He and his wife Sharon live in Greenvile, South Carolina with their three children and dogs. He is a Methodist lay preacher, which has caused him to explore how religion can be a force for good but also how it can be misused for evil. An avid fan of history who dreamt of being a history professor, his fiction has been greatly influenced by his interest in history, with a strong emphasis on military history and diplomacy.

Illustrations

Shrike LAC

(1) Point Defense Laser Cluster

(2) GRASER main armament

(3) Anti-ship Missile Tube

(4) Anti-ship Missile “Revolver” Magazine Cell

(5) Point Defense Missile Tube

(6) Small Craft Hangar

(7) Folding Wing Cutter/Lifeboat

(8) Anti-ship Missile

(9) Sidewall (“Bow Wall”) Generator

Engineering Details

(1) Point Defense Laser Cluster Emitters

(2) Standard Beta Node

(3) New “Beta-Squared” Beta Node

(4) Alpha Node

(5) Graser Broadside Armament

HMS Minotaur

(1) Shrike LAC (shown for scale)

(2) Gravitic Detection Array

(3) Weapon Ports

(4) Missile Tubes

(5) Phased Radar Array

(6) Lidar Array

(7) Life Pod Escape Hatches

(8) Life Pod Escape Tubes

(9) LAC Bay Hatch

(10) LAC Bay

(11) Personnel/MissileLoading Tubes

(12) Docking/Umbilical Cradle

(12A) Docking Arms

(13) Life Pod

(14) Isler Corporation GRAVMAK (Gravity-Magnitnaya)

Fusion Reactor Burning Hydrogen/Boron-11 Mix

15) Hydrogen/Boron Feed Channels

(16) Gravity Generators

(17) Magnetic Field Housing

(18) Boat Bay

(19) Radiation/Particle Shield Generator

(20) Sidewall Generator

(21) Vectored Thrust Auxiliary Fusion Reactor Thruster

(22) After Impeller Ring

(23) Broadside Phased Array Radar

(24) Broadside Gravitic Array