Charles R. King is a bestselling author and career army officer with multiple combat tours who continues to serve in the military. He has lived, worked, and traveled throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. King is married to fellow author Kristin King and they have four young and energetic boys who keep them constantly busy. He has published 22 non-fiction historical 22, primarily covering the Punic Wars and late Roman Republican Era which was the focus of his graduate degree. Five of these works are currently on seven different bestseller lists. King is also writing a historical fiction series about Hannibal and the Second Punic War. The first book in that series debuts 2013. Charles R. King also writes under the name Ryan King and normally entail post-apocalyptic, dystopian, thriller, horror, and action short stories, short novels, and novels. The first book in his post-apocalyptic series Glimmer of Hope is scheduled for release Fall 2012. He is also working on a futuristic dystopian novel Where Dreams Die. Watch for it in 2013.-Amazon