{"id":22,"date":"2026-08-04T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authordemos.com\/alpha\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-09-29T21:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T21:29:10","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authordemos.com\/alpha\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22\" class=\"elementor elementor-22\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b94558 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b94558\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8afe9bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8afe9bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee35714 cover cover-stage elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee35714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1324\" src=\"https:\/\/authordemos.com\/alpha\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-313\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authordemos.com\/alpha\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author.jpg 960w, https:\/\/authordemos.com\/alpha\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/authordemos.com\/alpha\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/authordemos.com\/alpha\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author-768x1059.jpg 768w, https:\/\/authordemos.com\/alpha\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/author-600x828.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c575e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76c575e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e17fa9e eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e17fa9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AUTHOR \u00b7 FORMER RADIO ASTRONOMER<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b10a4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b10a4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adrian <span class=\"h1-grad\">Vale<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae1499 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ae1499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I write propulsive science fiction about the small human moments hidden inside vast cosmic stakes.<\/p><p>For twenty years I listened to a very quiet sky. Then one day I started imagining what might listen back.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ca28ad elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8ca28ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sci-fi thriller<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">3 novels<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ex-astronomer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Coffee-powered<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daa3fca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"daa3fca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b84003 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b84003\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d100f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99d100f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The full story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb0de6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abb0de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From telescopes to typewriters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fcabed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fcabed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adrian Vale spent two decades as a radio astronomer, mapping the faint static of distant galaxies from a mountaintop observatory. He learned patience there \u2014 the kind that comes from waiting years for a single meaningful signal \u2014 and a deep respect for silence.<\/p><p>He&#8217;s fascinated by signals: the ones we send, the ones we miss, and the ones we&#8217;re too afraid to answer. His novels turn cutting-edge science into intimate human drama, asking not just what&#8217;s out there, but who we become when it finally answers.<\/p><p>The Last Signal is his third novel and his most personal yet. When he isn&#8217;t writing, you&#8217;ll find him rebuilding vintage radios, losing at chess to his daughter, and still, occasionally, listening to the sky.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73553e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73553e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee4e1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ee4e1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b37740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b37740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The journey<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbe453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dbe453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A life in frequencies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e32eba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e32eba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-wrap\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\r\n<span class=\"tl-dot\"><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"tl-year\">2003<\/span>\r\n<h3 class=\"tl-title\">The mountaintop years<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"tl-text\">Joined the deep-space array as a junior astronomer, chasing signals from the edge of the observable universe.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\r\n<span class=\"tl-dot\"><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"tl-year\">2016<\/span>\r\n<h3 class=\"tl-title\">The first story<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"tl-text\">Wrote a short story between night shifts. It won a prize he didn't expect and changed everything.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\r\n<span class=\"tl-dot\"><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"tl-year\">2019<\/span>\r\n<h3 class=\"tl-title\">Debut novel<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"tl-text\">Traded the telescope for a typewriter and never looked back. His first book found readers worldwide.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\r\n<span class=\"tl-dot\"><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"tl-year\">2026<\/span>\r\n<h3 class=\"tl-title\">The Last Signal<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"tl-text\">His most personal novel yet \u2014 a thriller about the transmission that finally answers back.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab74f12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab74f12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f44b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46f44b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8733445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8733445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Say hello\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4735d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4735d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let's stay in touch<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27919eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27919eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For events, interviews, or just to talk about the sky \u2014 I&#8217;d love to hear from you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389c505 btn-primary e-transform elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"389c505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-3,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/authordemos.com\/alpha\/shop\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGet in touch<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow2\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUTHOR \u00b7 FORMER RADIO ASTRONOMER Adrian Vale I write propulsive science fiction about the small human moments hidden inside vast cosmic stakes. 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