Allen SteeleAllen Steele is an American science fiction writer best known for his rigorously researched hard science fiction and his near-future explorations of human expansion into space. A three-time Hugo Award winner, Robert A. Heinlein Award winner, and Seiu Award winner, Steele has written numerous novels and short stories that emphasize scientific plausibility, political realism, and the practical challenges of living and working beyond Earth. His work is widely regarded as part of the modern continuation of the hard SF tradition. Read More Read Less