C. R. Wahl (pen name) lives in Minnesota and makes a habit of not becoming bored. With a PhD in physics, C. R. knows his way around a lab. He’s published papers in peer reviewed journals on topics ranging from quantum gauge anomalies to neural networks and has over 35 patents in six different fields.

C. R. has a fondness for out of the way places — particularly the untraveled road. Many of the scenes in Waking Iceman and Anti-Paradox were derived from firsthand experiences: Ancient ruins in South America, steamy Brazilian rain forests, coral blue South Pacific islands, and high altitude mountains.

C. R. has hiked across countries and climbed peaks from Africa to the Andes, and all places in-between. Provided there’s not a world shortage of coffee, C. R. plans to continue working on his next novel.