Phil Masters has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University and spent a few years as a computer programmer before somehow becoming a full-time author and occasional editor, specialising in roleplaying games material. Over the last thirty years or so, along with a number of magazine articles, he has written or contributed to numerous books and is currently line editor for the Transhuman Space hard SF roleplaying setting from the latter company. Jose Daniel Cabrera Pena is a Spanish painter, born in Granada in 1978. He studied Architecture at university and has worked as a cover artist and illustrator for historical publications. Rocio Espin Pinar is a Spanish illustrator born in Granada in 1979. She has worked as an illustrator for several independent publishers as well as the Junta de Andalucia. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in architecture.