Lost in deep space, Reeves knew rescue would never happen. But around him the Western, a supply ship full of a lifetime of living, could keep him alive.
Fresh fish from the hatchery, fresh meat from the stored animals, fresh fruit and vegtables from the botanical gardans. Completely alone, no boss, no one to tell him what to do, and unlimited supplies.
What more could a cowboy from Idaho want?
Bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith was born and raised in Idaho and knows the trails in the primitive area. And the picture at the top of his web site has him wearing a duster and cowboy hat.
Dean has written more than one hundred popular novels and hundreds of published short stories. His novels include the science fiction novel Laying the Music to Rest, also set Idaho. With Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he is the coauthor of The Tenth Planet trilogy and The 10th Kingdom.
He writes under many pen names and has also ghosted for a number of top bestselling writers.
Dean has also written books and comics for all three major comic book companies, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, and has done scripts for Hollywood. One movie was actually made.
Over his career he has also been an editor and publisher, first at Pulphouse Publishing, then for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books, and now as the executive editor of Fiction River.
Currently, he is writing thrillers and mystery novels under another name.