Mahoney, Jeff: - Jeff Mahoney is a new author that hails from a varied background. He has lived and worked as a professional musician, a heavy-duty mechanic, a farmer and currently as an educator. Jeff has just returned from Northern China, where he was a high school teacher in the largest school in the Liaoning Province. Jeff began his work on the The Planet while living and teaching in China in order to improve his teaching skills. Soon, what began as a short story began to expand into this book. Jeff now lives in Vancouver, B.C., Canada with his wife and his two cats, Paddy and Timber. Jeff teaches at the Mathison Academy in Vancouver, where he assists students with their English studies. Jeff enjoys jazz music, mountain biking and the thought that the universe is filled with infinite possibilities.