Eric Martell PhD

Eric S. Martell set out to become a scientist when he was five. He earned a Ph.D. in psychology, and when personal computers came along (way back in prehistory), he taught himself programming and spent years designing software, from early childhood learning programs to military training modules. Today, he also researches AI governance and how people think alongside intelligent machines, and has published three books about human cognition and AI.

His primary personality flaw is an interest in far too many subjects. Along the way, he has become a pilot, a scuba diver, a jazz guitarist, a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, an outdoorsman, and a naturalist. He admits to being addicted to both science and science fiction.

His fiction starts with questions. What would happen if Earth passed through an interstellar dust cloud carrying messenger RNA? That question became Dustfall, the story of a lower-class boy and an upper-class girl in a world where most humans have become flesh-craving mutants, and where the real mystery is the identity of the most dangerous mutant of all. Other questions led to alien invaders hiding behind a fake door in Paris, a physicist flung back to the Ice Age, a recovering addict facing a rogue AI, and a reluctant pirate in the asteroid belt.

He researches every book to offer believable science, compelling characters, and realistic action. Four of his novels have won Florida Authors and Publishers Association President's Book Awards, including Dustfall, Cyber-Witch, All Things in Time, and Pirates of the Asteroids. His short stories appear in several anthologies.

His goal is simple: stories readers can't put down. He welcomes questions and takes readers' suggestions seriously.

Find new releases, free short stories, and previews at MartellSci.com.