Randy Brown

Randy Brown writes stories in multiple genres, including the new SF survival contest series THE DROP as well as his newest release, FIRST STEP, the follow-up to the award-winning novel FIRST and rated as a must-read by Reedsy Discovery. He's authored NEXT TIME, a winner of multiple awards in the time-travel romance genre, and the Desert Sun Series of thrillers (SUNSET, SUNDOWN, and SUNBURST). He'd love it if you'd leave a review.

NEXT TIME is the winner of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award for Fiction, 1st Place in the 8th Annual PenCraft Book Awards for Romance-Fantasy/Sci-Fi, and a Must-Read Book of 2024 as selected by Independent Book Review, saying "Of the many time-travel novels I’ve read, this is undeniably among my favorites."

FIRST is the Winner of the 18th Annual National Indie Excellence Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 1st Place in the 8th Annual PenCraft Book Awards for Science Fiction, as well as the 2023-24 Reader Views Literary Awards Silver Medal Winner for Best Science Fiction novel and Gold Medal Winner for Best Book set in the US Mountain West Region.