Andrew Fraknoi is a retired astronomer and college professor. He has had nine stories published so far, two in anthologies, seven in magazines. He is the lead author of the free, online book "Astronomy," published by the nonprofit OpenStax project, which is the most frequently-used introductory astronomy textbook in North America. He has also written two children’s books and some manuals for teachers. The International Astronomical Union has named Asteroid 4859 Asteroid Fraknoi, in recognition of his contributions to the public understanding of science. For more on his educational work and science fiction, see His website
