Brazee was born in Oakland, California.^[2] He has "lived throughout the US and the world," past homes including Orinda, California, Mexico City, Covina, California, Chestertown, Maryland, Winstead, Connecticut, Des Moines, Iowa, Annapolis, Maryland, Quantico, Virginia, Jacksonville, North Carolina, Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Camp Butler, Okinawa, Lake Ridge, Virginia, Bethesda, Maryland, Poway, California, Baghdad, Iraq, Bangkok, Thailand.^[2]

A member of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1979, he also attended U.S. International University and the University of California, San Diego, earning a bachelor's, master's, and doctorate. He served in the U.S. military, retiring as a U.S. Marine infantry colonel.^[1][2] He is a member of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Disabled American Veterans.^[2]

He now resides with his wife Kiwi and twin girls Danika and Darika in Colorado Springs, Colorado.^[2]

Brazee's first work of fiction, the short story "Secession," was published in 1978.^[1][2] His work has since appeared in newspapers, magazines and books.^[2] He has been active in the speculative fiction field since 2010, specializing in military science fiction,^[1] and has since become a full-time writer.^[2] He is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, in which he chairs the professional education committee, and the Romance Writers of America.^[1][2]

He also writes non-fiction on topics including political science, business, military, sports, race relations and personal relations.^[2]

Brazee is a two-time Nebula Award and two-time Dragon Award finalist, and a USA Today Bestselling writer.^[2][3][4]

Call to Arms: Capernica edit

1. "Conscientious Objector" (2019)
2. "POG" (2019)
3. "Veteran" (2019)

• Call to Arms: Capernica (2019) (collection)

Ghost Marines edit

1. Integration (2018)
2. Unification (2018)
3. Devotion (2019)

The Navy of Humankind: Wasp Squadron edit

1. Fire Ant (2018)
2. Crystals (2018)
3. Ace (2019)
4. Fortitude (2019)
5. Indomitable (2020)

The United Federation Universe edit

The United Federation Marine Corps edit

1. Recruit (2014)
2. Sergeant (2014)
3. Lieutenant (2014)
4. Captain (2015)
5. Major (2015)
6. Lieutenant Colonel (2015)
7. Colonel (2015)
8. Commandant (2015)

• The Ryck Lysander Trilogy (2014) (omnibus of first three volumes)
• Rebel (2015)
• "High-Value Target" (2016)
• "BOLO Mission" (2016)

Women of the United Federation Marines edit

1. Gladiator (2016)
2. Sniper (2016)
3. Corpsman (2016)

• Women of the United Federation Marines Trilogy (2016) (omnibus)

The United Federation Marine Corps' Lysander Twins edit

1. Legacy Marines (2016)
2. Esther's Story: Recon Marine (2017)
3. Noah's Story: Marine Tanker (2017)
4. Esther's Story: Special Duty (2017)
5. Blood United (2017)

• "Coda" (2017)

The United Federation Marine Corps' Grub Wars edit

1. Alliance (2017)
2. The Price of Honor (2017)
3. Division of Power (2018)

• The United Federation Marines Grub Wars Trilogy (2018) (omnibus)

Other tales in the series edit

• Behind Enemy Lines (2017)
• "Weaponized Math" (2017)
• Soldier (2018)

The BOHICA Chronicles edit

1. Reprobates (with C. J. Fawcett) (2019)
2. Degenerates (with C. J. Fawcett) (2019)
3. Redeemables (with Michael Anderle and C. J. Fawcett) (2019)
4. Thor (with Michael Anderle) (2019)

• The BOHICA Chronicles Boxed Set: The Complete Series (with Michael Anderle and C. J. Fawcett) (2020) (omnibus)

Seeds of War edit

1. Seeds of War: Invasion (with Lawrence M. Schoen) (2018)
2. "Seeds of War: Scorched Earth" (with Lawrence M. Schoen) (2018)
3. "Seeds of War: Bitter Harvest" (with Lawrence M. Schoen) (2018)
4. The Seeds of War Trilogy (with Lawrence M. Schoen) (2018) (collection)

Werewolf of Marines edit

1. Semper Lycanus (2014)
2. Patria Lycanus (2015)
3. Pax Lycanus (2016)

Other novels edit

• Darwin's Quest: The Search for the Ultimate Survivor (2010)
• Wererat (2012)
• Hannibal (2018)
• Gemini Twins (2020)

Other collections edit

• Where the Battle Rages: Weaponized Math and Other Stories (2020)

Other short stories edit

• "Secession" (1979)
• "Venus: A Paleolithic Short Story" (2014)
• "Checkmate" (2018)
• "The Bridge" (2019)
• "The Lost One" (2019)
• "Golden Ticket" (2019)
• "Rebel" (2020)
• "With Time All Things Revealed" (2020)

"Weaponized Math" was nominated for the 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novelette.^[5] Integration was nominated for the 2018 Dragon Award for Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel. Sentenced to War was nominated for the 2021 Dragon Award for Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel.^{[6][circular reference]} "Fire Ant" was nominated for the 2019 Nebula Award for Best Novella.^[1][3]

• Official website