L. E. Modesitt, Jr., is the New York Times best-selling author of 60 novels – primarily science fiction and fantasy, a number of short stories, and numerous technical and economic articles. His novels have sold millions of copies all over the world. His first story was published in Analog in 1973.  His latest book, “Princeps” (Tor Books), releases this May and is the sequel to “Scholar,” which was named by Kirkus Reviews as one of the ten best F&SF books of 2011.

Thomas Mullen is the author of “The Last Town on Earth,” which was named Best Debut Novel of 2006 by USA Today and was awarded the James Fenimore Cooper Prize, “The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers,” and his new novel, “The Revisionists” (Mulholland Books).  His books have been named to Year’s Best lists by such publications as The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The San Diego Union-Times, The Onion, The Cleveland Plain-Dealer, and by Amazon.com. He lived in Washington, DC, from 2002-2008 and now lives in Atlanta with his wife and sons.