Doug Beason


Doug Beason is an American scientist and science fiction author.
He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1977 with a dual major in physics and math. He started his first novel while at the Academy after returning there as an officer in the 1980s to teach physics. He is a retired Air Force Colonel with a PhD in physics. He is also a Fellow of the American Physical Society and has published two non-fiction books. His book "Science and Technology Policy for the post-Cold War: A Case for Long-Term Research", was awarded the National Defense University President's Strategic Vision award. He also worked on a few books, with Kevin J. Anderson. In 2008, he retired from his position as Associate Laboratory Director for Threat Reduction at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. He currently writes full-time, lectures, and consults.

Novels

  • Return to Honor
  • Assault on Alpha Base
  • Strike Eagle
  • Wild Blue U
  • Return to Honor
  • The Cadet
  • The Officer
  • Space Station Down, Co-Authored with Ben Bova

    Co-authored with [Kevin J. Anderson]

  • Lifeline
  • The Trinity Paradox
  • Assemblers of Infinity
  • Ill Wind
  • Ignition
  • Kill Zone
Craig Kreident Series:
  • Virtual Destruction
  • Fallout
  • ''Lethal Exposure''

    Short fiction

Non-fiction