Jay Allan – About the Author (from Amazon)
I’m a lifetime Northeasterner, and I currently live in New York City, where I write from my apartment…and continue to fill small notebooks with ideas for future books. I’ve been reading science fiction and fantasy for just about as long as I’ve been reading, so, of course, when I started to write, that’s where I ended up. It’s been a great ride so far!
My tastes as a reader are fairly varied and eclectic, but I’d say my favorites are military and dystopian science fiction, space opera, alternate history, and epic fantasy, usually a little bit gritty. I also read a lot of non-fiction, mostly history. I write a lot of science fiction with military themes, but also other SF and some fantasy as well. I like complex characters and lots of backstory and action. Honestly, I think world-building is the heart of science fiction and fantasy, and since that is what I’ve always been drawn to as a reader, that is what I write.
Among other things, I write the bestselling Crimson Worlds series and the Far Stars series published by Harper Voyager.
I’ve been an investor and real estate developer for a long time (mostly retired from it now), a fiction author more recently. When I’m not writing, I enjoy traveling, running, hiking, reading. I love hearing from readers and always answer emails. I think you stop growing as a writer if you stop listening to those who read your books.
Join my mailing list at jayallanbooks.com, for updates on new releases (and some free and discounted books), and follow me on Twitter @jayallanwrites for an occasional look at work in progress and thoughts on the genre in general. Or you can email me at jay@jayallanbooks.com. I try to answer every email.
List of Jay Allan’s books with publication year. List current as of October 16th, 2023.
Blood on the Stars Series:
Duel in the Dark (2016)
Call to Arms (2017)
Ruins of Empire (2017)
Echoes of Glory (2017)
Cauldron of Fire (2017)
Dauntless (2018)
The White Fleet (2018)
Black Dawn (2018)
Invasion (2018)
Nightfall (2018)
The Grand Alliance (2019)
The Colossus (2019)
The Others (2019)
The Last Stand (2019)
Empire’s Ashes (2019)
Attack Plan Alpha (2020)
Descent into Darkness (2020)
Empire Reborn (2022)
The Crimson Worlds Series:
Marines (2012)
The Cost of Victory (2012)
A Little Rebellion (2013)
The First Imperium (2013)
The Line Must Hold (2013)
To Hell’s Heart (2013)
The Shadow Legions (2013)
Even Legends Die (2014)
The Fall (2014)
Red Team Alpha : A Crimson Worlds Adventure (2016)
Crimson Worlds Prequels:
Tombstone (2013)
Bitter Glory (2013)
War Stories (2014)
Crimson Worlds Refugees Series:
Into the Darkness (2015)
Shadows of the Gods (2015)
Revenge of the Ancients (2016)
Winds of Vengeance (2016)
Storm of Vengeance (2018)
Crusade of Vengeance (2021)
Crimson Worlds Successors Series:
MERCS (2015)
The Prisoner of Eldaron (2015)
The Black Flag (2017)
Invasion Series:
Invasion (2021)
Flames of Rebellion Series:
Flames of Rebellion (2017)
Rebellion’s Fury (2018)
The Far Stars Series:
Shadow of Empire (2015)
Enemy in the Dark (2015)
Funeral Games (2016)
The Emperor’s Fist (2019)
Far Stars Legends Series:
Blackhawk (2016)
The Wolf’s Claw (was supposed to come out 2017 but was never published)
Andromeda Chronicles Series:
Andromeda Rising (2019)
Wings of Pegasus (2019)
Portal Wars Series:
Gehenna Dawn (2012)
The Ten Thousand (2014)
Homefront (2016)
Pendragon Chronicles:
The Dragon’s Banner (2012)