British Science Fiction Association Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1990) novel category
Colin Greenland
コリン・グリーンランド
Korin Gurīnranddo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-05-17 （United Kingdom）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Science fiction writer, SF critic, Editorial board member
- Active Years
- 1982-
- Affiliations
- Science Fiction Foundation, Interzone (magazine) editorial board
- Influenced By
- Michael Moorcock, British New Wave (science fiction movement)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Arthur C. Clarke Award | Take Back Plenty | — | Arthur C. Clarke Award committee | winner |
| — | Eastercon Award | Take Back Plenty | — | Eastercon organisers | winner |
| — | British Science Fiction Association Award | Take Back Plenty | — | British Science Fiction Association | winner |
Arthur C. Clarke Award
Work:
Take Back Plenty
Organization:
Arthur C. Clarke Award committee
Result:
winner
Eastercon Award
Work:
Take Back Plenty
Organization:
Eastercon organisers
Result:
winner
British Science Fiction Association Award
Work:
Take Back Plenty
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Arthur C. Clarke Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1991) award
Works
Major Works
Daybreak on a Different Mountain
1984 Science fictionAn early novel blending speculative and otherworldly elements.
other worldsexploration
Translations
- Daybreak on a Different Mountain (Japanese translation by Takako Satō)
The Hour of the Thin Ox
1987 Science fictionA late-1980s novel, one of Greenland's early longer works.
individual and societytransformation
Other Voices
1988 Science fictionA 1988 novel employing a polyphonic narrative style.
communicationplurality
Take Back Plenty
1990 Science fictionOne of his best-known works: a spacefaring adventure combining social commentary and speculative imagination.
space travelcommercializationidentity
Seasons of Plenty
1995 Science fictionA sequel in the Plenty series that expands the world introduced in Take Back Plenty.
seriesspace society
Mother of Plenty
1998 Science fictionAnother entry in the Plenty series, exploring human relationships across space.
familyspace
Harm's Way
1993 Science fictionA 1993 novel with elements of suspense woven into its science fiction premise.
crisisethics
Spiritfeather
2000 Science fictionA 2000 novel representing Greenland's later-phase work.
spiritualityjourney
Finding Helen
2002 Science fictionPublished in 2002, a work centered on a personal search and exploration.
searchhuman relationships
Bibliography
- Daybreak on a Different Mountain (1984)
- The Hour of the Thin Ox (1987)
- Other Voices (1988)
- Take Back Plenty (1990)
- Seasons of Plenty (1995)
- Harm's Way (1993)
- The Plenty Principle (short stories, 1997)
- Mother of Plenty (1998)
- Spiritfeather (2000)
- Finding Helen (2002)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- New Wave-influenced critical and experimental styleblend of humor and social commentary
- Recurring Motifs
- space travelsatire of consumer societiesidentity and transformation
Legacy
Colin Greenland, originating from New Wave criticism, is known for novels that combine commercial appeal with critical sensibilities. He achieved international recognition with Take Back Plenty.
Academic Societies
- Science Fiction Foundation
Trivia
- He has lived with writer Susanna Clarke since 1996.
- He is a close friend of Neil Gaiman and is often mentioned in Gaiman's acknowledgements.
- He was a guest speaker at Microcon in 1988, 1989, 1993 and 1994.