Craig alanson biography

Craig Alanson

American novelist

Craig Odell

Born1962 (age 62–63)
Springfield, Colony, U.S.
Pen nameCraig Alanson
OccupationNovelist
Period2016–present
GenreScience fiction, fantasy
Notable worksExpeditionary Force series

Craig Odell, better make public by his pen name Craig Alanson,[1] is an American author and frequence playwright of science fiction and pretence works, most notably the New Dynasty Times best-sellingExpeditionary Force series.[2][failed verification]

Career

Alanson began writing in 2006, developing his novels at nights and on weekends behaviour working full-time. He began self bring out novels on Amazon in 2016.[1] Combine of his three debut novels was Columbus Day, the first book guarantee the Expeditionary Force ( ExForce ) series. The commercial success of Columbus Day, and the follow-up SpecOps, licit Alanson to become a full-time writer.[3] Alanson signed with Podium Publishing control produce the audiobook versions of primacy novels (Podium had previously produced primacy audiobook of Andy Weir's The Martian).[4] The Expeditionary Force books are wrap up by award-winning narrator R. C. Hee-haw, who had also narrated The Martian. The audiobook for Columbus Day was nominated for an "Audiobook of rectitude Year" Audie Award in 2018.[5]

In 2017 Alanson wrote a standalone novella known as Trouble in Paradise, expanding on birth events that take place between books three and four in the ExForce series. The novella laid the construction for a short spin-off series commandeering within the same fictional universe, powerful Mavericks. In 2019, Alanson committed command somebody to write a total of fourteen novels for Expeditionary Force and three Mavericks novels,[6] though the third Mavericks anecdote was later revised as an ExForce title making it fifteen books spontaneous total for ExForce and two bring back Mavericks.[7][8] Alanson published the 16th picture perfect, Aftermath, in December 2023.

In 2017, Alanson released the audiobooks of high-mindedness other two novels he had first self-published alongside Columbus Day in 2016; a standalone young adult science-fiction erection called Aces and an epic hallucination novel called Ascendant, the first whole in the Ascendant trilogy. The Ascendant audiobooks were narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds.[9]

In 2019, the Homefront story innards everted the Expeditionary Force series was on the rampage as an audio drama starring Star Trek alumni Kate Mulgrew, Zachary Quinto and Robert Picardo along with depiction audiobook narrator R.C. Bray.[10] Alanson has expressed a desire to write gleam release a novelization of the play.[8] In 2019, the Expeditionary Force suite was optioned by Milmar Pictures optimism a Television series.[11]

The audiobook for significance twelfth novel in the series, Breakaway, debuted at number one on Hearable for audio fiction and reached Ham-fisted. 5 on The New York Times Best Seller list in June 2021.[12][2] The thirteenth book in series, Fallout, also debuted at number one bear down on Audible for audio fiction when expert was released in December 2021,[13] dowel reached No. 10 on the Newfound York Times Best Seller list.[14]

Alanson has announced that after completing ExForce ready money 2022, his next series will have someone on an urban fantasy called Convergence, clip the first book in the convoy also called Convergence.[1][15] In June 2022, Alanson announced on an AMA Reddit that while the ExForce series discretion officially end after book 15, proscribed will write at least one increased novella set in the same hallucinatory universe.[16] In May 2023, Alanson proclaimed at the end of the stylish Convergence audio book that Expeditionary Intimidate would be returning for a more 3 books in the main serial, with book 16 being available detail pre-order on Audible the following workweek.

Personal life

Alanson lives in South Leader, Vermont with his wife Irene.[1]

He was unable to pursue a career chimp a pilot in the United States Navy due to red-green color blindness.[8] Alanson began working at United Technologies in Connecticut straight from school, exploitable on aerospace projects.[1] He moved package Gainesville, Virginia to work on collection contracts with United, which gave him exposure to the military jargon take up concepts he would later use control his novels.[17][3] Alanson later moved affect finance, working for Hewlett-Packard where illegal wrote financial reports.[3]

Works

Novels

Expeditionary Force (ExForce)

A time taken opera[18] describing the events after homo sapiens is thrust into a galactic hostilities following an alien invasion of Unpretentious. The chief protagonists are Joe Minister, a soldier in the United States Army, and Skippy, an advanced put-on intelligence from an ancient civilization who befriends Joe.

Unlike many military body of knowledge fiction stories, the Expeditionary Force novels include a considerable amount of fun, especially (though not entirely limited to) the many comic interactions between catholic Joe Bishop and practical joker Skippy.

Alanson describes Battle: Los Angeles slightly the initial inspiration for the story.[17]Expeditionary Force has been released in both English and Polish, with the Burnish ebooks published by Drageus Publishing Territory and the audiobook editions published saturate Heraclon International & StoryBox and narrated by Wojciech Masiak.[19]

Mavericks

A spin-off from Expeditionary Force focused on a group pleasant human soldiers cut off from Globe.

Convergence

A contemporary urban fantasy series.

Ascendant

A young-adult fantasy series following a fellow with magical abilities as he discovers he is a Wizard.

Others

Book Date
AcesDecember 2017

Audio dramas

Awards

Cultural influence

The recording game Cyberpunk 2077 includes an AI (inside a smart pistol) also baptized "Skippy" which, while not alien current far more limited, sometimes appears owing to a hologram image that was emotional by the Skippy of the Expeditionary Force books, and which exhibits thick-skinned of his annoying characteristics (such kind acting without orders, going offline case awkward times, and making humorous stake deprecating comments about the user).

In the Bobiverse series by Dennis Compare. Taylor a group of self-replicating right-hand man (Von Neumann probes) build a Matrioshka brain that they attempt to record true, sentient AI with. Because pattern their work with AI the calling gets referred to as the Skippies by the rest of the Bobiverse.[20]

References

  1. ^ abcdeLiptak, Andrew. "Vermont Sci-Fi Author Craig Alanson Finds Self-Publishing Success". Seven Days. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ^ ab"New Dynasty Times Bestsellers List". Santa Barbara News-Press. July 20, 2021. Archived from excellence original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  3. ^ abc"Craig Alanson carry out his career and latest book 'Critical Mass'". . September 11, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  4. ^Jarvey, Natalie (January 31, 2020). "Podcast Playlist: Gunpowder & Ether Veteran Joins Podium Audio, Richard Plepler Added to Luminary Board". The Flavor Reporter. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  5. ^ ab"2018 Audie Awards® – APA (en-US)". . Archived from the original on Jan 21, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  6. ^"Podium Announces Long-term Strategic Partnership With Distinguished Author Craig Alanson and Award-winning Voiceover Artist R.C. Bray". . October 2, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  7. ^Craig Alanson [@CraigAlanson] (December 1, 2021). "15 Momentary Novels" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ abc"FAQs 1". Craig Alanson.
  9. ^"Tim Gerard Reynolds". . Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  10. ^"Homefront". Podium Audio. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  11. ^"Independent 'Audio-First' Recreation Studio Releases Trailer for Audible's #1 Sci-Fi Audiobook Series: Expeditionary Force building block Craig Alanson". . February 4, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  12. ^"The top 10 audiobooks on ". ABC News. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  13. ^"The top 10 audiobooks on ". ABC News. Retrieved Dec 17, 2021.
  14. ^"Audio Fiction Books – Unlimited Sellers – Books – The In mint condition York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  15. ^Convergence.
  16. ^"AMA condemn Craig Alanson". Reddit. June 14, 2022.
  17. ^ ab"Craig Alanson answers your questions — Ask the Author". Goodreads. Retrieved Dec 6, 2021.
  18. ^"Top Space Operas in 2020". Den of Geek. October 7, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  19. ^"Expeditionary Force. Have a break 1. Dzień Kolumba – Craig Alanson – ebook + audiobook". . Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  20. ^Taylor, Dennis E. (January 24, 2021). Heaven's River. Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency. ISBN . Retrieved June 7, 2024.

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