Richard Mann grew up in being an avid reader of books, even from an early age he loved the literary giants Tolkien, Michael Moorcock, Frank Herbert and Douglas Adams. He is also a big fan of Bernard Cornwell, the historical novelist and Frederic Forsyth, the great thriller writer. His books are an eclectic mix of all of these. He started writing at 16 but the dream faded until a few years ago when he started writing again. During his twenties he studied business studies and accountancy. During this time he also studied Shaolin and Wing Chun Kung Fu and even starting a school with a friend. He has worked as an accountant, Software developer in the City of London for banks and insurance companies, and is now an author. HERO, VENDETTA and CAIUS are the Dominion First Blood series. These mercurial books are action packed, fast paced, and guaranteed to keep the reader turning pages to the end. This wholly original book falls within the military thriller, fantasy horror and Sci-fi Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic genres. It combines incredible action, hair-raising scares and big laughs. It will shock the reader into thinking about his own place in the world. Warning: This book may keep the reader up all night!Richard is a fellow Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians, Member of the Institute of Analysts and Programmers and a Member of the British Computer Society. He is in his sixties, married, has two sons and lives in Berkshire. The best way to keep up with his latest news is to sign up for his newsletter.www.richardmannblog.com and join his Facebook Group Richard Mann Author Sci-fi Grouphttps: //www.facebook.com/groups/614826635559014