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Biography
Jan Kotouč, (born 1987) is a Czech military science fiction and space opera author. He is the author of several science fiction books and creator of Hirano Sector universe.
Early life
Jan graduated from University of New York in Prague/La Salle University in 2013, with a master's degree in Mass Media and Communication.
Writing career
Jan Kotouč began writing short fan fiction stories taking place in the Star Wars universe, which he published on a Czech fan fiction website Jediland. He eventually began to write stories from his own created universe, Hirano Sector, a place on the verge of large scale inter-planetary conflict. In 2008 his novella from Hirano universe, Příliš blízké setkání (Eng: Too Close Encounter) won the Czech Cena Karla Čapka award in its category. It was subsequently published in Mlok anthology and in 2010 as a novel.
His first published novel was Pokračování diplomacie (2009; Eng: Continuation of Diplomacy). In 2012, his two-volume novel, Tristanská občanská válka (Eng: Tristan Civil War) was voted Book of the Year at the Aeronautilus Awards. The same year, Jan received an Encouragement Award from the European Science Fiction Society.
Published works
Source: Legie
Hirano Sector series
- Příliš blízké setkání (2008), novella published in Mlok anthology, rewritten and published as novel in 2010
- Pokračování diplomacie (2009)
- Tristanská občanská válka (2011), two volumes
- Volání do zbraně (2012)
- Velitelské rozhodnutí (2013), a short story published in magazine XB-1 2013/07 and later published in English as Command Decision
- Na prahu očistce (2014)
Agent John Francis Kovář series
This series was created by Miroslav Žamboch and Jiří Walker Procházka with books written also by other Czech authors.
- Invaze (2013), Agent John Francis Kovář volume 31
- Bez iluzí, short story from anthology Soumrak světů (2014), Agent John Francis Kovář volume 33
Other works
- Malá apokalypsa, short story, Pevnost magazine 2011/10.
- Nová éra (2012), short story, Pevnost magazine 2012/02.
- Válečné hry, short story, anthology Zpěv kovových velryb (2014).
- Nad Českými zeměmi slunce nezapadá (2016).