DIVDavid Feintuch (1944β2006) was the author of the award-winning military science fiction Seafort Saga series, which spans Midshipmanβs Hope, Challengerβs Hope, Prisonerβs Hope, Fishermanβs Hope, Voices of Hope, Patriarchβs Hope, and Children of Hope. Feintuch came to writing late, previously having worked as a lawyer and antiques dealer. In 1996, at the age of fifty, he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer from the World Science Fiction Society. He later expanded into the fantasy genre with his Rodrigo of Caledon series, including The Still and The King.Β /div