Ward Carroll flew in F-14 Tomcats for fifteen years after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy. He was named Naval Institute Press Author of the Year in 2001 for his novel Punk's War and is also the author of Punk's Fight and Punk's Wing. He is the host of the popular Ward Carroll YouTube channel.

Tony Peak writes science fiction, fantasy, and LitRPG novels. He is the author of Inherit the Stars, the Eden Trilogy, the Redshift Runnerstrilogy, and more works of speculative fiction. His interests include progressive thinking, storytelling in all mediums, and planetary exploration. He resides in southwest Virginia with a great view of New River.