Stephen Brown was born in England in 1951 but has spent most of his life in Canada. After graduating from McMaster University with a BSc degree in physics, he moved into industry, working on military and geophysical instruments before returning to university to commercialize atmospheric research equipment for the Institute for Space and Terrestrial Science at York University, Toronto. While there he obtained his MSc in space science. After retiring, he moved to Prince Edward County where he lives with his wife Sandra.Stephen began his first novel in 1974 while returning from a trip to New Zealand. He finished it twenty-three years later, just when e-novels were becoming popular. Since then his output has improved. Stephen has been with Club Lighthouse Publishing since 2012.