Gene Brewer (b. 1937) is the author of the K-PAX series of books (K-PAX, K-PAX II, K-PAX III, and Prot's Report, an addition which is a "copy" of Prot's report on Earth).
Gene Brewer was born and raised in Muncie, Indiana, USA, and studied at DePauw University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before becoming a novelist he studied DNA replication and cell division at several major research institutions.
Brewer currently lives in New York City and Vermont, with his wife and their Dalmatian dog, Flower. He is currently working on a fourth book, K-PAX IV, due for release in 2005.