Meet David Rhea

My brother Dave and I worked on creative projects together ever since we were kids. In the early ’90s, we created one of the first true multiplayer 3D computer games for the Atari ST, called Cyberdrome. Years later, we developed a far more complex version of the game for the IBM PC, featuring fractally generated landscapes and genetically evolved artificial life programs; another first. In the early 2000s, he helped me complete my first novel, Cyberdrome (loosely based on the world of the games), and also designed 3D models of the ships used in my five-book Novum Saga. At the same time, he was a special effects whiz working in Los Angeles. In addition to television shows and commercial projects, he helped build many of the rides featured at Disneyland, Disney World, Epcot Center, and Universal Studios. While we had many plans for the years ahead, Dave tragically passed away in June 2019 after an eight-month battle with leukemia. His memory will live on with me forever, and I hope that what we created together will inspire others to pursue their dreams.