A native of Potter County, PA, Daniel grew up under the darkest skies on the eastern seaboard. This inspired countless nights of dreaming of new worlds and a desire to understand the nature of our universe. After obtaining undergraduate degrees in French and chemistry from Lock Haven University, he obtained a doctorate in inorganic chemistry from The George Washington University. After seven years of research and teaching, he left academia to pursue his dream of writing science fiction. When he's not writing, he sells real estate on the Space Coast of Florida while watching rocket launches. He is the author of 30 scientific publications, two lab manuals, and one novelette, The First. Lunar One is his first novel. For more information, visit http: //www.danieldelill.com.