Occupation Author Alma mater Boston College Language English Genre Science fiction | Nationality United States Name Tom Kratman Citizenship United States Role Author | |
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Born September 4, 1956 (age 68)
Boston, Massachusetts ( 1956-09-04 ) Education Boston Latin School, Boston College Nominations Hugo Award for Best Novella Books A Desert Called Peace, Caliphate, Watch on the Rhine, A state of disobedience, The Tuloriad | ||
Interview with tom kratman part 1
Tom Kratman is a United States science fiction author.
Contents
- Interview with tom kratman part 1
- Interview with tom kratman part 2
- Biography
- Personal life
- Essays
- Stand Alone Works
- Series
- References
Interview with tom kratman part 2
Biography
Kratman was born in Boston, where he attended Boston Latin before enlisting, aged 17, in the US Army. He served with the 101st Airborne Division and in Panama with the 193rd Infantry Brigade. He then went to Boston College on an Army scholarship. Following his graduation Kratman was commissioned as an officer in 1980 whereupon he spent three more years in Panama followed by a four-year stint with the 24th Infantry Division. He was then part of the United States Army Recruiting Command, before serving with the 5th Special Forces Group during the Gulf War.
Kratman left the regular army in 1992, and went to law school. He earned his juris doctorate in 1995, but remained a member of the United States Army Reserve and also worked for MPRI. He was recalled to the Army in 2003 for the Iraq War but was found to have a heart problem. He then spent time at the U.S. Army War College as Director, Rule of Law, for the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute. Kratman retired in 2006 as a Lieutenant Colonel and became a full-time author.
Kratman was nominated for a Hugo award for his novella Big Boys Don't Cry in 2015, as a part of both the Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies slates, after a block voting campaign. In the final voting, no award was voted for by WSFS members in the novella category.
Personal life
Kratman met his wife in Panama, and has four children and three grandchildren.