"Jon Evans seems to spend most of his time backpacking in places (Zimbabwe, the Balkans, Iraq) that even the most intrepid of us tend to avoid. Evans also finds time to write strong, politically motivated thrillers." — Chicago Tribune

"Thought-provoking ... Mr Evans shows great potential." — The Economist

Jon Evans is an author, journalist, adventure traveller, and software engineer.

His books have won Arthur Ellis and ForeWord Book Of The Year awards and have been translated into six languages. Most of them are freely available online.

His journalism has appeared in The Guardian, Wired, The Globe & Mail, and The Times of India, and he writes a weekly column for TechCrunch.

You can find Jon on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Flickr, and Amazon.