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Edition 27 (1995) novel category
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Edition 29 (1997) medium and short story category
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Edition 36 (2004) award
Stephen Baxter
スティーヴン・バクスター
Sutīvun Bakusutā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-11-13 (Liverpool, England, United Kingdom)
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Buckinghamshire, Southern England, United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, science fiction writer
- Memberships
- H. G. Wells Society (vice-president since 2006)
- Influenced By
- H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | — | Mathematics | Bachelor (Mathematics) | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Southampton | — | Engineering | PhD (Engineering) | — | United Kingdom |
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Sidewise Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 1999 | Philip K. Dick Award | Vacuum Diagrams | — | — | winner |
| — | British Science Fiction Association Award | War Birds (short story) | — | — | winner |
| — | John W. Campbell Memorial Award | — | — | — | winner/nominee |
| — | Hugo Award | — | 長編 | — | nominee |
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 1 (1995) short story prize
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Edition 2 (1996) novel prize
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Edition 15 (1996) award
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Edition 18 (1999) award
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Edition 18 (1999) award
Works
Major Works
Raft
1991 Science fiction (hard SF)A novel set in the Xeelee universe exploring extreme astrophysical environments and large-scale ideas.
Timelike Infinity
1992 Science fiction (hard SF)A major Xeelee sequence novel depicting humanity's struggle against a far more powerful species.
Flux
1993 Science fiction (hard SF)Another Xeelee-related novel dealing with vast scales of time and space.
Ring
1993 Science fiction (hard SF)Part of the Xeelee sequence exploring cosmic-scale structures and conflicts.
Vacuum Diagrams
1997 Short fiction collection / Science fictionA collection of Xeelee-related short stories and background pieces.
The Time Ship
1995 Science fiction (time travel)A sanctioned sequel to H. G. Wells' The Time Machine, presented as a full-length novel.
Voyage
1996 Science fiction (hard SF)Part of the NASA trilogy, an alternate-history/realistic space-exploration novel.
Time's Eye
2003 Science fiction (co-authored)First volume of the Time Odyssey series, co-authored with Arthur C. Clarke.
The Light of Other Days
2000 Science fiction (co-authored)Co-written with Arthur C. Clarke, a novel exploring the societal impact of new technology.
Bibliography
- Raft
- Timelike Infinity
- Flux
- Ring
- Vacuum Diagrams
- The Time Ship
- Voyage
- Titan
- Moonseed
- Time's Eye
- The Light of Other Days
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- hard-SF with detailed scientific groundingepic, large-scale narrative scope
- Recurring Motifs
- civilizations on cosmic scales and timeadvanced physics (e.g. string theory)
Legacy
Stephen Baxter is regarded as a leading hard-SF author. Known for the Xeelee sequence and other works that use grand-scale ideas and contemporary physics, he has won and been nominated for multiple international genre awards.
Academic Societies
- H. G. Wells Society (vice-president)
Quotes
Trivia
- Served as vice-president of the H. G. Wells Society (since 2006).
- First recipient of the Sidewise Award (1995).