The Confederated Worlds: [Take the Shilling, Operation Iago, and A Bodyguard of Lies]

Raymund Eich files patent applications, earned a Ph.D., won a national quiz bowl championship, writes science fiction and fantasy, and affirmed Robert Heinlein’s dictum that specialization is for insects. In a typical day, he talks with university biology and science communication faculty, silicon chip designers, patent attorneys, epileptologists, and rocket scientists. Hundreds of papers cite his graduate research on the reactions of nitric oxide with heme proteins. He lives in Houston with his wife, son, and daughter. Learn more at www.raymundeich.com.