Chris Lienemann is an avid and longtime reader of science fiction and fantasy, along with most other literary materials he can get his hands on, having been hooked at an early age by Burrough's Tarzan of the Apes and the Star Trek serials.

Other interests include watching movies, shooting pool, building and rebuilding servers in his home office, yardwork and various home improvement projects.

He is a proud graduate of the University of Minnesota, Morris, with B.A. degrees in English, Philosophy, and Computer Science, and currently lives in south central Minnesota, working remotely for a health care information and research company out of Eden Prairie.