Dave Edlund is a graduate of the University of Oregon with a doctoral degree in chemistry. A leading inventor (90 issued US Patents) and expert in hydrogen energy, he has published more than 100 technical articles and has been an invited author of several technical books on alternative energy. His first novel, Unintended Consequences, an action thriller, was published in. An avid outdoorsman, shooter, and hunter, he is a long-time resident of Bend, Oregon.