Steve Pantazis is the author of Godnet, a techno-thriller about the inventor of the Mindnet, and his race against time to stop the sentient program that controls it. He has also written a number of short stories in various genres.

Steve grew up in New York and attended college before moving out to California. After school, he worked with his father in the family remodeling business and then joined the Air Force. He served his country honorably for eight years, working as a system administrator at March AFB, and then as an IT manager at Vandenberg AFB. He left the Air Force in 2000 and joined S1 Corporation where he was responsible for overseeing the design and implementation of software solutions for banks and credit unions. Steve left S1 in 2004 to start up Sales Vision, Inc., a provider of sales management solutions for the financial industry. He lives in beautiful San Diego.

So, where is the writer in all this?

Steve started writing at the age of nine. His first story was a space opera. But after reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy, he knew he wanted to write an epic fantasy. At fourteen, he began writing his blockbuster but never completed it. In college, Steve took up writing again and tried his hand at another tale. This one, inspired by pioneers in fantasy, like Stephen R. Donaldson and Raymond E. Feist, involved contemporary elements. Once again, the dust settled and the story remained unfinished.

Finally, in 2003, Steve made the decision to complete the work he started in college. After careful planning, he divided his story into two volumes and wrote both manuscripts back-to-back. In January of 2005, Steve completed the draft for Destiny, the conclusion to The Chosen One, and began the arduous process of self editing. Later that year, he authored five short stories, which he posted to the website in mid-2006. Steve finished editing Prophecy at the end of 2006 and had his manuscript professionally edited at the beginning of 2007. While his project did not garner attention from prospective literary agencies, that didn't stop him. He went on to write a commercial novel called Pardon the Mess in 2007 and author over forty short stories in 2008 and 2009. In October 2010, he completed Godnet, a techno-thriller. He plans to finish editing the novel by the end of February 2012 and begin soliciting literary agents in March.

Steve's approach to writing fiction has taken on many aspects throughout the years. He finds that clean, straight-forward prose works best, irrespective of genre. Thriller writers use this method all the time, and Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code exemplifies its success.

Steve's future plans include publishing a free companion guide to Godnet, called Godnet: Confessions, as well a flash fiction collection comprised of his thirty best short stories.