David Kantrowitz aspires to create compelling character-driven stories that reference actual astronomical locations and contain plausible science fiction technology. He takes inspiration from Robert A. Heinlein, Neil Stephenson, Roger Zelazny, and Douglas Adams. He is a life-long martial artist and an Infantryman in the New Hampshire Army National Guard, interests that both inspire and inform his writing. Bitter Arrow is the third book in the “Reckless Faith” series, preceded by Reckless Faith (2004) and The Tarantula Nebula (2007).