Steven Hall (born 1975 in Derbyshire) is a British writer. He is the author of ''

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'', lead writer of the video game '' Battlefield 1'', and writer on

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's World Cup short film '' The Last Game''. His

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, ''

'' won the 2008

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and a 2007 Borders Original Voices Award, and was shortlisted for the 2008

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. The book has been translated into 29 different languages, and a screenplay for a film adaptation has been written by

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''). Hall has written for ''

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'' and

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. He has also written scripts for ''Doctor Who'' radio dramas and was the lead writer for the video games ''

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'', '' Ryse: Son of Rome'', '' Battlefield 1'', and ''

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''. In 2007, Hall was named as one of Waterstone's "25 Authors for the Future". In 2010, Hall was named as one of the best 20 novelists under 40 by ''

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''. In 2013, Hall was named as one of ''Granta''′s ''Best of Young British Novelists 2013'' out of 20 novelists listed in total.

Works

Novels

* ''

'' (2007) * ''Maxwell's Demon'' (2021)

Short Stories

* "Stories for a Phone Book," in ''New Writing 13'' (2005) * "What I Think About When I Think About Robots," in ''

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109: Work'' (2010) * "The End of Endings," in ''Granta 123: Best of Young British Novelists 4'' (2013)

Computer Games

* ''

'' (2013) * '' Ryse: Son of Rome'' (2013) * '' Battlefield 1'' (2016) * ''

'' (2018)

Radio Plays

* "The Word Lord," in '' Doctor Who: Forty-Five'' (2008) * '' Doctor Who: A Death in the Family'' (2010)

Advertising

* ''The Last Game'' for Nike (2014)

Awards and prizes

*Waterstones 25 authors for the Future (2007) *Borders Original Voices Award (2007) for ''

'' *

(2008) for ''

'' * Granta Best of Young British Novelists (2013)

References

External links

Steven Hall Official SiteOfficial Raw Shark Texts Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Steven 1975 births Living people 21st-century English novelists People from Derbyshire English male novelists 21st-century English male writers People from Kingston upon Hull