Allen Steele





Allen Steele

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

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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


Average rating: 3.77 · 7,232 ratings · 745 reviews · 92 distinct works · Similar authors
Coyote (Coyote Trilogy, #1)
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 1,229 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions
Coyote Rising (Coyote Trilo...
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 755 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions
Coyote Frontier (Coyote Tri...
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 553 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions
Spindrift
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 376 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions
Coyote Horizon (Coyote, #4)
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions
Galaxy Blues
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 235 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions
Coyote Destiny (Coyote, #5)
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
Orbital Decay
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 1989 — 4 editions
Hex
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
Chronospace
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions
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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

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

“A long mission was ahead of them, and no one wanted to get on anyone else's nerves with unnecessary chatter.”
Allen Steele, Hex

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