John Barnes (born 1957 in
Angola, Indiana
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) is an American
science fiction author
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.
Writing
Two of his novels, ''The Sky So Big and Black'' and ''The Duke of Uranium'' have been reviewed as having content appropriate for a
young adult
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readership, comparing favorably to
Robert A. Heinlein
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's
"juvenile" novels. He has contributed to the
Internet Evolution
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website.
Technical career
He has done work in systems analysis, business statistics, software reliability theory, sentiment analysis, statistical semiotics, and formal specification.
Personal life
Barnes's hometown is
Bowling Green, Ohio
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. Barnes earned a
B.A.
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degree from
Washington University
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, an
M.A.
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degree from the
University of Montana
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, and a
Ph.D.
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degree in theater from the
University of Pittsburgh
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. He has taught at
Western State College
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Western offers more than 100 undergraduate areas ...
. He lives in
Colorado
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. Barnes has been married three times and divorced twice.
Bibliography
Century Next Door series
*''
Orbital Resonance
In celestial mechanics, orbital resonance occurs when orbiting bodies exert regular, periodic gravitational influence on each other, usually because their orbital periods are related by a ratio of small integers. Most commonly, this relationsh ...
'' (1991)
*''
Kaleidoscope Century'' (1995)
*''
Candle
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A person who makes candles i ...
'' (2000)
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The Sky So Big and Black'' (2002)
Thousand Cultures series
The four novels in the ''Thousand Cultures'' series include the theme of the effects of
globalization
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, at an interstellar scale, on isolated societies.
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A Million Open Doors
''A Million Open Doors'' (1992) is a science fiction novel by American writer John Barnes, the first book of his ''Thousand Cultures'' series. The story is told from the perspective of a maturing adult from a parochial culture who encounters man ...
'' (1992)
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Earth Made of Glass'' (1998)
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The Merchants of Souls'' (2001)
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The Armies of Memory'' (2006)
Time Raider series
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Wartide'' (1992)
*''
Battle Cry
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Battle cries are not necessarily articulate (e.g. "Eulaliaaaa!", "Alala"..), although they often aim to invoke patriotic or religious ...
'' (1992)
*''
Union Fires'' (1992)
Timeline Wars series
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Patton's Spaceship'' (1997)
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Washington's Dirigible'' (1997)
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Caesar's Bicycle'' (1997)
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Timeline Wars'' (1997) (omnibus volume)
*"
Upon Their Backs, to Bite 'Em" (2000) (a
crossover
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Entertainment
Albums and songs
* ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album)
* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
* ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album)
* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
story included in
Drakas!)
Jak Jinnaka series
*''
Duke of Uranium'' (2002)
*''
A Princess of the Aerie'' (2003)
*''
In the Hall of the Martian King'' (2003)
Daybreak series
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Directive 51'' (2010)
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Daybreak Zero'' (2011)
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The Last President'' (2014)
''The Last President'' was originally scheduled for 2012, but was delayed due to disagreements between Barnes and the publisher over the direction the series was taking. The final book in the series was published by Ace in 2014. Barnes is considering re-writing the first two books to make them more consistent with his original conception of the series.
Other books
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The Man Who Pulled Down the Sky'' (1987)
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Sin of Origin'' (1988)
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Mother of Storms
''Mother of Storms'' is a 1994 science fiction novel by American writer John Barnes (author), John Barnes. It was nominated for three major science fiction awards.
Plot summary
In the early 21st century, the Earth suffers from a giant hurricane ...
'' (1994)
*''
Encounter With Tiber'' (with
Buzz Aldrin
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(1996)
*''
One For the Morning Glory'' (1996)
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Apocalypses and Apostrophes'' (1998) (a short story collection also published as ''Apostrophes and Apocalypses'')
*''
Finity'' (1999)
*''
The Return'', with
Buzz Aldrin
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(2001)
*''Gaudeamus'' (2004) (meta-referential work blending fiction and reality)
*''
Payback City'' (2007) (thriller, written in 1997, self-published e-book)
*''
Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance, 1973'' (2009) (YA/non-SF, a
Michael L. Printz Award
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Honor Book)
*''
Losers in Space'' (2012) (YA/SF)
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Raise the Gipper!'' (2012) (SF/fantasy/political satire)
Short fiction
*"The Birds and the Bees and the Gasoline Trees" (2010) (short story, in ''
Engineering Infinity
''Engineering Infinity'' is a science fiction anthology edited by Jonathan Strahan. It was nominated for a Locus Award for Best Anthology in 2012.
Contents
The anthology includes 15 stories:
* "Beyond the Gernsback Continuum ..." by Jonathan Stra ...
'', edited by
Jonathan Strahan
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)
Awards
*
Nebula Award
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Best Novel nominee (1992) : ''
Orbital Resonance
In celestial mechanics, orbital resonance occurs when orbiting bodies exert regular, periodic gravitational influence on each other, usually because their orbital periods are related by a ratio of small integers. Most commonly, this relationsh ...
''
*
Nebula Award
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Best Novel nominee (1993) : ''
A Million Open Doors
''A Million Open Doors'' (1992) is a science fiction novel by American writer John Barnes, the first book of his ''Thousand Cultures'' series. The story is told from the perspective of a maturing adult from a parochial culture who encounters man ...
''
*
Hugo Award
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Best Novel nominee (1995) : ''
Mother of Storms
''Mother of Storms'' is a 1994 science fiction novel by American writer John Barnes (author), John Barnes. It was nominated for three major science fiction awards.
Plot summary
In the early 21st century, the Earth suffers from a giant hurricane ...
''
*
Nebula Award
The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States. The awards are organized and awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), a nonprofit association of profe ...
Best Novel nominee (1996) : ''
Mother of Storms
''Mother of Storms'' is a 1994 science fiction novel by American writer John Barnes (author), John Barnes. It was nominated for three major science fiction awards.
Plot summary
In the early 21st century, the Earth suffers from a giant hurricane ...
''
*
Michael L. Printz Award
The Michael L. Printz Award is an American Library Association literary award that annually recognizes the "best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit". It is sponsored by ''Booklist'' magazine; administered by the ALA's y ...
Honor Book (2010): ''Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance 1973''
See also
*
One True, fictional artificial intelligence central to the ''Century Next Door'' series.
References
External links
*
Barnes personal weblogBarnes weblog (old, inactive)2008 interview at HardSF website
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1957 births
Living people
20th-century American novelists
20th-century American male writers
21st-century American novelists
American male novelists
American science fiction writers
American male short story writers
20th-century American short story writers
21st-century American short story writers
21st-century American male writers