Eric Nylund has published six novels, including A Signal Shattered, Signal to Noise, Pawn's Dream, Dry Water (a World Fantasy Award nominee), A Game of Universe, and Halo: The Fall of Reach, the official prequel novelization of the Xbox game. He has a bachelor's degree in chemistry and a master's degree in chemical physics, and is a graduate of the Clarion West Writer's Workshop. He lives near Seattle with his wife, Syne Mitchell.