Dan in Real Life

• Accolades
• Interviews

Accolades

Dan’s work has earned him a number of accolades, especially as an author of science-fiction novels.

• The Nova Incident received a starred review from Publishers Weekly in 2022, was dubbed one of the Top 50 SFF Books of 2022 by Fantasy Faction, and named a book of the year by A Writer’s Life.

• The Aleph Extraction also garnered a starred review from Publishers Weekly in 2020.

• The Bayern Agenda debuted at #7 on Apple Books SF/F Bestseller list. (2019)

• Dan was honored with an entry in the SFF Encyclopedia as a notable author of science-fiction; he’s also a member in good standing of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association.

• Dan was named one of ten authors “shaking up science fiction” by Publishers Weekly. (2019)

• In 2021, Dan was invited to be a Guest of Honor at Picocon 38, where he spoke about automata in sci-fi.

• Dan’s debut novel, The Caledonian Gambit, is an Editor’s Pick for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy on Amazon. It also won Debut Author Challenge – Cover of the Year at The Qwillery in 2017, was a nominee for the Goodreads Choice Awards in the Best Debut Author category, and has been translated into Czech.

• Way back in 2013, Dan appeared as a contestant on the NPR quiz show Ask Me Another.

Interviews

Dan has been interviewed a number of times both in print and on podcasts about his wide variety of work, including his science-fiction novels, his work in tech journalism, and his podcasting career.

Print

• On Justin Cox’s Writing Cooperative, Dan was interviewed about what, where, when, why, and how he writes. (2022)

• Dan talked to SciFiNow about his Galactic Cold War series, the hardest scenes to write, and his influences. (2022)

• Dan’s been interviewed three times by Paul Semel about his Galactic Cold War books, The Bayern Agenda, The Aleph Extraction, and The Nova Incident. (2019, 2020, 2022)

• Charlie Harrington asked Dan about the hardware and software he uses in writing, and his dream writing setup. (2021)

• On the MyLifeMyBooksMyEscape blog, Dan was interviewed about the launch of the Galactic Cold War series with The Bayern Agenda. (2019)

• In advance of his participation in Boskone 55, Dan was interviewed on the conference’s site. (2018)

• On the occasion of his debut novel, The Caledonian Gambit, Dan spoke to The Qwillery about the book, why he writes sci-fi, and how he does research. (2017)

Podcasts

• The My Hill to Die on podcast has twice featured in-depth interviews with Dan about the Galactic Cold War series. (2020, 2023)

• Jason Snell has interviewed Dan several times on The Incomparable about his writing habits and his books on the occasion of their publishing: The Caledonian Gambit, The Bayern Agenda, The Aleph Extraction, and The Nova Incident. (2017, 2019, 2020, 2022)

• Owen Cooper interviewed Dan for his podcast, Behind the Creator, about how he got his start and how to be a better creator. (2022)

• Dan spoke to Dan Decker on his podcast Shall We Digress? about writing and his love of The Rocketeer. (2022)

• Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort have interviewed Dan on their podcast Rocket on two occasions, talking about technology and writing. (2020, 2021)

• Dan appeared on the Write Now with Scrivener podcast, where he talked to Kirk McElhearn about how he uses the writing app. (2021)

• Dan has twice been on the Narrated podcast, discussing the audiobook versions of The Bayern Agenda and The Aleph Extraction. (2019,2020)

• On Antony Johnston’s Writing and Breathing podcast, Dan spoke about his writing process. (2020)

• Cory Hixson interviewed Dan about his diversified career on his Talking to the Internet podcast. (2020)

• On the Alan and Jeremey VS SF podcast, Dan discussed a sci-fi short story and talked about a variety of writing related topics. (2019)

• The What the IF? podcast had Dan on to talk about what were to happen if encryption ran amok. (2019)

• Dan was interviewed by John Martellaro on his Background Mode podcast about how his career got started, his writing tools, and his podcast background. (2018)

• David Sparks interviewed Dan about his writing tools on Mac Power Users. (2017)

• Myke Hurley interviewed Dan about his writing career and how he got started at Macworld and also about his favorite album of all time. (2014, 2015)

• Lex Friedman and Dave Wiskus interviewed Dan on the Unprofessional podcast about being a nerd. (2012)