Dr. Davis is a retired professor of computer science and mathematics who has decided to step beyond algorithms and logical proofs and into science fiction. He has taught students from junior high through graduate school, worked in the real world briefly as an engineer, and published papers in computational geometry.Dr. A. R. Davis maintains a website supporting his writing at www.thefifthprophet.com.� Please visit that site for details and discussions of the concepts in the science fiction universe of the Family of Man