Never heard of him or his book. What shocked me was the title. I wrote a science fiction novel in early 2000s with the exact same title. Still unpublished and a work in progress with hopes to publish in next year or two.
Your profile page has plenty of room for a draft to whet our appetites.
I wrote a short story many years ago and posted it here—if you want to read it:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/fr/596498/posts