Michael Paul Kube-McDowell (born August 29, 1954), also known as Michael McDowell or Michael P. McDowell, is an American science fiction and non-fiction author. Background Born Michael Paul McDowell on August 29, 1954 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), he attended St. Joseph's High School (Camden, New Jersey) (Class of 1972) and Michigan State University. Writing career Kube-McDowell has written for television, been a stringer for a daily newspaper, and published short fiction, reviews, assorted nonfiction and erotica. He was honored for teaching excellence by the 1985 White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. Kube-McDowell's short fiction has been featured in Analog, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, as well as anthologies After the Flames and Perpetual Light. Three of his stories have been adapted as episodes of the TV series Tales from the Darkside. Outside of science fiction Kube-McDowell is the author of more than 500 nonfiction articles on subjects ranging from space careers to "scientific creationism" to an award-winning four-part series on the state of American education. Kube-McDowell's literary works have been recognized and highlighted at Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series. Bibliography Series The Trigon Disunity Emprise (1985) Enigma (1986) Empery (1987) Star Wars : The Black Fleet Crisis Before the Storm (1996) Shield of Lies (1996) Tyrant's Test (1996) Novels Alternities (1988) Isaac Asimov's Robot City: Odyssey (1987) The Quiet Pools (1990) Exile (1992) The Trigger (1999) (with Arthur C. Clarke) Vectors (2002) Young adult novels Thieves of Light (1987) (writing as Michael Hudson) Short stories I Shall Have a Flight to Glory (1992) (collected in Mike Resnick's alternate history anthology Alternate Presidents) The Inga-Binga Affair (1992) (collected in Mike Resnick's alternate history anthology Alternate Kennedys) Because Thou Lovest the Burning-Ground (1993) (collected in Mike Resnick's alternate history anthology Alternate Warriors) Awards Hugo Best Novel nominee (1991) : The Quiet Pools Philip K. Dick nominee (1985) : Emprise Pegasus Award for Best Performer (1994) as a member of the Black Book Band References External links Official site 1954 births Living people Writers from Camden, New Jersey 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American male novelists American science fiction writers Michigan State University alumni American male short story writers Writers from Philadelphia Indiana University South Bend alumni Michigan State University faculty 20th-century American short story writers 21st-century American short story writers 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers Novelists from Pennsylvania Novelists