Charles E. Gannon is a breakthrough rising star in science fiction with a multiple short story and novella publications in Baen anthologies, "Man-Kzin Wars XIII", "Analog", and elsewhere. Gannon is coauthor with Steve White of "Extremis", the latest entry in the legendary Starfire series created by David Weber. His most recent novel is "1635: The Papal Stakes" cowritten with alternate history master, Eric Flint. A multiple Fulbright scholar, Gannon is Distinguished Professor of American Literature at St. Bonaventure University.