Alan K. Dell

@alankdell.bsky.social

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Sci-Fi Author, SFINCS 1 Finalist, Book Blogger, Husband, Father, Photographer, Archer, Videogamer. He/Him. No AI ❌ No unsolicited DMs ❌ Get My Books: bio.site/alankdell

Screen showing an AI generated crab at an ocean conservation exhibition.
A screenshot from Threads showing me quote-posting a post that says "If AI disappeared right now, what would become 50x harder?", where my response is simply, "Me." The post has over 2200 likes.
Banner showing all five of my books covers on a background of the planet Mars. The text reads: Over 1000 books sold! 246 for The Re-Emergence, 444 for From the Grave of the Gods, 105 for The Flight of the Aurora, 119 for The Shadow of Arcadia, and 89 for The God Sun. 1003 as of July 2026.
Dry, yellow archery field with targets set up, a bow and arrows in the foreground.
A reaction channel thumbnail with AI generated text.
Hardback of the illustrated edition of Unfinished Tales standing on a bookshelf.
A cartoon of a peasant carrying a bundle of sticks saying, "we should improve society somewhat." while a smug looking man pops up out of a well to say, "yet you participate in society. Curious! I am very intelligent."
Overlapping paperback mockups of the four books of the Augment Saga: The Re-Emergence, From the Grave of the Gods, The Flight of the Aurora, and The Shadow of Arcadia, along with a tablet mockup of standalone short horror story, The God Sun lined up in the middle of the image, in front of a background featuring the planet Mars. Underneath the books is a row of bookseller logos: Kindle, Kobo, Nook, Apple Books, Google Play Books, Smashwords, and Itch-io, with the text “and more…” at the end.
Box art of Splatoon Raiders sitting atop a free towel with Splatoon art.
Author interview banner featuring a photo of P.A. Cornell.
Beaker as Deckard with the title "Do Androids Dream of Electric Meep?"
Book review banner for The Astronaut Among the Flowers featuring the book cover in the middle on a starry background.
Smashwords July Summer/Winter sale banner.
Two The Re-Emergence paperbacks lying on a wooden desk with Lego flowers to either side in vases
Book review banner for Desperate Measures by Dave McCreery.
Tablet mockup of The God Sun on the right in front of a space background of an ominous red dwarf star. On the right are selected review extracts. The text reads: “Brutal, bloody, and disturbing”, “Brilliant read. Well written. 100% recommended”, and “It had that creeping discomfort I’ve come to expect from space sci-fi stories that lean towards the dark side”. Underneath the book, the text reads: “Available widely. Books2read.com/thegodsun.”
Book cover for The Astronaut Among the Flowers by P.A. Cornell featuring a spacesuit lying on the ground covered in purple flowers
Possible Zilla Diodia orbweaver spider.
Overlapping paperback mockups of the four books of the Augment Saga: The Re-Emergence, From the Grave of the Gods, The Flight of the Aurora, and The Shadow of Arcadia, along with a tablet mockup of standalone short horror story, The God Sun lined up in the middle of the image, in front of a background featuring the planet Mars. Underneath the books is a row of bookseller logos: Kindle, Kobo, Nook, Apple Books, Google Play Books, Smashwords, and Itch-io, with the text “and more…” at the end.
Long exposure photograph during the daytime of a white windmill spinning, with plant pots and a building and green gazebo in the fore and midground.
Archery targets in a field, with a giant Goodyear blimp up in the sky.
Smashwords July Summer/Winter Sale graphic with an illustration of snowy evergreens and a sandy beach.
Bugs bunny in a tuxedo saying "I wish all The Sun a very Oh fuck off you big lamp" with a screenshot of Simon Pegg's character from The World's End
Paperbacks of The Re-Emergence on a desk next to some Lego flowers
One The Re-Emergence paperback standing to the right with a second lying down on the desk in front of it. Both next to a stack of paperbacks of other Augment Saga books. Behind the books is a vase of Lego flowers, and a 3D printed satellite model.
Book review banner for The Lathe of Heaven.
Trophy for getting the worst white of the day, in the shape of a Womble with a telescope.
Field set up with archery targets, and a bow in the foreground.
Book review banner for Orbital by Samantha Harvey.
Book cover for From the Grave of the Gods. A crashed alien spaceship smoulders in a desolate Martian landscape with the title text in bold down one edge.
Book cover for The Shadow of Arcadia. The wreckage of a spaceplane orbits over the planet Mars.
Book review banner for The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August, with the book cover front and centre over a space background.
Half a trestle table set up with paperback books from yours truly
A field set up with archery targets in the background with tents and equipment set up in the foreground.
Paperback of Desperate Measures by Dave McCreery
Banner for the May The Fourth Scifi Bundle. A robed person with pointy ears is holding a glowing laser sword (art by @Columbina on the Indie Book Spotlight discord server). Around this centerpiece are displayed the covers of several of the books in the bundle. Text: May the Fourth Scifi Bundle. A bundle of Star Wars-inspired and general Sci Fi books! Books: The Elitist Supremacy by Niranjan Kyx by Jennifer R. Povey Wherever the Stars Call by S. Jan The Re-Emergence by Alan K. Dell Event Horizon by Dan F. Bispo Invasive Dragons of Atlanta Ancient as the Stars by Maya Darjani Beating the Apocalypse by Joyce Reynolds-Ward Holding Onto Day by E. H. Timms From the Grave of the Gods by Alan K. Dell Walking the Knife's Edge by Elise Carlson Deeper Chaos by Niranjan Alien Exploration by Simon Wolfe The Sarchophagus of Lamia by Rebecca E. Reyes War of the Space Dragons by L'Poni Baldwin Wraith Revolution by RJ Calvin The Observers by L. B. Shimaira Daylight Chasers by Rue
Banner for the May The Fourth Scifi Bundle. A robed person with pointy ears is holding a glowing laser sword (art by @Columbina on the Indie Book Spotlight discord server). Around this centerpiece are displayed the covers of several of the books in the bundle. Text: May the Fourth Scifi Bundle. A bundle of Star Wars-inspired and general Sci Fi books! Books: The Elitist Supremacy by Niranjan Kyx by Jennifer R. Povey Wherever the Stars Call by S. Jan The Re-Emergence by Alan K. Dell Event Horizon by Dan F. Bispo Invasive Dragons of Atlanta Ancient as the Stars by Maya Darjani Beating the Apocalypse by Joyce Reynolds-Ward Holding Onto Day by E. H. Timms From the Grave of the Gods by Alan K. Dell Walking the Knife's Edge by Elise Carlson Deeper Chaos by Niranjan Alien Exploration by Simon Wolfe The Sarchophagus of Lamia by Rebecca E. Reyes War of the Space Dragons by L'Poni Baldwin Wraith Revolution by RJ Calvin The Observers by L. B. Shimaira Daylight Chasers by Rue
Star Trek: TAS title card reading From the Grave of the Gods written by Alan K Dell with a painted planet and star field
Paperback of Alien³ novelisation by Alan Dean Foster
Two Ferengi from Star Trek with the caption "this is getting out of hand. Now there are two of them"
Two The Re-Emergence paperbacks lying on a wooden desk with Lego flowers to either side in vases
Screen grab from Yoshi and the Mysterious Book showing an entry for a fluffy creature I have named Co-kane (spelling deliberate to avoid tripping the censor)
Screen grab of Yoshi and the Mysterious Book showing triangular bee creatures bearing the name "Beestards"
Banner for the May The Fourth Scifi Bundle. A robed person with pointy ears is holding a glowing laser sword (art by @Columbina on the Indie Book Spotlight discord server). Around this centerpiece are displayed the covers of several of the books in the bundle. Text: May the Fourth Scifi Bundle. A bundle of Star Wars-inspired and general Sci Fi books! Books: The Elitist Supremacy by Niranjan Kyx by Jennifer R. Povey Wherever the Stars Call by S. Jan The Re-Emergence by Alan K. Dell Event Horizon by Dan F. Bispo Invasive Dragons of Atlanta Ancient as the Stars by Maya Darjani Beating the Apocalypse by Joyce Reynolds-Ward Holding Onto Day by E. H. Timms From the Grave of the Gods by Alan K. Dell Walking the Knife's Edge by Elise Carlson Deeper Chaos by Niranjan Alien Exploration by Simon Wolfe The Sarchophagus of Lamia by Rebecca E. Reyes War of the Space Dragons by L'Poni Baldwin Wraith Revolution by RJ Calvin The Observers by L. B. Shimaira Daylight Chasers by Rue
Excerpt from Orbital by Samantha Harvey: Maybe one day we'll look in the mirror and be happy with the fair-to-middling upright ape that eyes us back...
Two The Re-Emergence paperbacks lying on a wooden desk with Lego flowers to either side in vases
Front and back paperback mockup of The Shadow of Arcadia on the left, on a space background featuring the planet Mars at the bottom. On the right are selected review extracts. The text reads: “A fast-paced, edge of your seat thriller”, “the banter and dialogue is top notch”, and “I rarely find as successful a blend of science, intrigue, and mystery as I have with this series”. Underneath the book, the text reads: “Available widely. Read free on Kobo Plus”.
‘Commander Nathan Rifkin—’ ‘Spare me the introductions,’ said Nate inflecting a little more impatience in his voice than he intended. ‘You know me, Bryce. Ask your questions.’ The outburst caught the lieutenant off-guard. There was a note of disappointment in his voice. ‘Do I, though, sir? I don’t feel like I know you at all anymore.’ Nate locked eyes with the man. ‘I have nothing to hide, Lieutenant. Trust me.’ Gilmore scoffed. ‘Trust you? If it was all above board then why didn’t you trust the rest of your team enough to loop us in on whatever you and Jack were up to?’
Tablet mockup of The God Sun on the right in front of a space background of an ominous red dwarf star. On the right are selected review extracts. The text reads: “Brutal, bloody, and disturbing”, “Brilliant read. Well written. 100% recommended”, and “It had that creeping discomfort I’ve come to expect from space sci-fi stories that lean towards the dark side”. Underneath the book, the text reads: “Available widely. Books2read.com/thegodsun.”
Paperback of The Flight of the Aurora standing on top of a stack of other augment saga books on a table.
Front and back paperback mockup of From the Grave of the Gods on the left, on a space background featuring the planet Mars. On the right are selected review extracts. The text reads: “Had me completely hooked from start to finish”, “this is a page turner of a book”, and “twisty, turny plot, likeable characters, nice world building, more please”. Underneath the book, the text reads: “Available widely. Read free on Kobo Plus”.
‘This is really fuckin’ weird,’ said Hanara as he narrowly avoided walking into a branch. James stumbled as his foot caught on a root that jutted out above the leaf litter and he fell into a nearby trunk. ‘Agreed,’ he said, pushing himself up. He could’ve sworn he’d seen that root and stepped over it. Holding up his hands he called the group to a halt. ‘Right, everyone stop; this is getting ridiculous—’ As he spoke, he caught movement out of the corner of his eye and he turned to see. Nothing. The forest was just as still and silent as it had been before.
Quote tweet of a Post of a screenshot of an article by Noor Al-Sibai with the headline "Biologist says the sun may be conscious". OP's caption says "This is probably fine". The quote tweet has the text: NASA employee: oh hey you guys are back early Astronaut: Sun's alive NASA employee: what? Astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* Sun's alive.
Excerpt from a Wikipedia page about blamcmange with a follow-up question suggested by Google underneath which reads "what is a polite term for splooge?"
Front and back paperback mockup of The Re-Emergence on the left with SFINCS finalist badge in the bottom left corner of the book, on a space background of a reddish/orange nebula. A blueish light shines around the book. On the right are selected review extracts. The text reads: “A sci-fi made by, and for, sci-fi geeks”, “A well-written, imaginative and original space sci-fi”, and “Dell’s world-building talent really makes everything come to life”. Underneath the book, the text reads: “Available widely. Read free on Kobo Plus”.
‘I’m sorry, Tigs’ When they took their hands away, their eyes were red and puffy. ‘Can’t even fucking cry without hurting myself,’ they muttered. Nate took their hand in his and squeezed it. ‘Dinner,’ he said, forcing a smile. ‘Hospital food doesn’t count. You buy me something nice, like a fat, juicy steak.’ ‘I’ll cook it for your myself.’ Tigs cupped their other hand around their mouth and put on a hoarse call, ‘Nurse! Nurse! He’s trying to kill me!’
Animal Crossing Lego sets displayed on a shelf.
Looking at his phone it was the early hours of the morning but there was no way to tell the difference in the times of day here. It had taken his team a couple of days to recuperate from their experience in the silent forest. Tents had been set up for them by the Selidor’s crew and they had only the most basic amenities. These people had been surviving here for years and it wasn’t just the supply of caffeine that was dwindling.
Hours, minutes, seconds; the perception of time flows differently when you’re over two hundred. Not for the maldaccians, as living to a thousand was natural and common among their people. But humans? We were not meant to stick around this long. Deepening time plays havoc with your synapses. There were so many memories I had lost that I had committed to retain forever. Names and faces. People and places. The voice of the shard wasn’t one of them. I knew her. I would always know her.
Paperback of FROM THE GRAVE OF THE GODS being held in front of stone bookshelves