Michael McCollum

Michael McCollum
Born	1946 (age 78–79) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Pen name	Michael McCollum
Occupation	Author, aerospace engineer
Alma mater	Arizona State University
Period	1979 [1] to present
Genre	Science fiction
Website
www.scifi-az.com

Michael Allen McCollum (born 1946 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American science fiction author and aerospace engineer. He graduated from Arizona State University, where he studied aerospace propulsion and nuclear engineering. He is employed by Honeywell in Tempe, Arizona. ^[2] In 1997, he founded Sci Fi - Arizona , one of the first author-owned-and-operated virtual bookstores on the Internet. He also conducts writers workshops. ^[3] Most of his novels have been published as audio books by Audible Inc. ^[4] They have also been translated into German. ^[5]

Bibliography

Makers series

• Life Probe (1983, Del Rey, ISBN   0-345-30295-8) ^[6]
• Procyon's Promise (1985, Del Rey, ISBN   0-345-30296-6)

Antares series

• Antares Dawn (1986, Del Rey, ISBN   0-345-32313-0) ^[7]
• Antares Passage (1987, Del Rey, ISBN   0-345-32314-9)
• Antares Victory (2002, SciFi Arizona, ISBN   1-929381-09-3)

Gibraltar series

• Gibraltar Earth (1999, SciFi Arizona, ISBN   1-929381-25-5) ^[8]
• Gibraltar Sun (2006, SciFi Arizona, ISBN   1-932657-55-X)
• Gibraltar Stars (2009, SciFi Arizona, ISBN   978-1-934805-29-9)

Standalone novels

• A Greater Infinity (1982, Del Rey, ISBN   0-345-30167-6) ^[9]
• Thunderstrike (1989, Del Rey, ISBN   0-345-35352-8)
• The Clouds of Saturn (1991, Del Rey, ISBN   0-345-36412-0)
• The Sails of Tau Ceti (1992, Del Rey, ISBN   0-345-37108-9)
• Euclid's Wall (2012, SciFi Arizona, ISBN   978-1-934805-63-3)
• Lost Earth (2020, SciFi - Arizona) ISBN   9781947483194

Collections and short stories

• Gridlock and Other Stories (1998, SciFi Arizona, ISBN   1-929381-16-6) ^[10]

Non-fiction

• The Art of Writing, Volume 1 (2000) ISBN   978-1-929381-29-6 ^[11]
• The Art of Writing, Volume 2 (2000) ISBN   978-1-932657-31-9
• The Art of Science Fiction, Volume 1 (2000) ISBN   978-1-929381-21-0
• The Art of Science Fiction, Volume 2 (2000) ISBN   978-1-932657-23-4
• The Astrogator's Handbook (2000) ISBN   1-929381-42-5

References

1. Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Literature by Brian M. Stableford, Scarecrow Press, 2004, page 222.
2. "Biographies: Michael Allen McCollum". Sci Fi - Arizona. Archived from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
3. Interview with author Archived 2013-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
4. Audible.com web site
5. Profile of author and Literature by and about Michael McCollum ^{[ permanent dead link ]} in the catalog of the German National Library
6. "Life Probe page". Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
7. "Antares Dawn page". Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
8. "Gibraltar Series page". Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
9. "Individual novels page". Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
10. "Short stories". Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
11. "Non-Fiction page". Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

External links

1. Literature by and about Michael McCollum in the catalog of the German National Library
2. Michael McCollum at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database