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BIO
Kerry Nietz is the premier author of curious science fiction. He has fifteen 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 and is notable for its dystopian, cyberpunk vibe in a world under sharia law. It is often mentioned on “Best of” lists. ASCS has spawned two sequels and a four-book parallel series.
Among his writings, Kerry's most talked about is the genre-bending Amish Vampires in Space. AViS was featured 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 on FoxPro 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
Divergents, Tributes, Games, & Sandworms
May 18, 2020
When editor Christopher Schmitz asked me to write the foreword for his collaborative sci-fi devotional last year, I was honored to do so. "What a cool idea!" I thought. "Using well-known speculative stories as settings for a daily devotional reading. I like it." So, writing the foreword was easy.
Then he asked me to participate in the next devotional. What it required was writing ten devotionals--five using my novels, five using someone else's. (A well known story or author.) Not one to shy away from a writing challenge, I said "Sure!"
And the results are now available in eBook and print form. You can check it out on Amazon by clicking below.
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.
