Russ KatzRuss Katz (born March 29, 1973) is an American novelist and science fiction author. He studied Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park and works in the field of Information Technology Management. Katz was born in East Brunswick, ew Jersey, the son of Alan and Randy Katz, and married Anna Marie Burlaga on September 2, 2000. The couple has two sons: Ryan and Tyler Katz. Katz began writing in 2006 publishing his first Science Fiction Novel in 2012. In 2014, after an inspiring hair cut from a woman's story, he began his second novel, this time a biography, The Principal's Daughter, published in 2016. In his personal life Katz has a drive to experience life from skydiving to scuba diving the Belize Barrier Reef; from mountain and rock climbing he has summitted the tallest peaks on two continents. He enjoys exploring, cooking, woodworking, gaming, fishing, billiards, baseball, and many other activities. Read More Read Less