Secrets of Hominea by David William Tollen

David W. Tollen is an attorney and one of the country's best-known experts on information technology contracts -- and he teaches IT contract drafting and negotiation at the U.C. Berkeley Law School. Separately, David is also the author of award-winning novels that use fantasy to teach history and science, for young people. David is the author of THE TECH CONTRACTS HANDBOOK: CLOUD COMPUTING AGREEMENTS, SOFTWARE LICENSES, AND OTHER IT CONTRACTS FOR LAWYERS AND BUSINESSPEOPLE -- now in it's 3rd edition, just released in 2021. It's published by the American Bar Association, and the prior editions have consistently ranked as the #1 bestseller for the IP Law Section of the ABA. THE TECH CONTRACTS HANDBOOK is a how-to guide for drafting and negotiating IT agreements, written in simple English. David is also the founder of Tech Contracts Academy, where he teaches IT contract drafting and negotiation, for lawyers and businesspeople. And he is the founder of Sycamore Legal, P.C. in San Francisco, where he and his staff provide legal services related to software licensing and other IT contracts. He also serves as an expert witness in litigation on these same topics. Further, David is the author of THE JERICHO RIVER, a young adult novel that uses fantasy to teach world history. THE JERICHO RIVER won first place at both the London Book Festival and the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, as well as a bronze medal in the Readers' Favorite Book Reviews and Awards Contest, among other honors. David's second novel is SECRETS OF HOMINEA. Another multiple award-winner, it's a middle grade fantasy -- a tale of giants, gnomes, queens, and adventurers -- and it teaches science and history. David earned law degrees from Harvard Law School and Cambridge University in England, as well as a B.A. in history from U.C. Berkeley.