James Alan Gardner is a Canadian science fiction writer. He studied applied mathematics at the University of Waterloo, where he received a bachelor's degree and then a master's degree in mathematics. Married to artist Linda Carson. He is interested in kung fu. At home he keeps a rabbit as a pet, which, you see, is quite original and has not come across in writers’ biographies before. By the way, he wrote a book for the inter-author series about Lara Croft - “Lara Croft and the Man of Bronze” (2004). This edition includes selected works of the author. Contents: FLAME AND DUST UNIVERSE OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS: Hour of Destiny Squad of the Doomed “The Vigilant Eye” King in exilePlanet of the ImmortalsTHREE HEARINGS ON THE CASE OF THE PRESENCE OF SNAKES IN THE BLOOD OF HUMAN EIGHT FALLED CAREER PATH, OR INVISIBLE RESPONSIBILITIES