Dr. Spyros Vrettos was born in Lefkada, Greece, where he finished elementary and high school. He graduated from the School of Philosophy of Athens University. In 1987, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Jannina. He has published the novels Respite and Expiation as well as Obscure Fate. He has also published an essay on Humanism, Themes of Modern Issues for Composition, and the study, Popular Poets of Lefkada (1900-1985.) This novel is the first in a trilogy. The other two are The Incredible Machine and The Life and Death of the Peacemaker.