Allen Steele

Allen Steele was a journalist who covered the space program and later turned to writing speculative fiction. His first novel, Orbital Decay, published by Ace, was chosen Best First Novel of the Year by Locus, and Allen himself went on to be twice nominated for the John W. Campbell award. He also began writing and selling to the science fiction magazines. He is a three-time Hugo award winner (1996, 1998, 2010) for his short fiction, and is a frequent Nebula nominee. He and his wife Linda, who is a DJ, now live in Whately, MA.