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BIO
Kerry Nietz is an award-winning science fiction author. He has twelve 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
My latest accomplishment...and dilemma...
November 15, 2024
Last Friday, I finished the first draft of the next "book" in the DarkTrench Shadow series. Unfortunately, it not only took me longer than I expected, it is way too big!
Typically, the DarkTrench books are in the 70,000 to 100,000 word range. At 168,300 words, this monster is closer to the size of two books. Using the standard measure of 250 words per page, it would be over 600 pages long!
So...I'm not sure what's going to happen next. There will either be some big cuts (which I've rarely had to do in the past) or this may be two books in disguise. Prayers for wisdom appreciated!
Amish Werewolves audiobook available!
November 12, 2024
Excited to announce the availability of another audiobook!
The third and final chapter in the "Peril in Plain Space" series, "Amish Werewolves of Space", is on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.
I'm really happy that narrator Randy Streu was able to do all three books. It gives the experience an amazing consistency, as character voices he establishing in the first book have been maintained throughout.
Also happy with how this story rounds out a series that, for all intents and purposes, is almost too preposterous to exist. If you enjoy a hard science fiction romp with a dash of monster suspense, then give it a try.
Audible: https://tinyurl.com/5n8dsa6x
Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/4xs794cr