ROBERT WILLIAM HULT has lived a life of adventure, which is evident in the science fiction books he writes. From being a submariner during the Vietnam War, to being a killer whale and dolphin trainer, to being a deep sea diver, to being a mountain climber, to being a gymnast during his university days, to traveling broadly through United States and Asia, and so on, he has survived sometimes impossible odds. He has had nearly a dozen near-death experiences. In the telling, they add truism to his writing.