Paul Kieniewicz holds Masters Degrees in Astronomy and in Geophysics. A renaissance man,he has lectured on astronomy, comparative religions, mythology and history. When not prospecting for oil and gas, he writes science fiction, plays with a recorder ensemble, carves in wood, and studies the properties of numbers. He speaks several languages and has traveled the world. He has published short stories in small press magazines.

Provided by the publisher, March 2003.