@alansmale.bsky.social
SF writer: CLASH OF EAGLES trilogy (Del Rey), plus HOT MOON, RADIANT SKY, and BURNING NIGHT (Arc Manor), 50+ short stories. Three-time Sidewise Award winner. Singer with The Chromatics (high-energy a cappella). Astronomer, NASA scientist (emeritus)
@alansmale.bsky.socialTen days and counting! "The Year's Top Science Fiction" drops on October 16, including my Sidewise-nominated story, "Darwin's Rocket." And it's in fantastic company--that's quite a Table of Contents, definitely a best-of collection worth a look!
@alansmale.bsky.socialOff to Capclave tmrw! My panel schedule: Sat 11:30am. Are we truly facing "The End of Reading"? Sat 2:30pm. Panel: Research Rabbit Holes Sat 8:30pm. Mass Autograph Session Sun 10:00am. Author Reading Sun 11:30am: Holy Trilogy Sun 1:00pm: Alternate Apollos: The Space Programs That Might Have Been
@alansmale.bsky.socialAnd here it is! The plaque for my Sidewise Award arrived today, and now it feels official!
@alansmale.bsky.socialThe receipts from today's Sidewise Award announcement, with more photos to come. A very young Julius Caesar is kidnapped by Cilician pirates ... which -may- just change a few things in world history ...
@alansmale.bsky.socialBlown away to have won my third Sidewise Award today!! -- for "Caesar at Sea", from the ZNB anthology SKULL X BONES, edited by David B. Coe and @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social. Alas, I couldn't be at Worldcon for the presentation, but all props to @alexshvartsman.bsky.social for accepting in my stead.
