Steven Eckroad is a scientist/engineer with a degree in physics and practical expertise in emerging electric power technologies. He is an amateur astronomer and a member of Mensa. Other interests include electro-mechanical tinkering, nature photography and theology. He loves science fiction and gravitates toward “optimistic” Science Fiction and/or Space Opera in both his reading and his writing. He has completed six novels. The four novels of the Telpher Series, available from Amazon: Telpher, Copernicium-296, Archoi, and Remnant. The Alien Quest novels: Alien Quest: Awakening and Alien Quest: Throne. [Available from Amazon November and December 2025]

Steven Eckroad is married and the father of two wonderful children and two much-loved grandchildren. He has traveled widely and currently resides in Southern California.