Vance Mitchell Gloster is an award-winning writer, who had a career as a computer scientist before turning to writing full-time. He worked on the Space Shuttle program and for several leading technology firms, developing artificial intelligence and encryption software, as well as a massive email system.
He is also a musician, having played keyboards on several progressive rock albums from the bands Gekko Projekt and Bomber Goggles, and having scored a film.
He lives in Southern California with his wife Kathy and their dog, Cali, where they enjoy riding recumbent bicycles.