GM Kern is the pseudonym for a Federal Civil Servant, formally with the Department of the Defense, who has deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. Originally from Long Island, New York Kern has lived and worked in 9 states and has traveled to over 15 countries. Kern currently lives in the United States in the Washington DC - Virginia - Maryland area. And, when not researching the next novel in the Redemption of the Guardians series, travels to interesting and sometimes exotic locations. Don't forget to keep in touch with GM Kern. Updates on The Redemption of the Guardians Series can be found at the