Alexander Jablokov is the author of six science fiction novels and numerous short stories, most recently the Jan/Feb 2026 Asimov's story, "Ecobomb", about a biological alien invasion, and the September/October 2025 Asimov's story "The Last of Operation Shroud", about a vet trying to understand the mysterious events that she experienced in the last days of a war.
He has the reputation of being difficult, but really is quite sweet. His literary position has been described as anarcho-Byzantine. Actually, it hasn't, except here. He has been accused of writing architectural magic realism, which is totally true
No one knows how to pronounce his last name, so he doesn't expect you to either.