Hitman

William C. Dietz is the bestselling author of HALO: The Flood plus thirty other science-fiction novels, some of which have been translated into German, Russian, and Japanese. He grew up in the Seattle area, served as a medic with the Navy and the Marine Corps, and graduated from the University of Washington. Dietz worked as a surgical technician, newswriter, college instructor, television producer, and director of public relations for an international telephone company prior to embarking on a full-time writing career.