LOU ANDERS is an editor, author, and journalist. He is the editorial director of Prometheus Books's science fiction imprint, Pyr, as well as editor of the anthologies Outside the Box (Wildside Press, January 2001), Live without a Net (Roc, July 2003), Projections: Science Fiction in Literature & Film (MonkeyBrain, December 2004), and FutureShocks (Roc, Janurary 2005). He is the author of The Making of Star Trek: First Contact (Titan Books, 1996) and has published over five hundred articles in such magazines as Publishers Weekly, The Believer, Dreamwatch, Star Trek Monthly, Star Wars Monthly, Babylon 5 Magazine, Sci Fi Universe, Doctor Who Magazine, and Manga Max, as well as in several volumes of BenBella Books's SmartPop series. His articles and stories have been translated into German, French, Dutch, Italian, and Greek, and have appeared online at Believermag.com, SFSite.com, RevolutionSF.com, and InfinityPlus.co.uk. Visit him on the Web at www.louanders.com.