Chris Lienemann is an avid and longtime reader of speculative fiction, having been hooked at an early age by Burrough's Tarzan of the Apes and the Star Trek serials.

His other interests include cooking, parenting, and - children and enough sleep allowing - the occasional movie.

Chris graduated from the University of Minnesota, Morris, with B.A. degrees in English, Philosophy, and Computer Science, and currently lives in south central Minnesota.