Alan SmaleAlan Smale writes alternate and twisted history, and hard
SF. His novella of a Roman invasion of ancient America, "A Clash of
Eagles", won the Sidewise Award. Alan has also sold over forty
short stories to Asimov's, Abyss & Apex, Writers of he Future, and other
magazines and anthologies.

Alan grew up in Yorkshire, England, and earned degrees in
Physics and Astrophysics from Oxford University. By day he performs
astronomical research into black holes and neutron stars at NASA's Goddard
Space Flight Center, with over a hundred published academic papers; by night he
sings bass with high-energy vocal band The Chromatics, and is co-creator of
their educational AstroCappella project, spreading astronomy through a cappella
in schools nationwide. Find him online at https: //www.alansmale.com,
Facebook/AlanSmale, and Twitter/@AlanSmale.