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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox writer 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]

Biography

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]

Career

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]

Bibliography

Novels

  • Every Mountain Made Low (Solaris, 2016)

The Salvagers trilogy

  • A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (Orbit, 2018)
  • A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy (Orbit, 2018)
  • The Worst of All Possible Worlds (Orbit, 2020)

The Starmetal Symphony trilogy

  • August Kitko and the Mechas from Space (Orbit, 2022)

Tie-In Novels

Alien novels

  • Alien: The Cold Forge (Titan, 2018)
  • Alien: Into Charybdis (Titan, 2021)

Star Trek novels

Short fiction

  • "The Boy, the Bomb, and the Witch Who Returned", first published in Ministry Protocol: Thrilling Tales of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, Imagine That! Studios, 2013

See also

References

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External links

Interviews

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