Safari Survivor: Book 21

Anne Collins Smith, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Classical Studies at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Her favorite class in graduate school was Douglass Parker's course on parageography (the geography of imaginary worlds), and she has taught philosophy courses about cyberspace, martial arts, and science fiction. She holds the rank of shodan (first degree black belt) in ninjutsu. She and her husband Owen have collaborated on two novels for Lerner and look forward to writing more in the future. They have been married for 27 years and have an adult son, Emrys.

Owen M. Smith, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Classical Studies at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. His current research involves applying the tools of classical myth analysis to modern literary mythoi such as Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos. He has taught philosophy courses on mysticism, Hermeticism, and Gnosticism, as well as study-abroad courses in Greece. He and his wife Anne enjoy doing creative work while sitting in their living room, surrounded by books, cats and candles (a combination that requires diligent monitoring). They have been married for 27 years and have an adult son, Emrys.