Daniel M. Hoyt is a systems architect for trajectory physics software, when not writing or wrangling royalty calculations. Dan has appeared in premier magazines like Analog and several anthologies, notably the recent Founder Effect (Baen), and Dr. Mike Brotherton’s Diamonds in the Sky (funded by the National Science Foundation). Dan also edited Fate Fantastic and Better Off Undead for DAW. Having published in several genres, Dan turned to his science fiction roots for his space opera, Ninth Euclid’s Prince. His first collaboration, with his son Marshall, is forthcoming. Catch up with him at danielmhoyt.com