Michael McCollum explained

Michael McCollum
Pseudonym:	Michael McCollum
Birth Place:	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation:	Author, aerospace engineer
Alma Mater:	Arizona State University
Period:	1979^[1] to present
Genre:	Science fiction

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,)^[6]
• Procyon's Promise (1985, Del Rey,)

Antares series

• Antares Dawn (1986, Del Rey,)^[7]
• Antares Passage (1987, Del Rey,)
• Antares Victory (2002, SciFi Arizona,)

Gibraltar series

• Gibraltar Earth (1999, SciFi Arizona,)^[8]
• Gibraltar Sun (2006, SciFi Arizona,)
• Gibraltar Stars (2009, SciFi Arizona,)

Standalone novels

• A Greater Infinity (1982, Del Rey,)^[9]
• Thunderstrike (1989, Del Rey,)
• The Clouds of Saturn (1991, Del Rey,)
• The Sails of Tau Ceti (1992, Del Rey,)
• Euclid's Wall (2012, SciFi Arizona,)
• Lost Earth (2020, SciFi - Arizona)

Collections and short stories

• Gridlock and Other Stories (1998, SciFi Arizona,)^[10]

Non-fiction

• The Art of Writing, Volume 1 (2000) ^[11]
• The Art of Writing, Volume 2 (2000)
• The Art of Science Fiction, Volume 1 (2000)
• The Art of Science Fiction, Volume 2 (2000)
• The Astrogator's Handbook (2000)

External links

1. Literature by and about Michael McCollum in the catalog of the German National Library

Notes and References

1. Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Literature by Brian M. Stableford, Scarecrow Press, 2004, page 222.
2. Web site: Biography retrieved July 2013 . 2013-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130913092857/http://www.scifi-az.com/bio.htm . 2013-09-13 . dead .
3. http://fiction.michaelatman.com/articles/michael-mccollum-a-pioneer-in-the-ebook-industry/ Interview with author
4. [Audible.com]
5. Profile of author http://www.awfulagent.com/clients/mccollum.html and Literature by and about Michael McCollum in the catalog of the German National Library
6. Web site: Life Probe page . May 25, 2021 . https://archive.today/20210525100037/https://www.scifi-az.com/life-probe.html . May 25, 2021 . live .
7. Web site: Antares Dawn page . May 25, 2021 . https://archive.today/20210525100704/https://www.scifi-az.com/antares-dawn.html . May 25, 2021 . live .
8. Web site: Gibraltar Series page . May 24, 2021 . https://archive.today/20210525072513/https://www.scifi-az.com/gibraltar-earth.html . May 25, 2021 . live.
9. Web site: Individual novels page . May 25, 2021 . https://archive.today/20210525072513/https://www.scifi-az.com/gibraltar-earth.html . May 25, 2021 . live .
10. Web site: Short stories . May 25, 2021 . May 25, 2021 . https://archive.today/20210525101816/https://www.scifi-az.com/short-stories.html . live.
11. Web site: Non-Fiction page . May 25, 2021 . https://archive.today/20210525101348/https://www.scifi-az.com/non-fiction.html . May 25, 2021 . live .