About the Authors

Nicholas George Manolukas was born on December 9, 1961 in Youngstown, Ohio to first generation Greek-Americans. His grandparents emigrated from Greece at the turn of the century, leaving their village life in pursuit of the American dream. Nick graduated from Yale with the class of ’84, and earned his J.D. from John Marshall Law School four years later.

Heidi Joanna Neale was born on August 26, 1961 in Dearborn, Michigan. Seven years later, her family left suburban Detroit and moved to the northern Michigan town of Cheboygan, near the beautiful Straits of Mackinac. Her family emigrated from England and Germany in the mid-1800s, but after 18 years with Nick, she’s become Greek by osmosis. Heidi graduated from Michigan State University in 1983, and received her J.D. from DePaul College of Law in 1991.

Their partnership began on the Summer Solstice in 1986, when the two of them met at the Printers’ Row Book Fair in Chicago. In 1991, they left the Windy City to embark on a year-long trip around the world, and it was near the end of that sojourn, while visiting the Greek islands of Crete and Santoríni, that they learned about the ancient Minoan Civilization – a discovery which inspired them to write their first novel, The Coming of a New Millennium, and the screenplay adaptation, Knossos! Return to the Labyrinth.

When they returned to the US, they moved to Corvallis, Oregon, to live near the volcanoes and rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. Since 1997, they’ve lived in Berkeley, California, St. John, US Virgin Islands and Sarasota, Florida.

Nick and Heidi have also worked extensively as activists, lawyers, mediators and consultants, promoting the ideals of social justice, sustainability and progressive political change.

2004 is their second novel.