Bill wrote his first 'hardcore' science fiction book in second grade during book week. It was a five page interplanetary epic, with a montage front cover and full page drawings. He came second in the competition, which annoyed the hell out of him.
His first ever sci fi read was Isaac Asim More...
The Bluezone: Somewhere deep within this last bastion of democratic society, segregated from the chaotic slums and destitute refugee camps, lurks a technology that could either push civilization further into the abyss or bring forth its salvation.