Alastair Mayer

Alastair Mayer is a near-ancient British-Canadian-American who traces his science-fiction roots back through his father, Douglas Mayer (who published some of Arthur C. Clarke's first works). Before his own kids sapped all his energy, he was a pilot, scuba diver, space activist, and probably other things he doesn't remember, but they all influence his writing.

Mayer studied astrophysics, biology and computer science at Queen's University at Kingston, Canada, before pursuing a career in software development. A SFWA member, he has written for Analog, Byte, High Frontier and Final Frontier magazines. Now that his kids are adults, he has plenty of time to write, especially since leaving his day job at a Colorado-based satellite company.

He has 10 novels and numerous short stories in print, and is still going. He attends sci-fi conventions when possible, and enjoys meeting and talking to fans.