Peter Prellwitz

PeterPrellwitz@ShardsUniverse.net

Peter Prellwitz is the IT Director for a precious metals refining company located in Philadelphia. Peter has been writing stories, plays and skits since the fifth grade. 

Born in Arizona, Peter has lived in Wisconsin, California, Hawaii, New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, where he now lives with his wife, Bethlynne, and five sons. He is active in his church, and in addition to writing, enjoys history, backpacking, and languages.

Since 2004, Double Dragon Publishing has published nine of Peter's novels, as well as an anthology, novella and several short stories,  with another half dozen novels scheduled in the next few years.  Horizons, his second novel but first published, was chosen by Mike Resnick as the winner the 2003 Draco Award for Best Science Fiction. Peter is a perennial Finalist for the EPPIE Awards for Science Fiction, having garnered five nominations over the past three years.

As of January 1, 2008, Pete can also add “web comic creator” to his writing achievements. Teamed with professional anime artist Steve Bennett, Peter is publishing the web comic “The Angel of St. Thomas”, based on his young adult fantasy title of the same name. The comic posts every Tuesday and Thursday at: http://AngelOfStThomas.com.

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H.K. DEVONSHIRE

HKDevonshire@compuserve-mars.com

H.K. Devonshire was born in the city of New Los Angeles on Mars' Tharsis Bulge on Tudec 21, 05 MD (December 26, 2059, Terran Date), and grew up during the famed Martian Iron Rush boom period of 6 - 31 MD (2060 - 2106 TD). And while Mr. Devonshire will be the first to admit his stories are sensationalistic, he firmly maintains the essence of the period is captured in his tales.

"It's important to bear in mind that what made the Martian Iron Rush so vital to humankind is not the material bonanza. Certainly, the vast amounts of iron, titanium and aligned titanium that were taken from or processed on Mars made ship building extremely cheap. And because of that - and the recent upgrades in fusion engines - we've been able to quickly explore and populate the solar system and even begin looking to the stars.

"The most important thing about the Martian Iron Rush is the moral victory it gave humankind. We were establishing small, scientific colonies on a dead planet when all of a sudden, bang! the Rush hits and overnight Mars turns into a vibrant, populated planet. Our response to that unimagined boom was extraordinary. Everyone from the ranchers to the miners, shipbuilders, city workers and even the military, had their character stripped bare and exposed to all. Admittedly, there were many ugly aspects to the Rush, and I touch on them in my stories. But overall it was a grand achievement for our souls. And that firm resolve to maintain right is best exemplified by the Martian Territorial Rangers who policed the planet as the lone, final authority until [2156 TD]."

Undisputedly Mars' most popular and prolific author, Mr. Devonshire has two dozen full length novels and over sixty short stories published on Mars. (He is only now becoming known on Earth, with two novels and a dozen stories in print under the pseudonym Peter W. Prellwitz.) He has recently shifted his imagination to the holotheaters, writing the screen play for the first live action Roids Cavanaugh adventure, The Bombala Mines Fast Draw, based on the character's first novel of the same title. (Enla Publishing House, New Los Angeles, Mars.)

D.L. White

DLWhite@ShardsUniverse.com

Dan White is Peter's long time sounding board. One of his first avid readers, Dan and Peter have collaborated on several stories. (None in the Shards Universe.) He also appears in many stories and novels in the Shards Universe as an ancient dilapidated freighter that is rarely the focus of attention but almost always in the area when things happen. The freighter itself is featured in two shorts: Whitey's Gift and Passage; both of which can be found in the library. Look for Dan's first published work, Cassiopeia's Tears, in the anthology Twisted Tales (Double Dragon Publishing) in 2006.