Bios

UN Marine Corps · Shackleton Station

Major commanding a multinational eight-officer Marine security detachment as Earth’s institutions confront crime beyond national jurisdiction.

Appearance: The Mine · Book Six

Military · Taiwan, 2029

Sergeant stranded with surviving members of his unit during the 2029 Taiwan conflict.

Appearance: Leaving Taiwan · Online Story

U.S. Border Patrol · Tapachula, Chiapas, 2037

A U.S. Border Patrol officer whose Thanksgiving shift places him on duty at the country’s southern frontier.

Appearance: Giving Thanks · Online Story

Department of Resilience aviation · Louisiana, 2047

RF-52 firefighting aircrew member awakened by an overnight alert at Barksdale to support a major disaster-response mission.

Appearance: Nimbus · Online Story

Maritime · South Atlantic, 2051

Maritime professional aboard the trawler The Shellback during an unexpected contact at sea.

Appearance: Contact! · Online Story

Civilian · Jakarta, 2047

Builder facing a delayed housing delivery and considering whether to take work on the Moon.

Appearance: Life in the 40s · Companion Anthology

Political leadership · United States

A U.S. president who inherits the Taiwan conflict and confronts the uses and limits of national power.

Appearance: The Strait of Fire · Book One

Law enforcement · Washington, 2045

State trooper working a night traffic patrol near Bellingham as technologies reshape familiar police work.

Appearance: Race for the Border

Civilian · Pervomaisc, 2048

A woman making preparations at a Soviet border office as she faces a consequential move.

Appearance: Soviet Union

U.S. Coast Guard · Caribbean Sea, 2047

A Coast Guard lieutenant serving aboard USCGC Gridley whose mission tests the legal limits of armed maritime enforcement.

Appearance: My Weapon

Fire service · Mexico City, 2047

Fire captain confronting the demands of emergency response in Iztapalapa.

Appearance: Fire Brigade

Energy engineering · Morocco, 2043

Engineer arriving for a shift at an industrial energy installation near Tanger Med.

Appearance: Energy Engineer

Finance · Moscow, 2044

Financier in Moscow reviewing events at a mining operation in Congo.

Appearance: Financier

Civilian · Kerala, 2047

A woman in Kozhikode whose story explores aging and choices near the end of life.

Appearance: Deathbed

Civilian · Florida and Cuba, 2048

A woman planning a relocation from Kendall, Florida, to Havana.

Appearance: Homecoming

Merchant marine · 2048

Ship captain preparing for a voyage from Shanghai to Long Beach.

Appearance: Cargo Ship

Education · Uganda, 2044

Teacher working in Mbale City amid changing educational and social conditions.

Appearance: Teacher

Law enforcement · Manhattan, 2045

Patrol officer on duty in Midtown South, New York.

Appearance: Patrol

Transportation · Tokyo, 2045

Taxi operator beginning his day in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

Appearance: Taxi

Agriculture · Ukraine, 2048

Farmer operating a technically sophisticated agricultural property near Snihurivka.

Appearance: Farmer

Law · Chelyabinsk, 2048

Lawyer arriving at the Central District Court for a day of work.

Appearance: Lawyer

Automotive service · Mexico, 2046

Mechanic at a Hyundai service facility where vehicles can arrive without a human driver.

Appearance: Hyundai Mechanic

Civilian · Sierra Leone, 2047

A young boy in Freetown negotiating a very ordinary Saturday and an argument over money.

Appearance: Kid

Hospitality · Pyongyang, 2048

Hotel manager beginning a shift in Pyongyang amid a transformed Korean society.

Appearance: Hilton Manager

UN Marine training · Low Earth Orbit, 2045

Marine candidate learning to work in microgravity at an orbital training facility.

Appearance: UN Marine