Daniel Clerc grew up on a multi-generational family farm in the agricultural corridor of Illinois. With an irrepressible love for the sciences and the healing arts, he attended Southern Illinois University where he achieved bachelor's degrees in molecular biology and psychology, and a minor in organic chemistry. He became a certified EMT and went on to complete a master's degree in biochemistry. Daniel then attended Saint Louis University School of Medicine and graduated in 1998 with his Doctorate in Medicine. With an additional interest in forensic pathology, he became a certified death investigator. After completion of a family medicine residency in St. Louis he relocated to the Pacific Northwest to complete post-doctoral training in sleep medicine. Currently Daniel continues to practice a combination of sleep and family medicine in the Pacific Northwest.
The tension of The Time Altar Series not only weaves its way through two centuries in the future, but it also reaches fever-pitch in the dystopia of the United States in the mid-1800s. The reader will become absorbed in the plight of Lt. Col Jake Gillean. He is a stranger cast into a world where advances in science, technology, and warfare threaten the survival of humanity. The Time Altar is a deep twist of psychology, history, and governments buckling under the pressure of disparate philosophies. It's a bold look back to discover where we've been, and a look forward to where we're going.