![]() In 2016, he retired the company and began a new full time career of writing. After retiring from aerospace, he cofounded a software consulting firm, Alodar Systems, specializing in business processes, ERP solutions, and application integration. ![]() For 30 years he worked at TRW helping to build ground station software for satellites. ![]() ![]() He received a BS in Physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1962 and a PhD in Physics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1966. Lyndon Hardy was born in Los Angeles, and except for a few years spent in Texas while growing up, has lived in California all his life. Together they have two daughters and four living grandchildren. He lives with his wife, Joan, in Torrance, California. Its hero, Alodar, is the son of disgraced nobles who proves himself in all five arts - thaumaturgy, alchemy, magic, sorcery, wizardry - to become the leading suitor to Queen Vendora. While at CalTech, in 1960 he organized and led what has been called the best college prank ever pulled - The Rose Bowl Card Stunt Caper. Lyndon Hardys Master of the Five Magics is a buried gem: first published by Del Rey in 1980, fallen out of print despite having a substantial following, only to finally see its second edition unearthed in 2016. As of yet, he has not figured out a plot line for a stamp collector who saves the world. In addition to reading and writing, he has sporadic bursts of enthusiasm for collecting stamps and playing cards. He became interested in fantasy while wandering through the fringes of fandom when he was at Caltech. ![]() Lyndon Hardy (1941- ) Author, prankster, grandfather ![]()
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