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers gave him a Lifetime Achievement Award. Keith is a third-degree black belt in karate, and avidly follows the NY Yankees.

Christopher L. Bennett is one of Pocket Books' most prolific and popular authors of Star Trek tie-in fiction, including the epic Next Generation prequel The Buried Age, the Star Trek: Department of Temporal Investigations series, and the Star Trek: Enterprise—Rise of the Federation series. His original novel Only Superhuman was voted Library Journal's SF/Fantasy Debut of the Month for October 2012. He is a lifelong resident of Cincinnati, Ohio.