Independent author Seth W. James has been writing fiction for more than twenty years, with his work across multiple genres appearing in many journals and magazines, as well as independently published novels through Amazon.  Growing up in New Jersey, Seth joined the U.S. Army in 1994, selecting Infantry as his specialty, where he rose to the rank of sergeant before leaving to pursue a career in scientific publishing, while continuing to develop his craft as a novelist.  Seth has written short- and long-form fiction in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, crime, literary, espionage, and even horror, links to which may be found on SethWJames.com; his novels and short story collections may be found exclusively on Amazon, in both Kindle and hard-copy formats.  Seth lives in Montclair, New Jersey.