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BIO
Kerry Nietz is an award-winning science fiction author. He has fourteen speculative novels in print, along with two novellas, a handful of short stories, and a non-fiction book, FoxTales.
Kerry’s novel A Star Curiously Singing won the Readers Favorite Gold Medal Award for Christian Science Fiction and is notable for its dystopian, cyberpunk vibe in a world under sharia law. It is often mentioned on “Best of” lists.
Among his writings, Kerry's most talked about is the genre-bending Amish Vampires in Space. AViS was mentioned on the Tonight Show and in the Washington Post, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. Newsweek called it “a welcome departure from the typical Amish fare.”
Kerry is a refugee of the software industry. He spent more than a decade of his life flipping bits, first as one of the principal developers for the now mythical Fox Software, and then as one of Bill Gates's minions at Microsoft. He is a husband, a father, a technophile and a movie buff.
Books in the Wild
Six physical locations where you can find Kerry's books:
Bookish (King of Prussia Mall, PA), Harbor Books (Aberdeen, WA), OtherWorlds Books (Sturgeon Bay, WI), Between Books (Wilmington, DE), Novel Blends (Bowling Green, OH), and Allegory Books (Princeton, MO).
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(Kerry's books are available at booksellers online too!)
Latest News
Amish Zombies on audio!
May 13, 2020
Amish Zombies from Space is now available as an audiobook.
This one is especially exciting for me. I rarely read my books after they are in a cover. There's just never enough time, plus, there is always the hidden fear that if I read it again, I'll decide it is awful and want to start changing things.
(Every writer wrestles with similar insecurities, I think. The book is never "perfect", it simply must be finished.)
Plus, the middle chapter of a trilogy always lives in the shadows of its siblings. It isn't the bold introduction story, nor is it the rough and tumble finale. It is the road between them. And few people contemplate the road for long.
But, producing an audio book forced me to immerse myself in the story again. It was a fearful journey. One I was leery of starting. But, as the paragraphs and chapters went by, my trepidation diminished. I found myself thinking "Wow, that works pretty well..." and "Did I write that? Where did that come from?"
In the end, it restored my faith in the story. It is a fun ride. Exactly what it needs to be. Cool science, thoughtful themes, and fun characters.
Plus, Randy's Streu's golden tones. That guy is a true audio performer. I love what he did to my book. It is a fantastic listen.
I hope you agree.
