|  Arthur Herzog III was born in Manhattan, New York City. He was an author and journalist. He also wrote true crime books. Several of his novels were made into films. | 
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) The Swarm | 1974 | 
| 2) Earthsound | 1975 | 
| 3) Heat | 1977 | 
| 4) Orca | 1977 | 
| 5) IQ 83 | 1978 | 
| 6) Aries Rising | 1980 | 
| 7) The Craving | 1982 | 
| 8) L*S*I*T*T (Also published as: Takeover [1987]) | 1983 | 
| 9) Icetopia | 2003 | 
| 10) Imortalon | 2003 | 
| 11) The Town That Moved to Mexico | 2004 | 
| 12) Body Parts (short stories) | 2005 | 
| 13) The Third State | 2005 | 
| 14) Polar Swap | 2008 |