Ted Weber has pursued writing since childhood, and learned filmmaking and screenwriting in college, along with physics and other sciences. His latest novel, Born in Salt, is a character-oriented alternate history novel that explores life under authoritarian rule, the abuse of psychology, the power of the dead, the realities of drug addiction, and how everyday people can challenge impossible odds. His first published novel was a near-future cyberpunk thriller titled Sleep State Interrupt (See Sharp Press). The first book of a trilogy, it was a finalist for the 2017 Compton Crook award for best first speculative fiction novel. The sequels, The Wrath of Leviathan and Zero-Day Rising, are also out. Mr. Weber is a member of Poets & Writers and the Maryland Writers Association.