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Beggars Ride
A list of works by or about American science fiction author Nancy Kress. Novels *''The Prince of Morning Bells'', (Timescape / Pocket Oct. 1981) / revised: (FoxAcre Press May 2000) *''The Golden Grove'', (Bluejay Books March 1984) *''The White Pipes'', (Bluejay Books Jan. 1985) *''An Alien Light'', (Arbor House / William Morrow Jan. 1988) / (Legend Nov. 1988) *''Brain Rose'', (William Morrow Jan. 1990) *''Maximum Light'', (Tor Jan. 1997) *''Yanked!'', (Avon June 1999) from David Brin's Out of Time series *''Nothing Human'', (Golden Gryphon Press Sep. 2003) *''Dogs'', ( Tachyon Publications July 2008) *''Steal Across the Sky'', (Tor Feb. 2009) *''After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall'' (Tachyon Publications April 2012) *''Flash Point'', (Viking Nov. 2012) *''Sea Change'', (Tachyon Publications May 2020) *''The Eleventh Gate'', (Baen Books May 5, 2020) *'' Observer'', (The Story Plant, January 2023) – with Robert Lanza ;The Sleepless # #'' Beggars and Choosers'', (Tor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Kress
Nancy Anne Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer. She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo- and Nebula-winning 1991 novella ''Beggars in Spain'', which became a novel in 1993. She also won the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 2013 for ''After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall'', and in 2015 for ''Yesterday's Kin''. In addition to her novels, Kress has written numerous short stories and is a regular columnist for ''Writer's Digest''. She is a regular at Clarion writing workshops. During the winter of 2008/09, Nancy Kress was the Picador Guest Professor for Literature at the University of Leipzig's Institute for American Studies in Leipzig, Germany. Biography Born Nancy Anne Koningisor in Buffalo, New York, she grew up in East Aurora and attended college at SUNY Plattsburgh and graduated with an M.A. in English. Before starting her writing career she taught elementary school and then c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of All Them Bright Stars
"Out of All Them Bright Stars" is a science fiction short story by Nancy Kress. It was first published in ''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'', in 1985. Synopsis Sally Gourley is a waitress at a diner who watches as an alien tries to order a meal, only to have events spin out of control. Reception "Out of All Them Bright Stars" won the 1986 Nebula Award for Best Short Story.Out of All Them Bright Stars at ''''; retrieved June 4, 2019 Kress has observed that Gourley is "powerless because of her class, not her gender." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibliographies Of American Writers
Bibliography (from and ), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from ). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes ''bibliography'' as a word having two senses: one, a list of books for further study or of works consulted by an author (or enumerative bibliography); the other one, applicable for collectors, is "the study of books as physical objects" and "the systematic description of books as objects" (or descriptive bibliography). Etymology The word was used by Greek writers in the first three centuries CE to mean the copying of books by hand. In the 12th century, the word started being used for "the intellectual activity of composing books." The 17th century then saw the emergence of the modern meaning, that of description of books. Currently, the field of bibliography has expanded to include studies that consider the book as a material object. Bibliography, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibliographies By Writer
Bibliography (from and ), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from ). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes ''bibliography'' as a word having two senses: one, a list of books for further study or of works consulted by an author (or enumerative bibliography); the other one, applicable for collectors, is "the study of books as physical objects" and "the systematic description of books as objects" (or descriptive bibliography). Etymology The word was used by Greek writers in the first three centuries CE to mean the copying of books by hand. In the 12th century, the word started being used for "the intellectual activity of composing books." The 17th century then saw the emergence of the modern meaning, that of description of books. Currently, the field of bibliography has expanded to include studies that consider the book as a material object. Bibliography, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebula Awards Showcase 2003
''Nebula Awards Showcase 2003'' is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by Nancy Kress. It was first published in trade paperback by Roc/New American Library in April 2003. Summary The book collects pieces that won or were nominated for the Nebula Awards for best novel, novella, novelette and short story for the year 2002, various other nonfiction pieces related to the awards, and the two Rhysling Award-winning poems for 2001, together with an introduction by the editor. Not all nominees for the various awards are included, and the best novel is represented by an excerpt. Contents *"Introduction: Entering the Field" (Nancy Kress) *"The 2001 Nebula Awards Ballot" *" The Cure for Everything" est Short Story winner, 2002(Severna Park) *"The Ultimate Earth" est Novella winner, 2002(Jack Williamson) *"Betty Ballantine Appreciation" ssay(Shelly Shapiro) *"Louise's Ghost" est Novelette winner, 2002(Kelly Link) *"Undone" est Novelette nominee, 2002( James Patrick Kel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tor Books
Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group (previously Tom Doherty Associates), a publishing company based in New York City. It primarily publishes science fiction and fantasy titles, and is the largest publisher of Chinese science fiction novels in North America. History Tor was founded by Tom Doherty, Harriet McDougal, and Jim Baen in 1980 (Baen would found his own imprint three years later). They were soon joined by Barbara Doherty and Katherine Pendill, who then composed the original startup team. ''Tor'' is a word meaning a rocky pinnacle, as depicted in Tor's logo. Tor Books was sold to St. Martin's Press in 1987. Along with St. Martin's Press; Henry Holt; and Farrar, Straus and Giroux, it became part of the Holtzbrinck group, now part of Macmillan in the US. In June 2019, Tor and other Macmillan imprints moved from the Flatiron Building, to larger offices in the Equitable Building. Imprints Tor is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Resnick
Michael Diamond Resnick (; March 5, 1942 – January 9, 2020) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He won five Hugo awards and a Nebula award, and was the guest of honor at Chicon 7. He was the executive editor of the defunct magazine ''Jim Baen's Universe,'' and the creator and editor of ''Galaxy's Edge'' magazine. Biography Resnick was born in Chicago on March 5, 1942. He was a 1959 graduate of Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Illinois. He sold his first piece of writing in 1957, while still in high school. He attended the University of Chicago from 1959 to 1961 and met his future wife, Carol L. Cain, there. The couple began dating in mid-December 1960 and were engaged by the end of the month. They were married in 1961. In the 1960s and early 1970s, Resnick wrote over 200 erotic adult novels under various pseudonyms and edited three men's magazines and seven tabloid newspapers. For over a decade he wrote a weekly column about horse racing and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternate Kennedys
''Alternate Kennedys'' is an alternate history anthology edited by Mike Resnick, published in the United States by Tor Books. There are 26 stories in the anthology, including Resnick's own "Lady in Waiting". The remaining stories by various authors present scenarios where members of the Kennedy family The Kennedy family is an American political family that has long been prominent in American politics, public service, entertainment, and business. In 1884, 35 years after the family's arrival from Ireland, Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy be ... had lives that were different from real life. The anthology was released on July 1, 1992. Stories See also * List of works by Mike Resnick References 1992 books Alternate history anthologies Tor Books books Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy Cultural depictions of Robert F. Kennedy Cultural depictions of Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural depictions of Marilyn Monroe Cultural depictions of Richard Nixon Cultural depic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fountain Of Age
"Fountain of Age" is a science fiction novella published in 2007 by Nancy Kress. It won the 2008 Nebula Award for Best Novella The Nebula Award for Best Novella is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novellas. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a novella if it is between 17,500 and 40 ... and was nominated for the 2008 Hugo Award for Best Novella. Plot summary The story is about Max Feder, a wealthy reformed criminal who tries to contact his now-famous former lover, Daria, whose brain tumors have the ability to generate spare stem cells. Footnotes External links * Science fiction short stories 2007 science fiction novels Works originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction Nebula Award for Best Novella-winning works Works by Nancy Kress {{2000s-sf-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Aliens Of Earth
''The Aliens of Earth'' is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Nancy Kress. It was released in 1993 and was the author's first book published by Arkham House . It was published in an edition of 3,520 copies. Most of the stories originally appeared in ''Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' is an American science fiction magazine which publishes science fiction and fantasy named after science fiction author Isaac Asimov. It is currently published by Penny Publications. From January 2017, the publication ...''. Contents ''The Aliens of Earth'' contains the following stories: # "The Price of Oranges" # "Glass" # "People Like Us" # "Cannibals" # "To Scale" # "Touchdown" # "Down Behind Cuba Lake" # "In A World Like This" # "Philippa's Hands" # "Inertia" # "Phone Repairs" # "The Battle of Long Island" # "Renaissance" # "Spillage" # "The Mountain to Mohammed" # "Craps" #And Wild For To Hold # "In Memoriam" Sources * * * Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
