Grant Callin
Encyclopedia
Grant David Callin is part of the hard science fiction
stream of authors. He sometimes goes by the pseudonym Flash Richardson.
Callin graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1963, and retired from the service in 1984. He holds a bachelor's degree in basic sciences, and advanced degrees in space physics, physiology and biophysics. An amateur astronomer, he built his own 8 inches (203.2 mm) telescope and does some astrophotography.
As of 1986, he worked for Boeing Aerospace Company
as a research analyst, involved with the work on the NASA
Space Station Program
. He is currently in retirement in Sammamish, WA.
Hard science fiction
Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific or technical detail, or on scientific accuracy, or on both. The term was first used in print in 1957 by P. Schuyler Miller in a review of John W. Campbell, Jr.'s Islands of Space in Astounding Science...
stream of authors. He sometimes goes by the pseudonym Flash Richardson.
Callin graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1963, and retired from the service in 1984. He holds a bachelor's degree in basic sciences, and advanced degrees in space physics, physiology and biophysics. An amateur astronomer, he built his own 8 inches (203.2 mm) telescope and does some astrophotography.
As of 1986, he worked for Boeing Aerospace Company
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
as a research analyst, involved with the work on the NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
Space Station Program
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
. He is currently in retirement in Sammamish, WA.
Novels
- SaturnaliaSaturnalia (novel)Saturnalia was a 1986 science fiction novel by Grant Callin, published by Baen Books. It was based on a short story named "Saturn Alia". It was followed by a sequel, A Lion on Tharthee.-Plot summary:...
(1986) (ISBN 0-671-65546-9) - A Lion on Tharthee (1987) (ISBN 0-671-65357-1)
Short fiction
- The Turtle and O'Hare (1982)
- Deborah's Children (1983)
- Saturn AliaSaturnalia (novel)Saturnalia was a 1986 science fiction novel by Grant Callin, published by Baen Books. It was based on a short story named "Saturn Alia". It was followed by a sequel, A Lion on Tharthee.-Plot summary:...
(1984) - the short story upon which the novel was based. - The Carhart Shale (1993)