Jan Kotouč
Jan Kotouč is a Czech military science fiction and space opera author. He is the author of several science fiction books and creator of Hirano Sector universe.
Early life
Kotouč graduated from University of New York in Prague/La Salle University in 2013, with a master's degree in Mass Media and Communication.Writing career
Kotouč began writing short fan fiction stories taking place in the Star Wars universe, which he published on a Czech fan fiction website Jediland. He eventually began to write stories from his own created universe, Hirano Sector, a place on the verge of large scale inter-planetary conflict. In 2008 his novella from Hirano universe, Příliš blízké setkání won the Czech Cena Karla Čapka award in its category. It was subsequently published in Mlok anthology and in 2010 as a novel.His first published novel was Pokračování diplomacie. In 2012, his two-volume novel, Tristanská občanská válka was voted Book of the Year at the Aeronautilus Awards. The same year, Kotouč received an Encouragement Award from the European Science Fiction Society.
Published works
Source: LegieSektor Hirano series
Příliš blízké setkání, novella published in Mlok anthology, rewritten and published as a novel in 2010; in English as Too close an encounter Pokračování diplomacie Tristanská občanská válka, two volumesVolání do zbraně Na prahu očistce Bitva o Sinaj Simeral v plamenech- ''Cíl: Kasimir''
České země series
Nad českými zeměmi slunce nezapadá Ofenziva českých zemí V tajné službě Koruny české- ''Spojenci českých zemí''