Wil McCarthy has published ten novels, dozens of short stories, and hundreds of articles. He is a former correspondent and editor for Wired magazine, and was the science columnist for the SciFi channel from 1999 through 2009. He has founded two nanotechnology companies, and holds 27 U.S. patents in the field of smart materials. According to Discover magazine, he is the creator of one of the 10 best fictional planets of all time.

has published ten novels, dozens of short stories, and hundreds of articles. He is a former correspondent and editor for Wired magazine, and was the science columnist for the SciFi channel from 1999 through 2009. He has founded two nanotechnology companies, and holds 27 U.S. patents in the field of smart materials. According to Discover magazine, he is the creator of one of the 10 best fictional planets of all time.

has published ten novels, dozens of short stories, and hundreds of articles. He is a former correspondent and editor for Wired magazine, and was the science columnist for the SciFi channel from 1999 through 2009. He has founded two nanotechnology companies, and holds 27 U.S. patents in the field of smart materials. According to Discover magazine, he is the creator of one of the 10 best fictional planets of all time.