About the Creators
Here's where you find out about the people involved in creating the Division One series!
Stephanie Osborn
Series creator.
Stephanie Osborn, award-winning Interstellar Woman of Mystery, is a 20+-year space program veteran, with multiple STEM degrees. Author, co-author, or contributor to some 50 books, including Burnout: The mystery of Space Shuttle STS-281 and the Cresperian Saga; she also writes the critically-acclaimed series: Displaced Detective, Silver-Falchion winner Gentleman Aegis, the popular EMPIRE series, and the Division One series, her take on the urban legend of mysterious people who show up at UFO sightings and make evidence...disappear. She "pays it forward" through numerous media, and SIGMA, the science-fiction think tank.
Darrell Osborn
Series Artist.
Around the Earth and into space. For the past 25 years, artist Darrell Osborn has provided graphic support to everyone from first time authors to NASA. Acting as an “extension of their mind’s eye,” he allows people to actually see their ideas and dreams.
In addition to the Division One series, he has provided cover art for:
- Displaced Detective series
- Burnout trilogy
- Cresperian Saga
- Extraction Point!
- Dreams of Steam anthology series
and more!
He's also provided the artwork for several children's books, including All About Rhymes, with author Gina Crawford.
A.G. Thompson
Osborn's protégé, and co-author of DO14, The Bounty Game.
Reared on a West Texas ranch, A.G. Thompson is a veteran of the US Air Force, having served during the Cold War and earned the rank of Staff Sergeant. He has Bachelor of Arts degrees in both English Literature and History from the University of Louisville.
Tony has been a competition shooter for around a decade, is an avid reader (as most authors are), and is extremely knowledgeable in military history, especially as regards World War II action; he has been known to use this knowledge in game-mastering exciting tabletop wargames.
He is currently a 24-year employee of UPS, a devoted cat-person with several fourfoots in his household, and has been married for the last 27 years to his wonderful wife, Kae Thompson.
Coming soon: Thompson's solo work, the first in a series, To Find A Tall Ship.