Victor Woodward Milán (August 3, 1954[1] – February 13, 2018[2]) was an American writer known for libertarian science fiction and an interest in cybernetics.
[3] He has also written several shared universe works for the Forgotten Realms, Star Trek, BattleTech and Wild Cards series.
He also wrote at least nine novels under the "house name" of James Axler for the Harlequin Press/Gold Eagle Books "Deathlands" and "Outlanders" series.
Milán was also known as the longtime masquerade emcee of Archon, the multi-genre convention held annually in Collinsville, Illinois.
The author stated in 2017 that he planned to write other short stories, novellas, and novels that take place in Paradise beside the main series.