Shane Dix (born 1960 in Wales) is an Australian

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best known for his collaborative work with Sean Williams in the '' Star Wars'':

New Jedi Order ''Star Wars: The New Jedi Order'' (or ''New Jedi Order'' or ''NJO'') is a series of 19 science fiction novels, published from 1999 to 2003, set in the ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe. The series revolves around the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of ...

series. In addition to his novels with Sean Williams, Dix has had short stories published in various magazines and anthologies, including ''Aurealis: Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction'', ''Eidolon: The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy'', ''Borderlands'', ''Twenty3 : A Miscellany'' (1998), and ''Alien Shores: An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction'' (1994). While primarily known for his science-fiction work, since 2007 Dix has been branching out into other genres and fields of writing with a number of original novels. Four of these manuscripts are now complete, and he is currently looking for an agent to represent them. His daughter Katelin Dix is also a writer, with promising work in both teenage and fantasy fiction.

Bibliography

Series Contributions

Cogal Series (co-written with Sean Williams) * ''The Unknown Soldier'' (1995) Evergence Series (co-written with Sean Williams) * ''The Prodigal Sun'' (1999) * ''The Dying Light'' (2000) * '' The Dark Imbalance'' (2001) Orphans (co-written with Sean Williams) * ''Echoes of Earth'' (2002) * ''Orphans of Earth'' (2002) * ''Heirs of Earth'' (2003) Star Wars:

The New Jedi Order ''Star Wars: The New Jedi Order'' (or ''New Jedi Order'' or ''NJO'') is a series of 19 science fiction novels, published from 1999 to 2003, set in the ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe. The series revolves around the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of ...

(co-written with Sean Williams) * ''Force Heretic I: Remnant'' (2003) * ''Force Heretic II: Refugee'' (2003) * ''Force Heretic III: Reunion''(2003) * ''Or Die Trying'' (2004 short story co-written with Sean Williams)

Novels

* ''Geodesica: Ascent'' (February 2005) (co-written with Sean Williams) * ''Geodesica: Descent'' (February 2006) (co-written with Sean Williams)

Awards

* 1995 nominated for Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for ''The Unknown Soldier'' * 1996 nominated for

Ditmar Award The Ditmar Award (formally the Australian SF ("Ditmar") Award; formerly the "Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award") has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention (the "Natcon") to recognise a ...

for Best Long Fiction for ''The Unknown Soldier'' * 2000 nominated for Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for ''The Dying Light'' * 2001 winner of Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for '' The Dark Imbalance'' * 2001 winner of

for Best Long Fiction for ''The Dying Light'' * 2002 nominated for Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for ''Echoes of Earth'' * 2003 nominated for Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for ''Orphans of Earth'' * 2003 winner of

for Best Australian Novel for ''Echoes of Earth'' * 2004 nominated for Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for ''Heirs of Earth'' * 2004 nominated for

for Best Novel for ''Orphans of Earth'' * 2005 nominated for Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for ''Ascent'' * 2006 nominated for Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for ''Descent'' * 2006 winner of

for Best Novel for ''Ascent''

Biography

* ''Space Invader'' by Susie O'Brien, The Advertiser 25 March 2000

Interviews

* ''A Conversation with Sean Williams and Shane Dix'' with Lisa DuMond, The SF Site, January 2002 A Conversation with Sean Williams and Shane Dix
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References

Australian science fiction writers Living people 1960 births {{sf-writer-stub