Walter Jon Williams is an award-winning American author, with strong ties to Finland (all his grandparents were born there). He has written more than 30 works, including cyberpunk (Hardwired, Voice of the Whirlwind, Angel Station), near-future thrillers (This Is Not a Game, The Rift), classic space opera (Dread Empire’s Fall), “new” space opera (Aristoi) and post-cyberpunk epic fantasy new weird (Metropolitan and City on Fire).