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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

University of Cambridge
Mathematics
Degree: Bachelor (Mathematics)
Country: United Kingdom
University of Southampton
Engineering
Degree: PhD (Engineering)
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Sidewise Award
1995
Result: winner
Philip K. Dick Award
1999
Work: Vacuum Diagrams
Result: winner
British Science Fiction Association Award
Work: War Birds (short story)
Result: winner
John W. Campbell Memorial Award
Result: winner/nominee
Hugo Award
Category: 長編
Result: nominee

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Raft

1991 Science fiction (hard SF)

A novel set in the Xeelee universe exploring extreme astrophysical environments and large-scale ideas.

cosmologysurvival of civilizations

Timelike Infinity

1992 Science fiction (hard SF)

A major Xeelee sequence novel depicting humanity's struggle against a far more powerful species.

xenotranscendencetechnology and civilization

Flux

1993 Science fiction (hard SF)

Another Xeelee-related novel dealing with vast scales of time and space.

timescale expansion

Ring

1993 Science fiction (hard SF)

Part of the Xeelee sequence exploring cosmic-scale structures and conflicts.

cosmic structuresinter-species conflict

Vacuum Diagrams

1997 Short fiction collection / Science fiction

A collection of Xeelee-related short stories and background pieces.

world-buildinglinked short fiction

The Time Ship

1995 Science fiction (time travel)

A sanctioned sequel to H. G. Wells' The Time Machine, presented as a full-length novel.

time travelalternate history

Voyage

1996 Science fiction (hard SF)

Part of the NASA trilogy, an alternate-history/realistic space-exploration novel.

space explorationalternate NASA history

Time's Eye

2003 Science fiction (co-authored)

First volume of the Time Odyssey series, co-authored with Arthur C. Clarke.

timecollaborative authorship

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.

communication technologysocial change

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).