James M. Corkill is a Veteran, and retired Federal Firefighter from Washington State, USA. He was an electronic technician before eventually becoming a firefighter for 32 years and retiring. He began writing in 1997, and was fortunate to meet the famous horror writer Hugh B. Cave, who became his mentor. His six science fiction/techno-thriller novels have won six awards, including one international award.

His stories are based on scientific facts and he does extensive research with industry leaders in the fields of asteroid tracking. He belongs to the B612 program for NEO, Near Earth Object tracking, and ADAM, Asteroid Decision Analysis and Mapping project.

His favorite quote. “When you wake up in the morning, you never know where the day will take you.”

​​​​​​​He now lives in the Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina. You can learn more about and contact Mister Corkill on his website: https://jamescorkill.com/