Craig A. Candelore is the son of a US senior foreign-service officer. Raised in Europe, he attended French schools for most of his childhood. At sixteen, Craig became an interpreter for the United States at the United Nations convention in Geneva, Switzerland, translating into French, German, and English.

He graduated from the United States Military Academy with a bachelor’s in science and engineering. After serving his active-duty obligation, he entered the Army Reserves, where he achieved the rank of colonel. One of his assignments in the Army Reserve was teaching military history.

Since his early youth, he has had a fascination with history and military history. Uncovering the untold story of the women Amazon warriors of antiquity has become a passion for the author. He has devoted most of his free time over the past thirty years to researching the topic. He feels privileged to be able to bring this story to light.

The Libyan Amazons and the Conquest of Continents is the first book of a trilogy dealing with the Amazon women warriors of antiquity. The second book is The Thermodon Amazon Queendom and the Attack on Athens. The third book of this trilogy is the Scythian Amazons and the Amazon Nation. Craig Candelore lives in San Diego, California, and has been a family law attorney for over thirty years.