Paul Cook is an American

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writer and

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critic. He is a Principal Lecturer in the English Department at

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Works

Novels

Paul Cook has written eight science fiction novels. * ''

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'' (1981). Ace Science Fiction. Finalist for the 1982

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. * ''The Alejandra Variations'' (1984). Ace Science Fiction. * ''Duende Meadow'' (1985). Bantam Spectra. * ''Halo'' (1986). Bantam Spectra. * ''On The Rim Of The Mandala'' (1987). Bantam Spectra. * ''Fortress On The Sun'' (1997). Roc SF; Reprint (2008). Phoenix Pick/Arc Manor Books * ''The Engines Of Dawn'' (1999). Roc SF; Reprint (2008). Phoenix Pick/Arc Manor Books * ''Karma Kommandos'' (2008). Phoenix Pick/Arc Manor Books

Other writing

Paul Cook has published short stories in ''Amazing Stories'', ''Digital Science Fiction'', ''Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction'', ''The Hawai'i Review'', ''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'', ''The Nameless Review'', and ''New Letters''. He also writes book reviews for Galaxy's Edge Magazine.Periodicals, early March
" Locus Magazine, March 2, 2013. He has published poems in a wide variety of literary non mainstream magazines such as ''The Georgia Review'' and ''Quarterly West''. He has written classical music criticism for such venues as ClassicsToday.com and MusicWeb-International.com, and now writes classical music reviews exclusively for ''The American Record Guide''. He has written extensively on the music of

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, and

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. He most recently wrote the introduction to the 2006 edition of

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' novel ''

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'' (Bison Books/University of Nebraska Press) and is the Series Editor for the Phoenix Science Fiction Classic series from Phoenix Pick/Arc Manor books.

References

External links

Paul Cook's official website
at paulcook-sci-fi.com *
The American Record Guide
at AmericanRecordGuide.com
Arc Manor's official website
at ArcManor.com
Phoenix Pick (Science Fiction Imprint of Arc Manor)
at PhoenixPick.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Paul Living people 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American short story writers 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American short story writers 21st-century American male writers American male novelists American male short story writers American science fiction writers Arizona State University faculty University of Utah alumni Year of birth missing (living people)