Bryan Thomas Schmidt is a national bestselling author, editor, and Hugo-nominee. He’s edited over a dozen anthologies and hundreds of novels, including the international phenomenon The Martian by Andy Weir and books by Alan Dean Foster, Frank Herbert, Mike Resnick, Angie Fox, and Tracy Hickman. He has written official entries in The X-Files, Predator, Joe Ledger, Monster Hunter International, and Decipher’s Wars.

His debut novel, The Worker Prince, earned honorable mention on Barnes and Noble’s Year’s Best Science Fiction. His adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction books have been published by publishers such as St. Martins Press, Baen Books, Titan Books, IDW, and more.

Find him online at: http://bryanthomasschmidt.net/ or on Facebook or Twitter.