Writing has always come easy to me, although my style is rapid (I never could fill a blue book at Harvard but managed good marks with my abbreviated work). Dr. Asimov helped my interest in science fiction writing immensely and I started my current trilogy with "The Synthetic Race" in the late fifties. Vascular surgical training and private practice put novel writing on hold until late 2003 when I rediscovered and finished this first book in the trilogy. The second book, "The Shepherds of Earth" which describes the ongoing adventures of the group introduced to you in the first book is also n more...