British-American novelist and former Robinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies at the University of North Carolina Charlotte who co-authored the Sekret Machines fiction trilogy with Tom DeLonge. The series uses the historical backdrop of UAP events to construct thriller narratives intended to socialize the UFO topic for a mainstream audience.
Andrew James Hartley was born on August 7, 1964, in Preston, Lancashire, England. He built an academic career in English literature before Tom DeLonge approached him to co-write the Sekret Machines historical thriller trilogy. Their collaboration also produced the standalone novel Trinity (2023).