George Bryan Polivka has been an award–winning writer for many years, crafting professional articles, newscasts, screenplays, and television scripts, including the Emmy–winning documentary A Hard Road to Glory. He is the author of the Trophy Chase Trilogy: The Legend of the Firefish, The Hand That Bears the Sword, and The Battle for Vast Dominion. Polivka lives near Baltimore, Maryland, with his wife and children.