Wood, John I.: - John I. Wood is a retired career Army officer who served four years in Asia. He commanded at company, battalion, and brigade level. A graduate of the U. S. Army War College, he also served on the school's faculty before retirement. He and his wife Randi served together as missionaries in The Anglican Diocese of Egypt. They live in North Carolina.

Black, Abigail: - "North Carolina native Abby Black began writing novels at the age of 8, stirred by her initiative to fill a gap to become a solution for other bookworms like herself who were looking for a greater variety of wholesome and exciting stories. The more Abby wrote, the deeper her uncompromising focus became to write narratives that captured and challenged the current state of the culture and ideologies around her, chronicling characters who rose above their circumstances while exemplifying wisdom, honor, and compassion.As a young teen, a selection of Abby's prose and short stories were chosen to be published in an anthology at North Carolina State University. At the age of 16, she published the first installment of "The Antediluvians" to a worldwide audience. Each 500+ paged, illustrated dinosaur-themed novel in the trilogy is a thought provoking, wholesome, science-fiction-meets-action story, purposed to challenge her generation to break the surface of mediocrity to be a stalwart and positive influence. The much awaited 2nd novel in the series, "The Antediluvians II - Multiple Targets" was released in the summer of 2019. The third and final novel in "The Antediluvians" trilogy is scheduled to be released in early 2023. "The Antediluvians" can be found in her local public library system, and is available in paperback, eBook, and iBook, wherever books are sold."