Thom was a Civil War re-enactor who portrayed Chaplain Lorenzo Barber of the 2nd US Sharpshooters. He wrote six science fiction books, "The Hunters," "Sword and Fire," "Shadows of War," "Dagger Point," "Operation Sierra-75" and "The Dying Time," and game scenarios for games put out by FASA. Thom also sang and played instruments in the folk music band called Fianna with his partner, Christina Chamberlain.
