Paul Chafe was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1965 and grew up in Hamilton, Ontario. He is a well known Canadian science fiction author who frequently works for Baen Books. In addition to his own original work, he has published several stories in Larry Niven's Man-Kzin Wars series, including Destiny's Forge, the first full length novel in that series. His most recent novel is Genesis, the first book of the Ark Trilogy, released in November 2007. He is also an infantry officer in the Canadian Army reserves.
