Penny de Byl is a professor of computer game design and development, artificial intelligence, animation, and educational technology. She has been awarded numerous awards for teaching and research throughout her twenty-year career. She has a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence and computer game character programming. To date, she has written five books, including the best-selling Holistic Game Development and Artificial Life Possibilities: A Star Trek Perspective. White Clay Gods is the sequel to Lost Souls and The Chaldean Legacy, a work of fiction combining Penny's expertise in computer science