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Colin Alexander is a writer of science fiction and fantasy. Actually, Colin Alexander is the pseudonym for Alton Kremer, maybe his alter ego, or who he would have been if he hadn't been a physician and biochemist and had a career as a medical researcher. His most recent book, The Secret of the Martian Girl, is his eleventh and the fifth of the Leif the Lucky novels. Colin is an active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, Mystery Writers of America, and the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. Away from writing fiction, his idea of relaxation is martial arts (taekwondo and minna jiu jitsu). He lives in Maine with his wife. His books are available on Amazon in print and e-book formats. ...more

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Average rating: 4.42 · 3,645 ratings · 274 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	Starman's Saga: The Long, Strange Journey of Leif The Lucky 4.42 avg rating — 1,400 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Accidental Warrior: The Unlikely Tale of Bloody Hal 4.45 avg rating — 527 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lucky Starman: A Leif the Lucky Novel 4.42 avg rating — 374 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder Under Another Sun (Leif the Lucky, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 344 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Planet of Wrath and Tears: A Leif the Lucky Novel 4.37 avg rating — 234 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complicated: The Interstellar Life and Times of Saoirse Kenneally 4.52 avg rating — 224 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret of the Martian Girl: A Leif the Lucky Novel 4.64 avg rating — 210 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Life: An Ex-Quarterback's Adventures In The Galactic Empire 4.13 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Princess of Shadows: The Girl Who Would Be King 4.44 avg rating — 71 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lady of Ice and Fire 3.71 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Yay! The Lucky Starman is now available on Amazon. This is the third adventure of Leif the Lucky. It has a gorgeous cover from Alejandro Colucci that creates some dissonance with the title. There's a reason for that. Leif finds himself stranded in orbit, viewing a destroyed civilization on Earth through the screens of a starship that is running out of food and fuel. Is Leif really Lucky? He Read more of this blog post »

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Colin made a comment in the group SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — Looking for some good fantasy book recommendations topic " If you like portal fantasy, try The Ten Thousand Doors of January. For an older, more classical style, try The Forgotten Beasts of Eld. Both are stand ...more "
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“In my experience, when you thought you had thought of everything, you hadn’t, but maybe that’s because a lot of my experience was in the army.”
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“People strap themselves on top of rockets filled with high explosive, touch it off and don’t think twice about it, but God forbid someone might hit their head when the elevator stops. They might call a lawyer.”
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“I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail. From “Wind-Wafted Wild Flowers”
Muriel Strode, 1903”
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