William Robert Stanek is a number-one bestselling author of more than 150 books. His remarkable writing career has spanned more than 30 years. Not only is William astonishingly prolific, his life experiences and travels have taken him through all 50 states and many countries around the world. In his youth, he worked as a roofer, builder’s helper, stock boy, gardener, auctioneer’s assistant, and more. His military career as an Intelligence analyst and combat flyer took him to the far corners of the world from Asia and the South Pacific to Europe and the UK. In addition to being a writer and technology journalist, he is an illustrator, a photographer, an educator, and an explorer. William’s early influences include J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Ray Bradbury, T.H. White, Anne McCaffrey, and Jules Verne.