Wade A. Kimberlin is the author of many science-fiction and fantasy

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...

 short stories, and one science-fiction novel.

As Wade grew up in Houston, he got an early start reading the fantasy and science-fiction works of Tolkien and Robert A. Heinlein

Robert A. Heinlein

Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most influential and controversial authors of the genre. He set a standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of...

. After high school, he went to study at Oklahoma Christian College, but remained undecided on a major. He left college in 1989 to join the United States Air Force, where he still serves today.

Even with working full time and raising a family with wife Karin, Wade found time to write. He completed his first novel, a space opera

Space opera

Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes romantic, often melodramatic adventure, set mainly or entirely in outer space, generally involving conflict between opponents possessing advanced technologies and abilities. The term has no relation to music and it is analogous to "soap...

called Electronic Echoes of the Mind, in 2001, which got picked up for publication by Mundania Press shortly thereafter.

Since the novel's release, Wade has written many http://electronicechoes.com/, and is working on a sequel to Electronic Echoes of the Mind.