Stephen Baxter (born 13 November 1957) is an English hard science fiction author. He has degrees in mathematics and engineering.
Strongly influenced by science fiction pioneer H. G. Wells, Baxter has been vice-president of the international H. G. Wells Society since 2006. His fiction falls into three main categories of original work plus a fourth category, extending other authors' writing; each has a different basis, style, and tone.
