When Joe Vasicek was seven years old, he saw Star Wars and instantly fell in love with all things science fiction. A year later, when he read A Wrinkle in Time and The Neverending Story, he knew he was destined to be a writer. As a young man, he spent several years as a global nomad, criss-crossing the United States and trekking across the mountains of the Caucasus, the shores of the Mediterranean, the Bedouin deserts of Jordan and Egypt, and the gilded domes of the Holy Land. One day, he hopes to have the opportunity to travel to space, but for now he can only do so through his books. Wherever he goes, though, he's always writing.