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Jonathan Pace Brazee | |
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Born | Oakland, California, USA | February 20, 1958
Occupation | Author |
Alma mater | United States Naval Academy U.S. International University University of California, San Diego |
Genre | Speculative fiction |
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Jonathan Pace Brazee is a retired US Marine infantry colonel and author of speculative fiction, [1] [2] active in the field since 2010, with one story published much earlier in 1979. [1]
Brazee was born in Oakland, California. [2] He has "lived throughout the US and the world," past homes including Orinda, California, Mexico City, Covina, California, Chestertown, Maryland, Winstead, Connecticut, Des Moines, Iowa, Annapolis, Maryland, Quantico, Virginia, Jacksonville, North Carolina, Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Camp Butler, Okinawa, Lake Ridge, Virginia, Bethesda, Maryland, Poway, California, Baghdad, Iraq, Bangkok, Thailand. [2]
A member of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1979, he also attended U.S. International University and the University of California, San Diego, earning a bachelor's, master's, and doctorate. He served in the U.S. military, retiring as a U.S. Marine infantry colonel. [1] [2] He is a member of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Disabled American Veterans. [2]
He now resides with his wife Kiwi and twin girls Danika and Darika in Colorado Springs, Colorado. [2]
Brazee's first work of fiction, the short story "Secession," was published in 1978. [1] [2] His work has since appeared in newspapers, magazines and books. [2] He has been active in the speculative fiction field since 2010, specializing in military science fiction, [1] and has since become a full-time writer. [2] He is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, in which he chairs the professional education committee, and the Romance Writers of America. [1] [2]
He also writes non-fiction on topics including political science, business, military, sports, race relations and personal relations. [2]
Brazee is a two-time Nebula Award and two-time Dragon Award finalist, and a USA Today Bestselling writer. [2] [3] [4]
This trilogy follows the adventures of Aiden Kaas, a reluctant Marine in Iraq who is bit by a werewolf and becomes infected himself.
"Weaponized Math" was nominated for the 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novelette. [5] Integration was nominated for the 2018 Dragon Award for Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel. Sentenced to War was nominated for the 2021 Dragon Award for Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel. [6] [ circular reference ] "Fire Ant" was nominated for the 2019 Nebula Award for Best Novella. [1] [3]