Burgauer, Steven 1952–

PERSONAL: Born December 4, 1952, in New York, NY; son of Paul (a patent attorney) and Margaret (a teacher) Burgauer; married Debra Laaker (a professor), March, 1974; children: Scott, Kate. Ethnicity: "White." Education: Attended New York Institute of Finance; Illinois State University, B.A. and M.S. Politics: Libertarian. Hobbies and other interests: Hiking.

ADDRESSES: Home—6605 N. Rustic Oak Ct., Peoria, IL 61614. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Smith Barney, Peoria, IL, financial consultant, 1974–94; Eureka College, Eureka, IL, professor of economics, 1994–. Guidance Investments, president, 1980–87. Bradley University, teacher; guest on local television and radio programs. Friends of the Peoria Public Library, president.

AWARDS, HONORS: Mathematics and Science Award, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

WRITINGS:

SCIENCE FICTION

Fornax, Replica Books (Bridgewater, NJ), 1994.

The Brazen Rule, Writer's Digest (New York, NY), 1995.

The Last American, Replica Books (Bridgewater, NJ), 1996.

In the Shadow of Omen, Zero-G Press (Peoria, IL), 1997.

The Grandfather Paradox, Zero-G Press (Peoria, IL), 1998.

Naked Came the Farmer, Mayfly Productions (Peoria, IL), 1998.

Treachery on the Dark Side, Zero-G Press (Peoria, IL), 2000.

The Railguns of Luna, Writer's Digest (New York, NY), 2001.

Night of the Eleventh Sun, Writer's Digest (New York, NY), 2002.

Newhuman, Writer's Digest (New York, NY), 2003.

The Slaves of Aphrodite, Writer's Digest (New York, NY), 2004.

OTHER

Also author of The Wealth Builder's Guide. Contributor of business articles and short stories to periodicals, including Visionair, Pekin Daily Times, and Eureka Literary Magazine.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

ONLINE

Magic Dragon, http://www.magicdragon.com/ (November 22, 2005), biography of Burgauer.

Steven Burgauer Home Page, http://pages.prodigy.net/scifi20/steven.htm (December 3, 2005).