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| Born | November 4, 1981 Mississippi, USA |
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| Language | English |
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| Notable works | The Salvagers trilogy |
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Alex White (born November 4, 1981 [1] ) is an American author of science fiction and horror. They are best known for The Salvagers trilogy and their tie-in novels for the Alien and Star Trek franchises. White uses singular they pronouns. [1]
White is autistic, bisexual, and queer [2] and uses non-binary singular they pronouns. [1] White was born in Mississippi and has lived in the American South for most of their life. [1]
They live in Georgia, in the southern United States, with their spouse and son, working as an experience designer in addition to their writing career. [1] [3]
White is the author and composer for the audio fiction podcast The Gearheart, which ran for 5 years. [4] [5]
White's debut novel, the dystopian horror Every Mountain Made Low, was published by Solaris Books in 2016. [6]
In 2018, White launched the space opera series The Salvagers at Orbit Books with the first volume, A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe, and the second volume A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy following later the same year. [7] [8] [9] The final volume of the trilogy, The Worst of All Possible Worlds (2021) was met with critical success, notably receiving a starred review and weekly pick status from Publishers Weekly . [10] [11]
White has written original tie-in novels for both the Alien and Star Trek franchises. Titan Books published White's Alien: The Cold Forge in 2018, and Alien: Into Charybdis in 2021, both of which were well received by fans of the franchise. [12] [13] Their novel Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Revenant was published by Pocket Books in 2021 and follows Jadzia Dax, and other characters from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , through a tale built on a blend of science fiction and horror. [14] [15] [16]
In 2022, Orbit Books published White's new space opera, August Kitko and the Mechas from Space, first in The Starmetal Symphony trilogy, to critical acclaim, earning a starred review from Publishers Weekly , which said it "expertly combines well-executed action with witty banter between charming characters". [17] [18] Emily Whitmore's review in Booklist said "White balances the elements of this space opera brilliantly...from the emotional connection between the characters to the huge plot pieces". [19]
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