Born January 19, 1958, in Nashville, TN; son of Allen M., Sr. (an attorney) and Damaris Steele; married Linda Jacobs (a radio announcer), August 16, 1987. Education: New England College, B.A., 1982; University of Missouri, Columbia, M.A., 1985. Politics: "Postmodern liberal." Religion: "Nonobserving Presbyterian." Memberships: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (board of advisors), National Space Society, Space Studies Institute, Space Frontier Foundation (board of advisors). Addresses: Home: Whately, MA. Agent: Martha Millard, 50 W. 67th St., Ste. 1G, New York, NY 10023. E-mail: steeleallen@hotmail.com.

"NEAR SPACE" SCIENCE FICTION SERIES

• Orbital Decay, Ace (New York, NY), 1989.
• Clarke County, Space, Ace (New York, NY), 1990.
• Lunar Descent, Ace (New York, NY), 1991.
• Labyrinth of Night, Ace (New York, NY), 1992.
• A King of Infinite Space, HarperPrism (New York, NY), 1997.

• Coyote: A Novel of Interstellar Exploration, Ace (New York, NY), 2002.
• Coyote Rising: A Novel of Interstellar Revolution, Ace (New York, NY), 2004.
• Coyote Frontier, Ace (New York, NY), 2005.
• Spindrift, Ace (New York, NY), 2007.
• The River Horses (novella), Subterranean Press (Burton, MI), 2007.
• Galaxy Blues, Ace Books (New York, NY), 2008.
• Coyote Horizon: A Novel of Interstellar Discovery, Ace Books (New York, NY), 2009.

• The Jericho Iteration, Ace (New York, NY), 1994.
• The Weight, Arrow (New York, NY), 1995.
• The Tranquillity Alternative, Ace (New York, NY), 1996.
• Oceanspace, Ace (New York, NY), 2000.
• Chronospace, Ace (New York, NY), 2001.

• Rude Astronauts: Real and Imagined Stories (short story collection), Old Earth Books (Baltimore, MD), 1993.
• All-American Alien Boy: The United States as Science Fiction; Science Fiction as a Journey (short story collection), Old Earth Books (Baltimore, MD), 1996.
• Sex and Violence In Zero-G: The Complete "Near Space" Collection, Meisha Merlin (Decatur, GA), 1999.
• American Beauty (short stories), Five Star (Waterville, ME), 2003.
• Primary Ignition: Essays, 1997-2001, Wildside (Rockville, MD), 2003.
• The Horse Riders, Subterranean Press (Burton, MI), 2007.
• The Last Science Fiction Writer (short stories), Subterranean Press (Burton, MI), 2008.

Also author of novellas The Death of Captain Future, 1996; Where Angels Fear to Tread, 1997; and Stealing Alabama, 2002. Author of novelettes The Good Rat, 1996; Zwarte Piet's Tale, 1999; and The Days Between, 2002.

Contributor of short fiction to anthologies, including Inside the Funhouse: 17 SF Stories about SF, 1992; Aliens and UFO's: Extraterrestrial Tales from Asimov's Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and Fact, 1993; Alien Pregnant by Elvis, 1994; Dinosaurs II, 1995; Tales in Space, 1995; War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches, 1996; The Year's Best Science Fiction Thirteenth Annual Collection, 1996; Isaac Asimov's Moons, 1997; Year's Best SF 2, 1997; Future War, 1999; Star Colonies, 2000; The Year's Best Science Fiction, Nineteenth Annual Collection, 2002; The Hard SF Renaissance, 2002; Year's Best SF 9, 2004; and The Space Opera Renaissance, 2006.

Contributor of articles and columns to periodicals, including New York Review of Science Fiction, Science Fiction Age, SFWA Bulletin, Contact Newsletter, and Absolute Magnitude SF. Contributor of short fiction to periodicals, including Asimov's, Worcester Monthly, SF Age, F & SF, Omni, Absolute Magnitute, Analog, and Pirate Writings.