Jamie Ibson first conceived of the Contractor Wars setting as being a blend of all his favorite SF settings, such as Star Wars, Cyberpunk, Rifts, Elite: Dangerous, Stellaris, and Shadowrun, but without any of the magic or psychic mischief.
Jamie first brought Quincy J. Allen on board as a co-writer while discussing stories for the first We Dare volume. Quincy had advised he wanted to write a story about genetic hybrids, in a sort of SF Island of Dr. Moreau sense. Jamie shared with Quincy what he'd written regarding Paragon Savage Genetics, and away it went.
If one were to look on Goodreads, Jamie's author bio would read as follows:
Jamie Ibson is from the frozen wastelands of Canuckistan, where moose, bears, and geese battle for domination among the hockey rinks, igloos, and Tim Hortons.
After joining the Canadian army reserves in high school, he spent half of 2001 in Bosnia as a peacekeeper and came home shortly after 9/11 with a deep sense of foreboding. After graduating college, he landed a job in law enforcement and was posted to the left coast from 2007 to 2021. He retired from law enforcement in early 2021 and moved clear across the country to write full time in the Maritimes.
He published a number of short stories in 2018 and 2019, and his first novel came out in January 2020. He’s pretty much been making it up as he goes along, although he has numerous writer friends who serve as excellent role-models, mentors, and, occasionally, cautionary tales.
His website can be found at ibsonwrites.ca. He is married to the lovely Michelle, and they have cats.