Combat Monsters: Untold Tales of World War II

Henry Herz has authored fourteen picture books. His children’s short stories have been published in Highlights for Children, Ladybug magazine, and in anthologies for Albert Whitman & Co. Henry also writes adult science fiction and fantasy short stories. He holds a BS in engineering from Cornell, an MS in engineering from George Washington University, and an MA in political science from Georgetown.

Joshua Palmatier was born in Coudersport, PA, but since his father was in the military he moved around. A lot. He started writing science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories in the eighth grade, and hasn’t stopped writing since. He now resides in upstate New York, where he teaches mathematics at the State University of New York.

Jane Yolen is an award-winning author of children's books rooted in folklore. The recipient of many awards, including the Regina Medal, the Caldecott Honor, and the World Fantasy Award, she attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. When not writing, she composes songs and enjoys telling stories on the stage. Born and raised in New York City, she currently resides in Hatfield, Massachusetts.

Mary Fan is the author of several novels, including Artificial Absolutes and Starswept, both of which have received praise from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus. She is also coeditor of the independently published Brave New Girls anthologies, which are aimed at encouraging girls to explore STEM fields. She lives in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Jeff Edwards is a retired Navy chief and anti-submarine warfare specialist. From chasing Soviet submarines during the Cold War to launching cruise missiles in the Persian Gulf, he had a military career of twenty-three years that spanned the globe. He lives in California with his wife and family where he works as a military consultant.

Peter Clines is the toy-collecting, movie-loving, New York Times bestselling author of Paradox Bound, Terminus, The Fold, 14, the Ex-Heroes series, a pair of short-story collections, a classical mash-up novel, some unproduced screenplays, and countless articles about the film and television industry. He currently lives and writes somewhere in Southern California.

Bishop O’Connell authored the fantasy novels The Stolen, The Forgotten, Three Promises, and The Returned, all from Harper Voyager Impulse.

Tori Eldridge is the author of The Ninja’s Oath, book four in the Lily Wong thriller series—nominated for the Anthony, Lefty, and Macavity Awards, winner of the 2021 Crimson Scribe Best Book of the Year—and the Brazilian dark fantasy Dance among the Flames. Her shorter works appear in numerous anthologies. A former actress, singer, and dancer on Broadway, television, and film, Tori holds a fifth-degree black belt in To-Shin Do ninja martial arts. ToriEldridge.com.

Harry Turtledove (he/him) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer whom Publishers Weekly has called the "Master of Alternate History." He has received numerous awards and distinctions, including the Hugo Award for Best Novella, the HOMer Award for Short story, and the John Esthen Cook Award for Southern Fiction. Turtledove's works include the Crosstime Traffic, Worldwar, Darkness, and Opening of the World series; the stand-alone novels The House of Daniel, Fort Pillow, and Give Me Back My Legions!; and over a dozen short stories available on Tor.com. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, novelist Laura Frankos, and their four daughters.

Scott Sigler ’s fiction podcasts have drawn a huge and devoted following. His serialized stories have held the number one position in all the podcast indexes, including iTunes. Scott’s first hardcover release, Infected, was translated into a dozen languages and is being adapted for film by Random House Films/Rogue Pictures. Scott lives in San Francisco with his wife and their dog.

Ann Dávila Cardinal is a novelist and director of recruitment for the Vermont College of Fine Arts where she also earned her MFA degree in writing. She comes from a long line of Puerto Rican writers, including father and son poets Virgilio and José Antonio Dávila and her cousin, award-winning fiction writer Tere Dávila.

Jonathan Maberry is a New York Times bestselling author, five-time Bram Stoker Award winner, and comic book writer. He writes in multiple genres including suspense, thriller, horror, science fiction, fantasy, action, and steampunk, for adults and teens. His works include the Joe Ledger thrillers, Rot & Ruin, Vault of Shadows, The X-Files Origins: Devil’s Advocate, Mars One, Patient Zero, V-Wars, and many others.He writes comics for Marvel (Black Panther, Punisher, etc.), Dark Horse (Bad Blood), and IDW (Warrior Smart, V-Wars). And he is the editor of several high-profile anthologies including The X-Files, Nights of the Living Dead, and Scary Out There. Several of his works are in development for movies and TV. He is a popular workshop leader, keynote speaker, and writing teacher. He lives in Del Mar, California.

Andrea Tang grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, and currently resides in Washington, DC, where she pens fiction by night and collects geopolitical gossip by day. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College and the University of Oxford, she's also a perpetually recovering theater kid, Fulbright grantee, former pentathlete, tae kwon do black belt, and serial dabbler in various martial and movement arts. Among other things, she enjoys superheroes, giant robots, and the endless versatility of pie. Andrea is also the author of Rebelwing.

Kevin Andrew Murphy authored the novel Fathom (UNKNO) and co-authored Drum Into Silence (Tor) and House of Secrets (White Wolf). He has contributed short stories to seven of the Wild Cards anthologies edited by George R.R. Martin, Wendigo Tales (Pinnacle). He’s written gamebooks for Steve Jackson Games, Pathfinder, and White Wolf.

Jeremy Robinson is the author of bestselling thrillers, including XOM-B, SecondWorld, The Last Hunter: Descent, Project Nemesis, and the Jack Sigler thrillers, including Threshold and Ragnarok. His novels have been translated into ten languages. He began his creative career as a comic book illustrator and screenwriter.

Tanya Huff is the author of more than twenty novels, including the bestselling Blood books, the Smoke series, and the Keeper's Chronicles.

David Mack is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure, including the Star Trek Destiny and Cold Equations trilogies. His writing credits span several media, including television (for episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), film, short fiction, and comic books. He resides in New York City.