Tom Kratman

Tom Kratman
Born (1956-09-04) September 4, 1956
Boston, Massachusetts
Occupation Author
Language English
Nationality United States
Citizenship United States
Alma mater Boston College
Genre Science fiction
Website
www.tomkratman.com

Tom Kratman is a United States science fiction author. His writing is primarily in the subgenre of military science fiction.[1]

Biography

Kratman was born in Boston, where he attended Boston Latin before enlisting, aged 17, in the US Army. He served with the 101st Airborne Division and in Panama with the 193rd Infantry Brigade. He then went to Boston College on an Army scholarship. Following his graduation Kratman was commissioned as an officer in 1980 whereupon he spent three more years in Panama followed by a four-year stint with the 24th Infantry Division. He was then part of the United States Army Recruiting Command, before serving with the 5th Special Forces Group during the Gulf War.

Kratman left the regular army in 1992, and went to law school. He earned his juris doctorate in 1995, but remained a member of the United States Army Reserve and also worked for MPRI. He was recalled to the Army in 2003 for the Iraq War but was found to have a heart problem. He then spent time at the U.S. Army War College as Director, Rule of Law, for the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute. Kratman retired in 2006 as a Lieutenant Colonel and became a full-time author.

Kratman was nominated for a Hugo award for his novella Big Boys Don't Cry in 2015,[2] as a part of both the Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies slates. In the final voting, as the result of an organized backlash campaign, no award was handed out in the novella category.

Personal life

Kratman met his wife in Panama, and has three children and three grandchildren.[3]

Published works

Essays

Stand Alone Works

Series

Legacy of the Aldenata
A Desert Called Peace (Carrera) Series
Countdown

References

External links

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