Brand Gamblin was born in San Antonio in 1973. He spent most of his youth in Texas, earning a bachelors degree in Computer Science from Texas Tech University.Following college, he achieved his boyhood dream of working as a video game programmer. For the next decade, he published games for such companies as Microprose, Acclaim, and Firaxis.In his spare time, Brand created the YouTube video cult classic, "Calls For Cthulhu", which has thousands of followers worldwide, and has been nominated for several film awards.Brand's books are generally sci-fi, with some fantasy elements. They range from the near future of asteroid mining to the distant Neo-Victorian era.In addition to the books he has published, Brand has a steampunk retelling of George Orwell's 1984 which is still waiting on permission from the Orwell estate before it can be published.Odd Facts:* For his minor acting roles, Brand Gamblin has a Kevin Bacon score of 6.* In week one of the 2685 Galactic Football League season, Bran-Gam-Blin was named Defensive Player of the Week.* Brand's oldest recorded writing was some bad Fraggle Rock Fanfic written when he was a child.