Patrick Chiles began his writing career with the self-published novels Perigee and Farside, acquired by Baen Books in 2016. His subsequent novels, 2020’s Frozen Orbit and 2021’s Frontier, have established him as a rising talent in the realm of realistic, near-future science fiction. Chiles also contributed to the 2021 anthology, World Breakers, with Larry Correia and David Weber, and will be featured in the upcoming anthologies Worlds Long Lost and Under a Crimson Sun. The sequel to Frozen Orbit, titled Escape Orbit, will be released in 2023. He currently resides in central Ohio with his wife and two lethargic dachshunds.