Eric L. Harry is a distinguished author, renowned for his work in the fiction, horror, and science fiction genres. Born on December 02, 1958, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Harry spent his formative years in Laurel, Mississippi. After completing his education at the Marion Military Institute and the Marine Military Academy, he pursued higher education at Vanderbilt University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1980.
After graduating from Vanderbilt, Harry continued his studies in Moscow and Leningrad in the USSR, and later at the University of Virginia Law School. He began his legal career in private practice in Houston, negotiating complex multinational mergers and acquisitions around the world. His legal prowess led him to become the general counsel of a Fortune 500 company. He later ventured into the business world, raising a private equity fund and co-founding a successful oil company.
In addition to his professional accomplishments, Harry is a prolific writer, with several successful novels to his credit. His writing career is marked by popular novels such as Invasion and Arc Light, as well as Protect & Defend and Society of Mind. His thrillers, including Arc Light, Society of the Mind, Protect and Defend, Invasion, Pandora: Outbreak, Pandora: Contagion, and Pandora: Resistance, have been published in eight countries. Harry, who is married to a Moscow-born wife, has three children and divides his time between Houston, Texas, and San Diego, California.