Allen Steele

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January 19, 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee, The United States

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Allen Mulherin Steele, Jr. is an American science fiction author.

Steele began publishing short stories in 1988. His early novels formed a future history beginning with Orbital Decay and continuing through Labyrinth of Night. Some of his early novels such as Orbital Decay and Lunar Descent were about blue-collar workers working on future construction projects in space. Since 1992, he has tended to focus on stand-alone projects and short stories, although he has written four novels about the moon Coyote.

Steele was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He received a Bachelor's from New England College and a Master's from The University of Missouri. Before he established himself as a science fiction author, he spent several years working as a journalis...more

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Average rating: 3.76 · 4,102 ratings · 445 reviews · 61 distinct works

	Coyote 3.81 avg rating — 743 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Coyote Rising 3.93 avg rating — 461 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Coyote Frontier 3.93 avg rating — 334 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Spindrift 3.73 avg rating — 233 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	Coyote Horizon 3.93 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Orbital Decay 3.79 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Galaxy Blues 3.84 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Coyote Destiny 3.80 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Chronospace 3.39 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Lunar Descent 3.80 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1991 — 5 editions	My rating:

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Coyote (6 books)
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“We make stupid mistakes when we're young; we do our best to make amends for them as we get older. We survive by learning; by learning we survive. Such is life. So be it.”
― Allen Steele, Coyote

tags: maturation

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“Freedom does that to people, he realizes. Once you've tasted it, ou never want to let go.”
― Allen Steele, Coyote

tags: freedom

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