Gerard O'Neill is an author living in the not as blue-sky as it is made out to be city of Sydney in Australia. (Whew! This feels weird! But as with most authors who have to write their own spiel about themselves I too will speak in the third person).

Originally hailing from the deep south of New Zealand, Gerard has lived for almost half of his life outside of his country of birth. He has worked within the suffocating confines of the academy for far too long, which is probably why he is always looking for ways to escape outside.  He has travelled to the far and wide of planet Earth, and still is not satisfied. He speaks native English passably well and Japanese somewhat badly.

He has always enjoyed the outdoors and a number of what are often called adventure activities, including mountain climbing, rock climbing, skydiving, rafting, surfing, horse riding. There's been less time for these exertions of late. He has been practising kendo for several years and will readily trek in the wilderness when there is the opportunity. He finds time for a good book, particularly if it is science fiction, and enjoys reading about science as well as history. He is currently studying the history of the Russian Revolution. And did I mention writing novels?