Mark Mora is an Army veteran, former Navy civilian, disaster responder for almost 20 years, and currently works in cybersecurity and with the space community. He authored the Andromeda Rhoades trilogy, the first part of his Local War Saga, and will soon publish Stormrider: A Local War Story. Mark has loved Science and Fiction—especially when those two passions come together—since childhood. He and his wife live in Colorado with their children where they enjoy the Rocky Mountains, science (mostly Mark), history, and far too much anime.

Mark Mora is a pen name. I have a day job, so it allows me to separate that professional work from this professional work.

But it’s also special. I’m adopted. “Mora” was my family name at birth. As was the practice at the time, my birth certificate was reissued under my adoptive parent’s name, making me appear to be their natural child. When I turned 18, the adoption agency provided to me the paperwork where I discovered my original name. Using the pen name “Mora” is a tribute to the culture of my birth.