Ken Lozito

Ken Lozito is an American science fiction author who left a nearly two-decade career in IT security to write full-time, going on to sell more than a million books. His fiction centers on themes of first contact, colonization, and old-fashioned adventure with richly drawn characters, most notably in the nineteen-book First Colony series, which follows humanity's early struggles to settle a new world. He also writes the six-book Ascension series, the Federation Chronicles, the Safanarion Order series, and Space Raiders, all extending his interest in exploration and interstellar conflict. Lozito is known for fast-paced, character-driven storytelling that keeps readers turning pages late into the night.