Background
Steele was born in Nashville, Tennessee on January 19, 1958.
(From Book 1: Winner of the Locus Award for Best First No...)
From Book 1: Winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel: At work aboard a battered space station, a team of blue-collar laborers stumbles upon a surveillance plot of unprecedented scope Popeye Hooker knows that space isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. A former fisherman who takes a job building low orbital stations to escape a failed relationship, he finds that in space, construction work is still a grind. And when they aren’t building the space stations that will usher humanity into the stars, Sam Sloane and the rest of the beamjacks get high, blast the Grateful Dead, and stare through telescopes at the world they left behind. But life in orbit is about to get much more interesting. Nestled among the life support equipment that keeps them alive and the entertainment systems that keep them happy, the beamjacks find something astonishing. Turns out, their home isn’t just a space station—it’s a giant antenna designed to spy on every inhabitant of Earth. It’s the greatest privacy invasion ever perpetrated, and the beamjacks won’t stand for it. They may not be pioneers, but these roughnecks are about to become revolutionaries.
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("Allen Steele is among the best." (St. Louis Post-Dispatc...)
"Allen Steele is among the best." (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) "Steele writes with a spirit of exuberant...enthusiasm about our future in space." (Booklist) The Face. The City. We saw them first in 1976, when the Viking probe flew by the rust-colored desert planet of Mars. Now, the questions will be answered.
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(All-American Alien Boy collects 11 of Steele's most power...)
All-American Alien Boy collects 11 of Steele's most powerful short tales--including the Hugo Award-winning story, "The Good Rat." Here Steele, with his endless daring and imagination, explores a strange and wonderful place--our own Earth.
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(Expelled from the Union Astronautica space fleet and faci...)
Expelled from the Union Astronautica space fleet and facing charges of grand theft, Jules Truffant agrees to sign up as shuttle pilot aboard the freighter Pride of Cucamonga in exchange for amnesty. After botching Pride's mission to RhoCorenae and upsetting an alien culture in the process, Jules must take part in a voyage across the galaxy to place a probe squarely in the path of a black hole as it plows through an inhabited star system. BONUS AUDIO: In an exclusive introduction, author Allen Steele explains why he needed to bring a lighter tone to Galaxy Blues.
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(Hugo Award-winning author Allen Steele's critically accla...)
Hugo Award-winning author Allen Steele's critically acclaimed Coyote was a dramatic new departure-"a terrific, break-out book" (Robert J. Sawyer) of "classic science-fiction" (Orlando Sentinel). But if Coyote was a grand novel of interstellar exploration, then Coyote Rising is the bold next step-a novel of interstellar revolution. The crew of the hijacked starship Alabama fled their colony on Coyote after more colonists arrived-along with a new, repressive government and all of Earth's social ills. Now, the iron-fisted colonial governor is building a bridge to exploit the virgin territory where the Alabama's crew are believed to have resettled. But a movement is underway to reclaim Coyote for those who truly love freedom-a full-scale rebellion in which the men and women on both sides of the fight will learn the true price of liberty.
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(Coyote marks a dramatic new turn in the career of Allen S...)
Coyote marks a dramatic new turn in the career of Allen Steele, Hugo Award-winning author of Chronospace. Epic in scope, passionate in its conviction, and set against a backdrop of plausible events, it tells the brilliant story of Earth's first interstellar colonists-and the mysterious planet that becomes their home.
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( Expelled from the Union Astronautica space fleet and fa...)
Expelled from the Union Astronautica space fleet and facing charges of grand theft, Jules Truffant agrees to sign up as shuttle pilot aboard the freighter Pride of Cucamonga in exchange for amnesty. After botching Pride's mission to RhoCorenae and upsetting an alien culture in the process, Jules must take part in a voyage across the galaxy to place a probe squarely in the path of a black hole as it plows through an inhabited star system. BONUS AUDIO: In an exclusive introduction, author Allen Steele explains why he needed to bring a lighter tone to Galaxy Blues.
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( The Hugo Award-winning author of the critically acclaim...)
The Hugo Award-winning author of the critically acclaimed Coyote returns to the setting of his grand novel of interstellar exploration with the continuing epic of Earth's first space colonists―and a tale of revolution against a repressive government to reclaim their world in the name of freedom... BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Allen Steele.
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(View our feature on Allen Steele’s Coyote Horizon.The col...)
View our feature on Allen Steele’s Coyote Horizon.The colonial world of Coyote has become the last, best hope of humankind. But Hawk Thompson has learned something about the aliens who also call Coyote home-and his knowledge will change human history.
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( All the stories of Allen Steele's award-winning "Near S...)
All the stories of Allen Steele's award-winning "Near Space" series—now in an expanded and revised second edition! Since its first publication in 1999, Sex and Violence in Zero-G has become one of the most long-sought and hard-to-find of Steele's books. At last, this massive collection is back in print—complete with a new introduction, five additional stories, and a revised timeline. Includes the Hugo Award-winning novella "The Death of Captain Future" and the Hugo Award-winning novelette "The Emperor of Mars." Reviews from the first edition: "Sex and Violence in Zero-G collects some important work by an author who has become one of the finer hard science fiction writers around… definitely a worthwhile collection." —Sci-Fi Weekly (A-) "Steele's vision of the future offers a great departure from the idea that Space is for the elite." —Tangent Online "For those of you unfortunate enough to have not yet discovered Allen Steele, this collection of short stories is the perfect place to start." —Explorations
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(With a gift for visionary fiction that “would make Robert...)
With a gift for visionary fiction that “would make Robert A. Heinlein proud” (Entertainment Weekly) three-time Hugo Award-winning author Allen Steele now imagines an alternate history rooted in an actual historical possibility: what if the race to space had occurred in the early days of WWII? It's 1941, and Wernher von Braun is ordered by his Fuehrer to abandon the V2 rocket and turn German resources in a daring new direction: construction of a manned orbital spacecraft capable of attacking the U.S. Work on the rocket—called Silbervogel—begins at Peenemunde. Though it is top secret, British intelligence discovers the plan, and brings word to Franklin Roosevelt. The American President determines that there is only one logical response: the U.S. must build a spacecraft capable of intercepting Silbervogel and destroying it. Robert Goddard, inventor of the liquid-fuel rocket, agrees to head the classified project. So begins a race against time—between two secret military programs and two brilliant scientists whose high-stakes competition will spiral into a deadly game of political intrigue and unforeseen catastrophes played to the death in the brutal skies above America.
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(June 1, 2288 - Europe's first starship, the EASS Galileo,...)
June 1, 2288 - Europe's first starship, the EASS Galileo, launches on its maiden voyage to investigate an unidentified object, code-named Spindrift, which is traveling outside our solar system. An object that may be alien in origin. The Galileo disappears soon after... February 1, 2344 - The Galileo's shuttle returns to Earth carrying three surviving expedition members, who still appear to be the same age they were when they departed. They report that they have, indeed, made contact with an extraterrestrial race - and become enmeshed in a conflict that brought them face to face with the most apocalyptic force in the galaxy. It is up to Director General John Shillinglaw to piece together the puzzle created by these events - for the survivors tell their stories from their own conflicting perspectives. And the truth is more difficult to glean than it appears. BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction written and recorded by author Allen Steele.
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(Coyote is an astonishing discovery, a habitable moon in a...)
Coyote is an astonishing discovery, a habitable moon in a solar system 40-odd light years from Earth. A despotic post-US government decides to colonise this precious find and constructs the starship Alabama. The ship is about to launch when it is hijacked by its own crew. Instead of the intended party loyalists it is populated with malcontents and social dissidents who must learn to work together in the struggle to reach and then conquer their prize: Coyote. Vast in scope, passionate in its conviction, and set against a backdrop of completely plausible events, Coyote tells the story of Earth's first extra-solar colonists, and the mysterious planet that becomes their home.
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( The revolution that won Coyote's independence from Eart...)
The revolution that won Coyote's independence from Earth is 20 years past. Coyote's aging computers, aircraft, and medical equipment are badly in need of replacement. And the colony's survival is in question. Now the colony's hard-won independence depends on the descendants of Coyote's original settlers-versus help from Earth that may be more of a detriment than a boon. Former freedom fighter Carlos Montero, now in his 50s and burdened with the responsibilities of leadership. Manuel Castro, the Savant and former Lieutenant Governor of New Florida, now a hermit who may hold the key to the survival of those whose company he has renounced. Jonas Whittaker, the genius inventor haunted by the loss of the wife and daughter he sacrificed to save. And Morgan Goldstein, an entrepreneur seeking to exploit Coyote's natural resources―even if it means ruining the planet itself. As Coyote's future hangs in the balance, a larger question looms: can the human race settle a new world without bringing forward the problems of the world it left behind? BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Allen Steele.
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(A ship from Earth arrives at Coyote bearing news: the sur...)
A ship from Earth arrives at Coyote bearing news: the survivor of the Robert E. Lee explosion is still alive on their homeworld-but the person who destroyed the ship is somewhere on Coyote.
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( All the stories of Allen Steele's award-winning "Near S...)
All the stories of Allen Steele's award-winning "Near Space" series—now in an expanded and revised second edition! Since its first publication in 1999, Sex and Violence in Zero-G has become one of the most long-sought and hard-to-find of Steele's books. At last, this massive collection is back in print—complete with a new introduction, five additional stories, and a revised timeline. Includes the Hugo Award-winning novella "The Death of Captain Future" and the Hugo Award-winning novelette "The Emperor of Mars." Reviews: …the Near Space series "presents a realistic and action-packed modern vision of the industrialization of space and those who make it happen. If the collective governments of the world had any sense, they'd be using these books as texts for ushering in a future worth having." —Analog Science Fiction and Fact "Sex and Violence in Zero-G collects some important work by an author who has become one of the finer hard science fiction writers around… definitely a worthwhile collection." —Sci-Fi Weekly (A-) "Steele's stories strive for a welcome verisimilitude, and how things might work in an environment that actively works against that sort of thing. And it works. Put ordinary people into a harsh, hostile environment, do bad things to them and then watch how they deal with it. It's a winning combination, especially as written by Allen Steele." —Tangent Online "For those of you unfortunate enough to have not yet discovered Allen Steele, this collection of short stories is the perfect place to start." —Explorations
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(Welcome to Heaven. Here's a mop. It's not that simple, ...)
Welcome to Heaven. Here's a mop. It's not that simple, of course. First you have to die. Grunge rock, bad acid, and an eighteen-wheeler will do that. Then you have to survive. Not too complicated, toward the century's end, for a neglected rich kid with guilt-ridden parents and cryogenics. Then there's the resurrection. That's more complex, involving runaway nanotechnology, a neutral interface in the brain, an asteroid named for Jerry Garcia, and a castle that needs cleaning. Hence, the mop. Death for William Alec Tucker III is a gateway to the future, and a second chance to accomplish what he's left undone: which is just about everything. Life after death is almost pleasant. Until Alec finds out that he's a pawn in a systemwide struggle for power and embarks on an odyssey of discovery that takes him from the far reaches of the asteroid belt to the fleshpots of Clarke County, Space. And even father, to the beckoning stars.
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( The revolution that won Coyote's independence from Eart...)
The revolution that won Coyote's independence from Earth is 20 years past. Coyote's aging computers, aircraft, and medical equipment are badly in need of replacement. And the colony's survival is in question. Now the colony's hard-won independence depends on the descendants of Coyote's original settlers-versus help from Earth that may be more of a detriment than a boon. Former freedom fighter Carlos Montero, now in his 50s and burdened with the responsibilities of leadership. Manuel Castro, the Savant and former Lieutenant Governor of New Florida, now a hermit who may hold the key to the survival of those whose company he has renounced. Jonas Whittaker, the genius inventor haunted by the loss of the wife and daughter he sacrificed to save. And Morgan Goldstein, an entrepreneur seeking to exploit Coyote's natural resources―even if it means ruining the planet itself. As Coyote's future hangs in the balance, a larger question looms: can the human race settle a new world without bringing forward the problems of the world it left behind? BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Allen Steele.
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( In a broken city, a newspaper editor risks everything f...)
In a broken city, a newspaper editor risks everything for the story of a lifetime It takes only minutes for the earthquake to demolish St. Louis. The city’s oldest structures crumble, its finest bridge collapses into the Mississippi, and the observation deck of the famous arch falls to earth, killing five. Seven months later, all those who can afford to leave have gone, abandoning the poor, sick, and desperate to scrap for survival. Gerry Rosen, a reporter for the Big Muddy Inquirer, isn’t going anywhere. Whether thriving or ruined, this is his town. After months of reporting on the earthquake’s aftermath, with electricity, security, and food in short supply, Rosen stumbles on something that takes his breath away. Beneath the rubble of old St. Louis lurks a stunning government conspiracy, the details of which are almost too dangerous to print. Rosen goes underground, running from the army in a desperate attempt to save his city—and his life.
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(Two-time Hugo Award winner Allen Steele expands the unive...)
Two-time Hugo Award winner Allen Steele expands the universe of his Coyote saga with the story of Hex, a habitat the size of an entire solar system that could be a utopia—or nothing but a cosmic mirage… The danui, a reclusive arachnid species, have avoided contact with the Coyote Federation—until now. Initiating trade negotiations, they offer only information: the coordinates for an unoccupied world suitable for human life—a massive sphere composed of billions of hexagons. But when the Federation’s recon mission goes terribly wrong, the humans realize how little they know about their new partners…
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(Allen Steele has won two Hugo Awards, a Nebula nomination...)
Allen Steele has won two Hugo Awards, a Nebula nomination, the Locus Award, the Asimov's Readers Award and the 1998 Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Award. Now, he presents a novel in which mankind's future lies not among the stars...but beneath the waves. Tethys--the world's first completely self-sufficient undersea research station. It is the stepping stone to a new frontier of life on Earth. Within this oasis of technology are those who seek to unlock the mysteries of the unknown deep. But they are not alone... Praise for the novels of Allen Steele: A brand-new hardcover from the two-time Hugo winner and "master of science-fiction intrigue." (The Washington Post) "Stunning."-- Chicago Sun-Times "Allen Steele is the best writer to come along in the last decade."-- John Varley "Intelligent, literate, and ingenious."-- Booklist "One of the hottest writers of science fiction on the scene today."-- Gardner Dozois, editor, Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
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(From the award-winning author of the Coyote series comes ...)
From the award-winning author of the Coyote series comes a tale of mystery and adventure at the far reaches of the solar system. In the early years of the 22nd century, an international space expedition is exploring the moons of Jupiter. Tragedy strikes when a bathyscaphe lowered into the global ocean beneath Europa's frozen surface is lost, costing the lives of two scientists. The lone survivor: the bathyscaphe's pilot, a woman whose haunting beauty and sexual hunger led both men to have affairs with her. She claims that her craft was attacked by an enormous creature prowling the frigid waters beneath the ice. Other expedition members doubt her story. They believe the creature doesn t exist, and that she's lying in order to hide the fact that she deliberately killed her former lovers. It's up to another crewman the survivor of a freak accident aboard the expedition ship to determine the truth. Is this murder...or one of the greatest discoveries of all time?
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Best 19 Science Fiction Books of 2016 Written by a highly regarded expert on space travel and exploration, Allen Steele's Arkwright features the precision of hard science fiction with a compelling cast of characters. In the vein of classic authors such as Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke, Nathan Arkwright is a seminal author of the twentieth century. At the end of his life he becomes reclusive and cantankerous, refusing to appear before or interact with his legion of fans. Little did anyone know, Nathan was putting into motion his true, timeless legacy. Convinced that humanity cannot survive on Earth, his Arkwright Foundation dedicates itself to creating a colony on an Earth-like planet several light years distant. Fueled by Nathan's legacy, generations of Arkwrights are drawn together, and pulled apart, by the enormity of the task and weight of their name. This is classic, epic science fiction and engaging character-driven storytelling, which will appeal to devotees of the genre as well as fans of current major motion pictures such as Gravity and Interstellar.
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( Coyote marks a dramatic new turn in the career of Allen...)
Coyote marks a dramatic new turn in the career of Allen Steele, Hugo Award-winning author of Chronospace. Epic in scope, passionate in its conviction, and set against a backdrop of plausible events, it tells the brilliant story of Earth's first interstellar colonists―and the mysterious planet that becomes their home... The crime of the century begins without a hitch. On July 5th, 2070, as it's about to be launched, the starship Alabama is hijacked―by her captain and crew. In defiance of the repressive government of The United Republic of Earth, they replace her handpicked passengers with political dissidents and their families. These become Earth's first pioneers in the exploration of space... Captain R. E. Lee, their leader. Colonel Gill Reese, the soldier sent to stop Lee. Les Gilles, the senior communications officer, a victim of a mistake that will threaten the entire mission. Crewman Eric Gunther, who has his own agenda for being aboard. His daughter, Wendy, a teenager who will grow up too quickly. Jorge and Rita Montero, ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. And their son Carlos, who will become a hero in spite of himself. After almost two-and-a-half centuries in cold sleep, they will awaken above their destination: a habitable world named Coyote. A planet that will test their strength, their beliefs, and their very humanity... In Coyote, Allen Steele delivers a grand novel of galactic adventure―a tale of life on the newest of frontiers. BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Allen Steele
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(From Book 1: Coyote marks a dramatic new turn in the care...)
From Book 1: Coyote marks a dramatic new turn in the career of Allen Steele, Hugo Award-winning author of Chronospace. Epic in scope, passionate in its conviction, and set against a backdrop of plausible events, it tells the brilliant story of Earth’s first interstellar colonists—and the mysterious planet that becomes their home…
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Steele was born in Nashville, Tennessee on January 19, 1958.
He graduated high school from the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, received a bachelor"s degree from New England College and a Master"s from the University of Missouri.
Steele was introduced to science fiction fandom attending meetings of Nashville"s science fiction club = Chapbooks = Short fiction The Last Science Writer (2008) Non-fiction Primary Ignition (2003) includes articles and essays from 1997–2004.
(Two-time Hugo Award winner Allen Steele expands the unive...)
( The Hugo Award-winning author of the critically acclaim...)
(From Book 1: Winner of the Locus Award for Best First No...)
( All the stories of Allen Steele's award-winning "Near S...)
( All the stories of Allen Steele's award-winning "Near S...)
( Best 19 Science Fiction Books of 2016 Written by a hig...)
(Expelled from the Union Astronautica space fleet and faci...)
( Expelled from the Union Astronautica space fleet and fa...)
(June 1, 2288 - Europe's first starship, the EASS Galileo,...)
(Allen Steele has won two Hugo Awards, a Nebula nomination...)
( In a broken city, a newspaper editor risks everything f...)
(Hugo Award-winning author Allen Steele's critically accla...)
(All-American Alien Boy collects 11 of Steele's most power...)
(From the award-winning author of the Coyote series comes ...)
(From Book 1: Coyote marks a dramatic new turn in the care...)
(Coyote marks a dramatic new turn in the career of Allen S...)
( Coyote marks a dramatic new turn in the career of Allen...)
(Coyote is an astonishing discovery, a habitable moon in a...)
(A ship from Earth arrives at Coyote bearing news: the sur...)
( The revolution that won Coyote's independence from Eart...)
( The revolution that won Coyote's independence from Eart...)
(A standalone novella set in Allen Steele's signature worl...)
(A tale of subversion and riot on a moon-based mining oper...)
(With a gift for visionary fiction that “would make Robert...)
(View our feature on Allen Steele’s Coyote Horizon.The col...)
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