Raymond Jennings was born and raised in Coventry, England. He studied Applied Physics at Lancashire Polytechnic and worked for the British civil service in Chelmsford for twenty years before moving to Tucson, Arizona where he now lives with his wife and their cat. His interests include science (with a special emphasis on space exploration), military history, all kinds of gaming, particularly war-gaming (most notably Advanced Squad Leader) and travelling. Needless to say he enjoys reading and can think of no greater gift from his parents than the love of books