Guests
Guest of Honor
Tom Kratman
Lt. Col. Tom Kratman is a noted military SF author, veteran, and lawyer. He is particularly noted for his biting commentary. He does not take legal questions.
His website can be found here.
Also Appearing
Michael Z. Williamson
Michael Z. Williamson is a science fiction author, the proprietor of Sharp Pointy Things, and the convention host. He'll be around.
Previous Guests of Honor
Our previous guests of honor are often in attendance as well. We're thrilled that they keep coming back!
Devon Eriksen
Devon Eriksen is a life-long reader, with a particular fondness for classics from the golden age of science fiction, such as “A Mote in God’s Eye” and “Ringworld.” While he was dissuaded from becoming a writer in his childhood, retirement from a career in engineering and the unwavering support of his loved ones presented an opportunity to pursue his childhood dream. Eriksen began writing stories with a single overarching goal: to give the reader something to love. And he hasn’t looked back since.
Glenn Reynolds
Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit fame has graciously agreed to be our 2025 Guest of Honor. While he likely needs little introduction on The Nets, his bio can be read here.
Sarah Hoyt
Sarah A. Hoyt is a novelist with (she thinks) twenty three novels out. There might be more, as she may have lost count. Genres are also fungible.
So far she hasn’t written pure romance, hard sci fi or man’s adventure. However her unofficial motto is “no genre is safe from me.” To find out more about what she’s done to various innocent tropes and subgenres, look her books on AccordingToHoyt.com, her blog.
Stephanie Osborn
Award-winning author Stephanie Osborn, the Interstellar Woman of Mystery, is a veteran of more than 20 years in civilian/military space programs, with graduate and undergraduate degrees in four sciences: astronomy, physics, chemistry and mathematics, and she is “fluent” in several more, including geology and anatomy. She has authored, co-authored, or contributed to some 50+ books, including the celebrated science-fiction mystery, Burnout: The mystery of Space Shuttle STS-281. She is the co-author of the Cresperian Saga book series, and has written the critically acclaimed Displaced Detective Series, described as “Sherlock Holmes meets The X-Files,” and the award-winning, exciting Sherlock Holmes: Gentleman Aegis series. Her latest venture: Division One, her take on the urban legend of the mysterious people who make evidence…disappear, as well as the ongoing story of Dominick Ashton and his legacy in Richard Weyand’s popular EMPIRE series. In addition to her writing, the Interstellar Woman of Mystery now happily “pays it forward,” teaching math and science through numerous media including ebooks, radio, podcasting and public speaking, as well as working with SIGMA, the science-fiction think tank.