BRIAN DICKINSONBrian Dickinson is a former U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmer, Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), and Anti-Submarine Warfare Operator who conducted missions around the world, including two deployments to the Persian Gulf.After leaving the military, he ursued high-altitude mountaineering and gained international recognition for his solo summit of Mount Everest - followed by a blind descent after losing his vision near the summit due to snow blindness. He is the only person in history to have done so.His bestselling memoir Blind Descent chronicles that survival story. His second book, Calm in the Chaos, highlights the untold stories of over forty U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmers - the men and women who serve under the motto: So Others May Live. He is also the host of the Calm in the Chaos Podcast, one of the top military podcasts in the country.Bloodline of Redemption is his debut novel. Every operational detail - the antisubmarine warfare procedures, the rescue swimmer training, the mountaineering survival tactics - comes from firsthand experience. Brian didn't research this world. He lived it.He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, JoAnna, and their two children. Read More Read Less