Charles E Gannon

Dr. Charles E. Gannon is best known for his multiple best-selling and award-winning Caine Riordan hard SF universe and Dragon-nominated Vortex of Worlds epic fantasy series. Baen Books has also made him the showrunner and lead author for the New York Times best-selling 1632 series, in which he wrote five novels with its creator, the late Eric Flint.

He has collaborated with many other authors in their universes: Black Tide Rising (John Ringo), Starfire (White & Weber), Honorverse (David Weber), Known Space (Larry Niven), and War World (Jerry Pournelle).

His awards include the Dragon, ALA Choice, and Compton Crook and he has been a finalist for the Nebula four times and the Dragon three times. Earlier in his career, he was a TV writer/producer and writer/designer for GDW games.

As a Distinguished Professor of English, Gannon received five Fulbrights, and his book Rumors of War & Infernal Machines won the 2006 ALA Choice Award for Outstanding Book. He is a frequent subject matter expert for national media venues (NPR, Discovery, etc.) and for various intelligence and defense agencies.

Gannon has five children (four living) and lives in Annapolis, Maryland.

Admiral and Commander
Mission Critical
Protected Species
Endangered Species
Into the Vortex
Mission Critical
1636
This Broken World
At the End of the Journey
At the End of the World
Marque of Caine
Alien Days
1637
Oblivion
Imperative
Caine's Mutiny
The Best of Defending the Future
Best of Defending the Future
Raising Caine
Trial by Fire
The Aethers of Mars
Fire with Fire
Extremis
1636
1635
Rumors of War and Infernal Machines

Charles E Gannon

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