Homer Hickam was born and raised in Coalwood, West Virginia. The author ofΒ Torpedo Junction (a Military History Book-of-the-Month Club selection) as well as numerous articles for such publications asΒ Air & Space/SmithsonianΒ andΒ American History Illustrated,Β he is a NASA payload training manager for the International Space Station program and lives in Huntsville, Alabama.
Michael Kramer is an actor, director, and narrator. He has recorded more than 100 audiobooks, as well as titles for the Library of Congress Talking Books program. Among the recognition he has garnered for his narration are AudioFile magazineβs Earphones Award and the Torgi Award. Mr. Kramer lives in Washington, DC, where he is active in the areaβs theater scene, and has appeared in productions at the Shakespeare Theatre, the Kennedy Center, and Theater J.