Alex White was born in Mississippi and has lived most of their life in the American South. Alex is the author of the Starmetal Symphony Trilogy (starting with AUGUST KITKO & THE MECHAS FROM SPACE) and The Salvagers Trilogy (starting with A BIG SHIP AT THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE); as well as official novels for Alien (THE COLD FORGE, INTO CHARYBDIS) and Star Trek (DS9 REVENANT). They enjoy music composition, calligraphy and challenging, subversive fiction.