Tom Kratman
Tom Kratman | |
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| Born | September 4, 1956 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | United States |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Boston College |
| Genre | Science fiction |
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Tom Kratman is a United States science fiction author specializing in the subgenre of military science fiction.[1]
Biography
Kratman was born in Boston, where he attended Boston Latin before enlisting, aged 17, in the US Army. He served with the 101st Airborne Division and in Panama with the 193rd Infantry Brigade. He then went to Boston College on an Army scholarship. Following his graduation Kratman was commissioned as an officer in 1980 whereupon he spent three more years in Panama followed by a four-year stint with the 24th Infantry Division. He was then part of the United States Army Recruiting Command, before serving with the 5th Special Forces Group during the Gulf War.
Kratman left the regular army in 1992, and went to law school. He earned his juris doctorate in 1995, but remained a member of the United States Army Reserve and also worked for MPRI. He was recalled to the Army in 2003 for the Iraq War but was found to have a heart problem. He then spent time at the U.S. Army War College as Director, Rule of Law, for the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute.
He retired in 2006 as a Lieutenant Colonel and became a full-time author. He met his wife in Panama, and has three children and three grandchildren.[2]
He was nominated for a Hugo award in 2015, but did not win.[3] Controversy over his nomination [4] was largely unfounded. It has been alleged that his nomination was the result of orchestrated block voting by a group called the Sad Puppies [5] but, this was again, unfounded. The nomination was, in fact, not awarded at all - going to the "no award" category. [6]
Published works
Essays
- The Amazon's Right Breast (2011) As part of Baen's Free Nonfiction 2011.[7]
- Indirectly Mistaken Decision Cycles (2012) As part of Baen's Free Nonfiction 2012.[8]
- Training for War (April 2014) (ISBN 978-1625793027), Baen Free Nonfiction.[9]
Stand Alone Works
- Big Boys Don't Cry (novella; 2000, 2014)[10]
- A State of Disobedience (December 2003) (ISBN 0-7434-9920-4)[11]
- Caliphate (April 2008) (ISBN 1-41655-545-5)[12]
Series
- Watch on the Rhine (August 2005, with John Ringo) (ISBN 0-7434-9918-2)
- Yellow Eyes (April 2007, with John Ringo) (ISBN 1-41652-103-8)
- The Tuloriad (October 2009, with John Ringo) (ISBN 1-4391-3409-X)
- A Desert Called Peace (Carrera) Series
- A Desert Called Peace (September 2007) (ISBN 1-4165-2145-3)[13]
- Carnifex (November 2007) (ISBN 1-4165-7383-6)
- The Lotus Eaters (April 2010) (ISBN 1-4391-3346-8)
- The Amazon Legion (April 2011) (ISBN 1-4391-3426-X)
- Come and Take Them (November 2013) (ISBN 1-4516-3936-8)
- The Rods and the Axe (July 2014) (ISBN 978-1476736563)
- Countdown
- The Liberators (February 2011) (ISBN 1-4391-3402-2)
- M Day (September 2011) (ISBN 1-4391-3464-2)
- H Hour (July 2012) (ISBN 1-4516-3793-4)
References
- ^ "Yellow Eyes". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ Author Tom Kratman
- ^ http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2015-hugo-awards/,/
- ^ http://www.starburstmagazine.com/events-news/11631-hugo-awards-nominee-announcement-causes-controversy
- ^ http://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/sad-puppies-2015-hugo-awards-20150814,
- ^ http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2015-hugo-awards/,/
- ^ Free Nonfiction 2011, Baen Ebooks
- ^ Free Nonfiction 2012, Baen Ebooks
- ^ Training for War (April 2014), Baen Free Ebook
- ^ Castaliahouse.com, Castalia House, February 24, 2014
- ^ Tom Kratman - Baen Books
- ^ Baen Books
- ^ Baen Books
External links
- TomKratman.com
- Tom Kratman at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Lines of Departure, Tom Kratman's column on EveryJoe.com
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