Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr. (who was always confused with his dad which is why he goes by his full name) has been a Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror devotee since he was ten. Blessed to be born into a family which loved books and encouraged reading from, literally, birth, he has read thousands of books in his lifetime. He became involved in Dungeons and Dragons shortly after it was first available and played with his college friends for years. He eventually married one of them, Sandy, and they have been happily married since 1981. Pierre and his wife started attended Science Fiction conventions the same year they were married (their first convention was the World Science Fiction Convention in Denver) and have regularly attended conventions since. They became fans of the masquerade and costuming, these days called cosplay, and have won many awards for their work at Worldcons, Costume-Cons, and many regional and local conventions. Pierre has served as an officer of the International Costumers’ Guild, three years as President and decades as the Archivist and Parliamentarian of the organization. He and Sandy were fan Guests of Honor at the World Science Fiction Convention in 2018 in San Jose, California. At an after-con get together he mentioned he had dabbled with writing since high school. His friends there, Karen Schnaubelt, Jamie Hanrahan, and Leslie Johnston, encouraged him to pursue it. Since he had recently retired, he decided to take their advice. The books of the Sodality Universe feature characters and species that have been demanding to have their stories told for over forty years. He hopes you enjoy the ride.Read more about this authorRead less about this author