Patrick Chiles

Patrick Chiles began his writing career with the self-published novels PERIGEE and FARSIDE, which were acquired by Baen Books in 2016. His subsequent novels, FROZEN ORBIT, FRONTIER, and ESCAPE ORBIT have established him as a rising talent in the realm of realistic, near-future science fiction. Born from a fascination with practical space travel and a love of Cold War technothrillers, his novels feature plausible technology while leveraging his military and airline experience to create stories with engaging, relatable characters on astonishing adventures: “Ordinary people, doing extraordinary things.” Chiles graduated from The Citadel in 1986 and went on to serve in the Marine Corps until 1993. After a career in managing airline and business aviation operations, he now works for an aviation consulting firm when he is not writing novels. He currently resides with his wife in central Ohio.