About the Author:

Ronald J Rossmann Jr.  is currently a general manager for Lake Wylie Bowl and Bounce, a recently opened family entertainment center in Lake Wylie, SC., who is an avid science fiction and fantasy fan. 

Ronald J Rossmann Jr., is the oldest child in his family, having one younger sister, born in Rahway, NJ and then moving to Charlotte, NC as a teen.  His mother was an amazingly talented English teacher who succumbed to her three year battle with cancer in 2010.  His father is a successful auctioneer in North and South Carolina.  He has been endlessly fascinated with science fiction after it was introduced to him by his Uncle Phillip, a professor of microbiology at a local college in New Jersey who also lost his life to cancer. Together, they enjoyed such classics as The Thing From Another World, Them, and Forbidden Planet (among many others), films he still cherishes to this day.   He has worked in retail and restaurant management for over 20 years.  Since 2007 he has been involved in bowling center management which led him to his recent place of employment.  He currently resides in Charlotte, NC with his loving wife of 22 years, the woman he credits with all of his inspiration, his two children, and two dogs.  This is his first novel and he intends it to become a launching point for a much larger collective universe.