Alan Smale

Author of the CLASH OF EAGLES trilogy (Del Rey) and the APOLLO RISING sequence (Arc Manor). Sidewise Award winner, singer, NASA astrophysicist (emeritus).

[Alan Smale @AlanSmale]

I applied the Page 69 Test to my latest (short) novel, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, out a couple of weeks ago from eSpec Books, and here's the result: https://t.co/iA9ZA7nyKV
While I was on the site I also reread the blog entries for my three Clash of Eagles novels. Fun!

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In which I am interviewed by the great @paulsemel and reveal some of backstory and fun facts about my new book, Mad Dogs & Englishmen!

[Paul Semel @paulsemel]

When we think of cryptids, we think of fantastical creatures. But in his rural / dark supernatural thriller novella "Mad Dog And Englishmen," author Alan Smale spins a tale of a creature more familiar looking. To find out what, check out this Q&A.
https://t.co/AUCsay2Jik
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A cluster of handy buying links for MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN, my Yorkshire cryptid tale, out today ....
https://t.co/HrsDD4cYOf
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[Alan Smale @AlanSmale]

Happy Book Birthday to me! From alternate history to alternate zoology... Today marks the release of MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN, my cryptid thriller from eSpec Books! It's set in present-day Yorkshire, England, with plenty of action. I hope you'll check it out! 1/2

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My panels at @Balticon next w/e!
• Fri 4: When Han Wasn’t Solo-Writing the Support System
• Fri 5:30: Divergent Points+Alt.Hist
• Sat 10: Writing Novels: the Long Haul
• Sat 1: Alternate Alt.Histories
• Sat 5:30: Logistics+Tactics: Writing Campaigns

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Tonight I answered "Sopwith Camel" and the correct answer was "biplane" which is one of very many reasons why I should never go on Jeopardy.

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Thrilled that "Radiant Sky" is still reaching an appreciative audience! (And thanks to @mars_stu for the post!)

[Stuart Atkinson @mars_stu]

Currently reading "Radiant Sky" by @AlanSmale & it is a **glorious** tale, unashamedly rip-roaring alt-future story set in a future where Apollo 17 wasn't The End but we kept exploring the Moon. Low-G gunfights, Cold War political intrigue, a truly kick-ass heroine. Just read it!

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Just out! My interview with John Goodwin for the Writers & Illustrators of the Future podcast: an in-depth discussion of my latest Cold War space race novel, Burning Night, and "its combination of real science, real geopolitics, and imaginative fiction." https://t.co/mvylUSnHhD

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@iExofied Penguin Random House probably remaindered the hardcovers a long while back, and I doubt they plan to reissue them, but I still do have a box or two of each volume in my house ...

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Just released! My exclusive Q+A with the great @paulsemel about the genesis and influences on my new novel, Burning Night, the final volume in my Apollo Rising sequence. (No spoilers beyond what you'd learn if you read the book cover copy or Amazon blurb.) https://t.co/TSPOFenw81

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Podcast Monday! Okay, so that's not actually a thing, but... my interview with Edward Willett on the Worldshapers podcast went live today! Hear me wax lyrical about Book Three in my Apollo Rising trilogy, and various other topics, at the link! https://t.co/xZCEtdTUEr

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Handy buying linky-doodles for 𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩:
https://t.co/TpZofu9aCa

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Launch day! Happy Book Birthday to 𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, the final book in my Apollo Rising series. Hard SF alt.hist set mostly on and around the Moon during the Cold War, following the adventures of astronaut Vivian Carter and her various NASA crews.. and Soviet adversaries

[Alan Smale @AlanSmale]

Thank you so much! Made my day. (And Book Three in the series, Burning Night, comes out in just three weeks ...) @mars_stu

[Stuart Atkinson @mars_stu]

Just finished reading "Hot Moon" by @AlanSmale and LOVED it!!! Rip-roaring story with a kick-ass heroine astronaut, boo-hiss villains and wise-cracking space warriors set on an alternative future 1980 Moon being fought over by the US & Russia. Bought the sequel *straight* away!

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Delighted to announce the release of "Darwin's Rocket" in Sunday Morning Transport! -in which we meet Charles Darwin and sister Caroline in a tale about an evolution that might have been... Subscription-only, but here's a link for a 60-dy free trial...
https://t.co/5U1lXFaum5

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My interview series with the award-winning SciFi Thoughts podcast continues ... and today my reading from the beginning of Radiant Sky has gone live! Catch up at
https://t.co/Nq6VUJM5RY

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Podcast Thursday! Check out my conversation with
@LancerKind about Hot Moon, Radiant Sky, and all things #science and #apollo ! You'll find it at https://t.co/QaQfvtL3DG ...

[LancerKind.bsky.social sci-fi author podcaster🇺🇦 @LancerKind]

Are you fond of #sciencefiction written with real science? Do you wax nostalgically about the Apollo times? In episode 319 get to know @alansmale, author and #NASA scientist.
@alansmale.bsky.social
Published by @CaezikBooks

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It's all go! Tomorrow night I'll be presenting, live and in person, at the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society. And since it's Friday 13th, please wish me All the Luck for the drive up ...

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Happy Release Day to a new Baen reprint antho dedicated to the Rome of the past/future, including "The Wandering Warriors" by Alan Smale + Rick Wilber (originally published by Asimov's)! We're in great company, and the book contains several classics I look forward to (re)reading.

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I retired from NASA a year and a half ago (+), and still today's budget news broke me.