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Mr. Brennan earned a B.S. in European History from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University in New York. He's the author of Resistance, and a series of space books including Zero Phase, Public Loneliness, Island of Clouds, Infinite Blues, and the forthcoming Alone on the Moon. He's done extensive original research for his space titles, including interviews with former astronauts (some of whom have walked on the moon) and technical consultation with retired NASA engineers, but budgetary constraints have prevented on-site outer space research. (So far.) His writing has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Hypertext Magazine, The Good Men Project, and Innerview Magazine. He's the founder of Tortoise Books; he's also been a frequent contributor and co-editor at Back to Print and The Deadline. He resides in Chicago. Follow him on Twitter @jerry_brennan
This great read truly sounds like Gagarin could have written this himself. It captures the spirit of the first spacefarer well, in the middle of a gripping story that had me wondering until the very last page. A great book! - Francis French, author, In the Shadow of the Moon Brennan does an amazing job of sharing the history of the world's first human spaceflight, presented here in the context of a fictional second flight for Yuri Gagarin. The actual history is informative, the fictional story is compelling, and Brennan tells the tale in an imminently readable first-person narrative that is utterly believable. Well worth the read. - David Hitt, author, Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story Really wonderfully written, evocative, and original in its approach to humanize not only the space program but the Soviet side of the race. - Dr. Asif Siddiqi, Ph.D., author, The Red Rockets' Glare, Sputnik and the Soviet Space Challenge and The Soviet Space Race with Apollo
