Andy Oppenheimer

Andy Oppenheimer has written several books on the theme of Orion. The latest In the series, Orion: The Hunter's Story was published in October 2024: a science-fiction thriller combining the Greek myth with a modern first-contact adventure: .

In 2021 he compiled and published Stars of Orion: An Astronomy Special - a stunning collection of beautiful photos and stories of the Constellation Orion by 45 astronomers. Each contributor tells when and how they became inspired by astronomy, how they took their pictures, and why the iconic warrior of the heavens became a favourite target.

His first science-fiction novel, Fields of Orion: An Odyssey (2019) and the sequel, Fields of Orion (II) The Mission (2020) comprise an epic two-part story of heroism, terrorism, and first contact set in London, the US, and Iraq.

From 2002 to 2023 Andy worked as a defence analyst, writer, editor and speaker specialising in counterterrorism, weapons of mass destruction, bombs and explosives. Before then, he worked as a science editor from the early 1980s. His first book, IRA: The Bombs and the Bullets (Irish Academic Press, 2008) is regarded as a hallmark title on the military campaign of the Irish republican movement.

Andy has also been a singer-songwriter of electro-pop music since 1982 (Oppenheimer Analysis, Oppenheimer MkII). His most recent album, Songs From A Constellation, also on the theme of Orion, was released on TONN Recordings (Belfast) in 2023. Prime influences in his work are David Bowie, working with army bomb disposal veterans, astrophysics, ancient astronaut theory, and Greek mythology.