Leonard Carpenter is a novelist, journalist, certified technical writer, Renaissance Rogue and Discoverer of Immortality for humans and pets. Leo was born in Chicago in 1948, raised in California from age 8, and holds a B.S. in Conservation from UC at Berkeley in 1972. He is a widower, divorcee, and parent residing on the Pacific coast. Leo's novels include the sea epic Lusitania Lost, future medical thriller Biohacker, biblical epic Redemption, and 11 Tor paperbacks titled Conan the: Renegade, Raider, Warlord, Hero, Savage, Gladiator, Great, Outcast, Conan of the Red Brotherhood, Scourge of the Bloody Coast, and Lord of the Black River. Leo's foreign travels include 18 countries in Europe by bicycle, Mexico, and the Caribbean. He remains in perfect health at age 77, is viral on TikTok as Leo the Immortal, and is a World-Class Frisbee Master.