Barry B. Longyear

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Barry Brookes Longyear (born May 12, 1942 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ) is an American science fiction writer. He is best known for the story Enemy Mine, which was also filmed . He also published under the pseudonyms Mark Ringdahl and Frederik Longbeard.

Life

Longyear studied at Wayne State University in Detroit from 1966 to 1967 . In 1967 he married Regina Bedsun. After graduating, he worked until 1968 as a production manager at the Madison Corporation in Detroit, a manufacturer of microfilms . The couple then moved to Philadelphia , where Longyear ran a print shop and published Sol III magazine. In 1972 they bought a 120 year old farmhouse in Farmington , Maine , and Longyear reopened a print shop. The end of 1977 his first novel was published The Tryouts (German sample presentation ) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine , since Longyear is a freelance writer. Longyear also wrote the book for the film with David Gerrold .

Longyear became known with the novel Enemy Mine (German: Du, mein Feind ) published in 1979 , which won three of the most important science fiction awards. Longyear also received the John W. Campbell Best New Writer Award for best new author of the year. The story describes the forced coexistence of two soldiers of warring races, which ultimately leads to friendship and a sense of responsibility towards the other. The story was filmed in 1985 by Wolfgang Petersen as Enemy Mine - Beloved Enemy . Three other narratives appeared later that continued the plot.

In 1980 Longyear suffered a breakdown and had to seek treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. These experiences form the basis of his 1988 novel Saint Mary Blue .

Longyear's novels and stories are characterized by their own dramaturgy , the sensitive portrayal of his protagonists and his humanistic ideas, paired with empathy and compassion .

Awards

bibliography

The series are arranged according to the year of publication of the first part. If two years of publication are given for the original editions, the first is that of the first edition and the second that of the first edition (as a book).

Series

Circus World (short stories and novels)
  • 1 Circus World (1981, collection)
  • 2 City of Baraboo (1980)
    • English: A circus for the stars. Moewig Science Fiction # 3598, 1982, ISBN 3-8118-3598-X .
  • 3 Elephant Song (1982)
    • English: How the elephants died. Moewig Science Fiction # 3691, 1985, ISBN 3-8118-3691-9 .

Short stories:

  • The Tryouts (1978)
    • German: rehearsal. In: circus world. 1983.
  • The Magician's Apprentice (1979)
    • German: The Magician's Apprentice. In: circus world. 1983.
  • The Star Show (1979)
  • The Second Law (1979)
    • German: The second law. In: circus world. 1983.
  • Proud Rider (1979)
    • German: The proud rider. In: circus world. 1983.
  • Dueling Clowns (1979)
    • English: Duel of the Clowns. In: circus world. 1983.
  • The Quest (1979)
    • German: The search. In: circus world. 1983.
  • Priest of the Baraboo (1979)
    • English: The priest of the Baraboo. In: circus world. 1983.
  • The Book of Baraboo (1980)
  • Elephant Song (1982)
Quadrants Universe (short stories)
  • The Jaren (1979, also as Frederick Longbeard)
    • German: The Jaren. In: Hereditary enemies. 1984.
  • USE Force (1980)
    • German: The armed forces of the VSE. In: Hereditary enemies. 1984.
  • Savage Planet (1980)
    • English: The planet of the barbarians. In: Hereditary enemies. 1984.
  • The Portrait of Baron Negay (1981)
    • English: The portrait of the Baron Negay. In: Friedel Wahren (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 20th episode. Heyne SF&F # 4034, 1983, ISBN 3-453-30975-8 .
Dracon (Quadrants Universe)
  • Enemy Mine (1979, short story)
    • German: You, my enemy. In: Birgit Reß-Bohusch (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 7th episode. Heyne SF&F # 3761, 1980, ISBN 3-453-30664-3 .
    • German: My dear enemy. In: Hereditary enemies. 1984.
  • The Tomorrow Testament (1983, novel)
  • Enemy Mine (1985, novel version, with David Gerrold)
  • The Last Enemy (1997, novel)
  • The Enemy Papers (1998, collection)
  • Enemy Mine: The Author's Cut (1998, short story)
Infinity Hold (novel series)
  • 1 Infinity Hold (1989)
  • 2 Kill All the Lawyers (1995, 2002)
  • 3 Keep the Law (2002)
  • Infinity Hold³ (2002, collections 1–3)
Alien Nation (novel series)
  • 4 The Change (1994)
  • 5 Slag Like Me (1994)
Jaggers and Shad (short stories)
  • The Good Kill (2006)
  • The Hangingstone Council (2007)
  • Murder in Parliament Street (2007)
  • The Purloined Labradoodle (2008)
  • Jaggers & Shad: ABC Is for Artificial Beings Crimes (2011, collection)
  • The Colleton Ghost (2011)
  • The Sheriff's Tale (2011)

Single novels

  • Sea of ​​Glass (1986)
  • Naked Came the Robot (1988)
  • Saint Mary Blue (1988)
  • The God Box (1989)
  • The Homecoming (1989)

Short stories

  • A Time for Terror (1979, as Frederick Longbeard)
  • SHAWNA, Ltd. (1979, as Frederick Longbeard)
  • Where Do You Get Your Ideas? (1979, as Mark Ringdalh)
  • Zugg's Fall (1979, as Frederick Longbeard)
  • The Initiation (1979, as Mark Ringdalh)
  • Dreams (1979)
  • Homecoming (1979)
    • German: The homecoming. In: Birgit Reß-Bohusch (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 12th episode. Heyne SF&F # 3853, 1981, ISBN 3-453-30782-8 .
  • Twist Ending (1979)
  • The Con Tower Caper (1980)
  • Project Fear (1980)
    • German: Project fear. In: Birgit Reß-Bohusch (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 11th episode. Heyne SF&F # 3825, 1981, ISBN 3-453-30727-5 .
  • Catch the Sun (1980)
    • German: Following the sun. In: Birgit Reß-Bohusch (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 14th episode. Heyne SF&F # 3894, 1982, ISBN 3-453-30817-4 .
  • What's Wrong with This Picture? (1980, with John M. Ford and George H. Scithers)
  • Bloodsong (1980, with Kevin O'Donnell, Jr.)
  • The House of If (1981)
  • Collector's Item (1981)
  • Misencounter (1982)
  • Legislative Record, February 2, 2114 (1982)
    • German: Minutes of the Legislative Assembly, February 2, 2114. In: Erbfeinde . 1984.
  • Legislative Record, January 12, 2095 (1982)
    • German: Minutes of the Legislative Assembly, January 12, 2095. In: Erbfeinde . 1984.
  • Legislative Record, June 6, 2071 (1982)
    • German: Minutes of the Legislative Assembly, June 6, 2071. In: Erbfeinde. 1984.
  • Legislative Record, November 5, 2052 (1982)
    • German: Minutes of the Legislative Assembly, November 5, 2052. In: Erbfeinde. 1984.
  • The Resolve (1982)
    • German: The resolution. In: Hereditary enemies. 1984.
  • The Resolve, Amended (1982)
    • German: The corrected resolution. In: Hereditary enemies. 1984.
  • Adagio (1984)
  • A Case of Immunity (1985, with SA Cochran, Jr. and Warren Salomon)
  • The Fortune Maker (1985)
  • Little Green Men (1987)
  • Sea of ​​Glass (excerpt) (1987)
  • Blades of the Diram Ring (1992)
  • The Green (1992)
  • Chimaera (1992)
  • Old Soldiers Never Die (1993)
  • The Death Addict (1993)
  • The Dreyfuss Affair (1993)
  • Still Waters (1994)
  • LA in LA (1996)
  • The Dance of the Hunting Sun (1997)
  • The Talman (1998)
  • Then Came the Misty Man (1998)
  • Preliminary Report (1999)
  • The Calling of Andy Rain (2001)
  • Silent Her (2001)
  • Just a Touch of Chocolate (2002)
  • Bifrost Crossing (2003)
  • The Advocate (2008)
  • Turning the Grain (2009)
  • The Monopoly Man (2009)
  • Old Comrades (2010)
  • The Swap (2012)
Collections
  • Manifest Destiny (1980, collection)
  • It Came from Schenectady (1984)
  • Dark Corners (2001)

Non-fiction

  • Science Fiction Writer's Workshop - I: An Introduction to Fiction Mechanics (1980)
  • Yesterday's Tomorrow: Recovery Meditations For Hard Cases (1997)

literature

Web links


personal data
SURNAME Longyear, Barry B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Longyear, Barry Brookes (full name); Longbeard, Frederick (pseudonym); Longyear, Barry (alternative spelling); Rant, Tol E. (pseudonym); Ringdalh, Mark (pseudonym); Vinist, Shaw (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Harrisburg, Pennsylvania