Sebastian Pym is a distinguished essayist and poet. He is also an award-winning photographer. The Germlords is Mr. Pym's first full-length novel. He has also written on Leadership, Terrorism and Child Abuse. Mr. Pym is rushing to complete a screenplay, A Gathering Of one, which is about a severely-injured woman who has developed a multiple-personality disorder. The rush is because a significant interest in the work has been expressed by several agents in New York and California. The author lives with his family in Memphis, Tennessee.