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Travis Shane Taylor is a born and bred southerner and resides just outside Huntsville, Alabama. He has a Doctorate in Optical Science and Engineering, a Master’s degree in Physics, a Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, all from the University of Alabama in Huntsville; a Master’s degree in Astronomy from the Univ. of Western Sydney, and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Alabama.

Dr. Taylor has worked on various programs for the Department of Defense and NASA for the past sixteen years. He is currently working on several advanced propulsion concepts, very large space telescopes, space based beamed energy systems, future combat technologies and systems, and next generation space launch concepts. He is also involved with multiple MASINT, SIGINT, IMINT, and HUMINT concept studies.

He has published over 25 papers and the appendix on solar sailing in the 2nd edition of Deep Space Probes by Greg Matloff.

His first science fiction novel is, Warp Speed, and his second is The Quantum Connection published by Baen Publishing. He is also working on two different series with best-selling author John Ringo also by Baen Publishing. He has several other works of both fiction and nonfiction ongoing.

Travis is also a Black Belt martial artist, a private pilot, a SCUBA diver, races mountain and road bikes, competed in triathlons, and has been the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of several hard rock bands. He currently lives with his wife Karen, his daughter Kalista Jade, two dogs Stevie and Wesker, and his cat Kuro.

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Travis S. Taylor

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Books from Travis S. Taylor

One Day on Mars

Von Neumann's War

Human by Choice

Baen Free Stories 2011

Saving Proxima

Battle Luna

Introduction to Rocket Science and Engineering

Free Nonfiction 2017

The Science Behind The Secret: Decoding the Law of Attraction

Alien Invasion: The Ultimate Survival Guide for the Ultimate Attack

An Introduction to Planetary Defense: A Study of Modern Warfare Applied to Extra-Terrestrial Invasion

Claws That Catch (Looking Glass, #4)

Moon Beam (Bright Sparks Book 1)

Kill Before Dying (Tau Ceti Agenda, #5)

Manxome Foe (Looking Glass, #3)

Pain is the Fuel

Bright Sparks (2 Book Series)

Battle Luna

Ballistic

Tau Ceti Agenda (6 Book Series)