ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Al Stimac owes his writing career to a literal brain freeze. Born during a -7°F blizzard in Laurium, Michigan—just down the road from a 390-inch snow gauge—he claims the sub-zero, womb-side temperatures permanently froze his brainpower into a state of deep historical focus.
A retired aerospace business executive and gas turbine metallurgist with degrees in engineering and business, he spent 32 years managing high-heat operations before turning his attention to the slow-burn of historical fiction.
Driven by a lifelong love for epic, Michener-style sweeps of culture and time, he spent over 30 years researching and 9 years writing his novel. His previous publishing credits include chronicling his 50th high school reunion and documenting the tragic 1962 burning of his fraternity house.
Guided by his Catholic faith—including 47 years of Cursillo Group Reunion—and a passion for philately and geology, he infuses his fiction with a meticulous eye for cultural perspectives across different eras.
He resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he is actively downsizing his massive collection of books, stamps, and geological specimens on eBay.