In The God Hunters William Kelley brings to full power the extraordinary complex of literary gifts that commanded, for his first novel, Gemini, immediate critical acclaim. The central matter of The God Hunters is spiritual struggle. His mode is an exuberant play of wit flashing over a profound and subtle perception of individual motives, of emotional nuance, of the intellectual and moral content of American life in the 1960s. William Kelley was born in 1929, the fourth of seven children. His first novel, Gemini was a best seller when first published in 1959. He has an extensive background as both writer and producer, having written numerous movies and series for television as well as 7 novels. He received an Academy Award for best screenplay in 1986 for Witness.