Robert Appleton

I'm putting the finishing touches to a labour-of-love military sci-fi novel that's been years in the planning, and have started work on Book 3 in the Alien Safari series. 2020 has been my busiest year ever as a writer, and it isn't over yet!

Biography

I'm an English science fiction author with a penchant for interplanetary adventures and steampunk. My publishers include Harlequin Carina Press, and I also ghostwrite in various genres, on commission. In my free time I hike, kayak, and read as many vintage sci-fi and adventure novels as I can get my hands on. My favourite books and films, like my own fiction, usually take place in the distant past or the far future. The night sky is my inspiration.

My work has been nominated for several awards, and in 2011 I won the EPIC Award for Best Historical Fiction.

Fun Facts

Hobbies

Kayaking, hiking, sailing, watching movies & reading classic sci-fi and adventure literature

Most Exotic Place Visited

St. Lucia

What Shampoo Do You Use?

Head and Shoulders

Your Dream Car

Austin Healey 3000

Favorite Sport

Football (soccer)

Mountains or Beach? Why?

Beach, because the sea is awesome

Pet Peeve

Customer service call centre staff with unintelligible foreign accents - drives me nuts!

Number of Published Books

Over two dozen (I've honestly lost count)

Book that Changed Your Life

The Lord of the Rings. My mum used to read them to me when I was little, and my love of language began there.

Favorite Place to Write

I only ever write at my desk in my bedroom

Do You Listen to Music While Writing? What Kind?

I usually have music playing, mostly classical or film music - something to set the mood of the scene I'm writing

Favorite Character You Created

Kate Borrowdale, the deep space survivalist from The Eleven Hour Fall. She was my first heroine, and set the blueprint for all those I've written since.