Gerard O'Neill is a novelist who lives with his family in Sydney, Australia, but originally hails from the deep south of New Zealand. He worked too long in the suffocating confines of the academy, which explains his need to escape to the great outdoors as often as possible. He speaks English reasonably well, and Japanese, but the last is still a work in progress. He enjoys Kendo. He also likes to pick up a good book, particularly if it's science fiction, and reads a wide range of books, including non-fiction. Gerard likes to keep up with the latest developments in science and technology. He reads history, and currently almost anything about the Russian revolution will grab his attention.
