Bob Shaw

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Bob Shaw (actually Robert Shaw ; born December 31, 1931 in Belfast , † February 12, 1996 in Manchester ) was a Northern Irish writer who mainly wrote science fiction .

Life

Shaw was born and raised in Belfast. He attended a high school with a scientific-technical orientation and worked from 1947 to 1960 as a technical draftsman, temporarily in Canada , then in public relations. He published his first SF story Aspect in 1954 in Nebula magazine . From 1966 to 1969 he worked as a journalist for the Belfast Telegraph , later in advertising. He left Northern Ireland in 1973 with his family and lived in England, where he devoted himself entirely to writing from 1975.

One of his most notable concepts is what is known as slow glass, which is so dense that light takes years to get through; in this way one sees pictures that z. B. show the long dead. After the success of Light of Other Days (1966), Shaw developed the idea for the novel Other Days, Other Eyes (1972). The Orbitsville cycle is about the discovery of a Dyson sphere , while the twin worlds trilogy depicts two planets that are so close to each other that they have a common atmosphere - and you can cross over with balloons and wooden spaceships.

Bob Shaw died in 1996 at the age of 64 from complications of a colon cancer that had been cured in 1993.

Awards

Bob Shaw has received the British Science Fiction Association Award three times :

  • 1976 for his novel Orbitsville
  • 1987 for the novel The Ragged Astronauts ( The Hot Air Astronauts )
  • 1989 for the story Dark Night in Toyland

He won the Hugo Award for "Best Fan Writer" twice (1979 and 1980) . His short story Light of Other Days and the novel Orbitsville were also nominated for Hugo. He also received the Fan Activity Achievement Award in 1977, 1978 and 1979 .

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).

Slow Glass (short story series)
  • Light of Other Days (1966)
  • Burden of Proof (1967)
  • A Dome of Many-Colored Glass (1972)
  • Other Days, Other Eyes (1972, novel)
    • German: eyes of the past. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction # 0172), 1973, ISBN 3-442-23172-8 . Also as: Different days, different eyes. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Heyne (Library of Science Fiction Literature # 36), 1973, ISBN 3-453-31032-2 . Also as: Different days, different eyes. Translated by Irene Bonhorst. Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 8001), 1996, ISBN 3-453-10941-4 .
  • The Edge of Time (1979, with Donald William Heiney, as Bob Shaw and Malcolm Harris)
AESOP (short story series)
  • Appointment on Prila (1968)
  • Gambler's Choice (1971)
  • Retroactive (1972)
    • German: The time trap. Pabel (Terra Paperback # 247), 1974.
  • Unfaithful Recording (1975)
  • Ship of Strangers (1978, novel)
    • English: Captain Aesop and the Stranger's Ship. Das Beste (On the Way to Tomorrow's World # 124), 1991, ISBN 3-87070-395-4 .
Orbitsville
  • 1 Orbitsville (1974, 1975)
  • 2 Orbitsville Departure (1983)
    • German: Departure for Orbitsville. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23487, 1986, ISBN 3-442-23487-5 .
  • 3 Orbitsville Judgment (1990)
Warren Peace
  • 1 Who Goes Here? (1977)
  • 2 Dimensions (1993, also as Warren Peace )
The Ragged Astronauts / Land and Overland
  • 1 The Ragged Astronauts (1986)
    • English: The hot-air astronauts. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4773, 1991, ISBN 3-453-04484-3 .
  • 2 The Wooden Spaceships (1988)
    • English: The wooden spaceships. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4774, 1991, ISBN 3-453-04485-1 .
  • 3 The Fugitive Worlds (1989)
    • German: The fleeting worlds. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4775, 1991, ISBN 3-453-04486-X .
  • The wild astronauts. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5543, 1996, ISBN 3-453-11889-8 (collective edition from 1–3)
Single novels
  • Night Walk (1967)
    • German: people in zero space. Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher # 0140), 1972, ISBN 3-442-23140-X .
  • The Two-Timers (1968)
    • German: The two-time people. Goldmann's Space Pocket Books # 0128, 1971, ISBN 3-442-23128-0 .
  • The Palace of Eternity (1969)
    • German: The dazzling white sun. Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher # 0124) 1971.
  • Shadow of Heaven (1969, UK version shortened in 1970, revised UK version 1991)
  • One Million Tomorrows (1970, 1971)
    • English: torments of immortality. Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher # 0137), 1972, ISBN 3-442-23137-X .
  • Ground Zero Man (1971, also as The Peace Machine , 1985)
    • English: The anti-war machine. Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher # 0153), 1972, ISBN 3-442-23153-1 .
  • A Wreath of Stars (1976)
  • Medusa's Children (1977)
    • English: The children of Medusa. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23267, 1978, ISBN 3-442-23267-8 .
  • Vertigo (1978, also as Terminal Velocity , 1991)
    • German: The sky is free. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4106, 1984, ISBN 3-453-31066-7 .
  • Dagger of the Mind (1979)
  • The Ceres Solution (1981)
  • Fire Pattern (1984)
  • Killer Planet (1989)
Collections
  • Tomorrow Lies in Ambush (1973)
    • German: Cocktailparty im Space. Goldmann Science Fiction # 0176, 1973, ISBN 3-442-23176-0 .
  • Cosmic Kaleidoscope (1976)
  • A Better Mantrap (1982)
  • Between Two Worlds / Messages Found in an Oxygen Bottle (1986, with Terry Carr)
  • Dark Night in Toyland (1989)
Short stories

If only the title and year are given as sources for short stories, the complete information can be found under collections .

  • 1961 (1951)
  • The Insouciant Ghost (1951)
  • Stroll (1952)
  • The Enchanted Duplicator (1954, with Walt Willis)
  • Aspect (1954)
  • The Trespassers (1954)
  • The Journey Alone (1955)
  • Departure (1955)
  • Sounds in the Dawn (1956)
  • Barrier to Yesterday (1956)
  • Canadian Capers (2) (1958, also as More Canadian Capers , 1986)
  • The Silent Partners (1959)
  • Dissolute Diplomat (1960, with Walt Willis)
  • ... And Isles Where Good Men Lie (1965)
    • German: ... and islands where good people lie. In: Cocktail party in space. 1973.
  • Pilot Plant (1966)
    • German: experimental station. In: Cocktail party in space. 1973.
  • Call Me Dumbo (1966)
    • German: Call me Dumbo. In: Cocktail party in space. 1973.
  • Hue and Cry (1969)
  • Element of Chance (1969)
  • Telemart Three (1970)
  • Communication (1970)
    • German: communication. In: Cocktail party in space. 1973.
  • Invasion of Privacy (1970)
    • English: The silent invasion. Translated by Tony Westermayr. In: Cocktail party in space. 1973. Also as: The silent invasion. Translated by Yannis Kumbulis. In: Science-Fiction-Stories 47. Ullstein 2000 # 89 (3130), 1975, ISBN 3-548-03130-7 .
  • Cold Crucible (1970)
  • The Happiest Day of Your Life (1970)
    • German: the happiest day of your life. Translated by Tony Westermayr. In: Cocktail party in space. 1973. Also called: The happiest day of your life. Translated by Margret Krätzig. In: James Gunn (ed.): From Ballard to Stableford. Heyne (Library of Science Fiction Literature # 101), 2001, ISBN 3-453-17953-6 .
  • Harold Wilson at the Cosmic Cocktail Party (1970, also as The Cosmic Cocktail Party )
    • German: Cocktailparty im Space. In: Cocktail party in space. 1973.
  • Repeat Performance (1971)
  • The Weapons of Isher II (1971)
  • What Time Do You Call This? (1971)
    • German: In a different time stream. In: Cocktail party in space. 1973.
  • Stormseeker (1972)
    • German: Blitzsucher. 1982.
  • The Brink (1972)
  • Deflation 2001 (1972)
  • Altar Egoes (1973)
  • Unreasonable Facsimile (1974)
  • Dark Icarus (1974, also as A Little Night Flying )
    • German: When Feuermann comes. In: Science-Fiction-Stories 76. Ullstein Science Fiction & Fantasy # 31002, 1979, ISBN 3-548-31002-8 .
  • A Full Member of the Club (1974)
  • An Uncomic Book Horror Story (1975)
  • Skirmish on a Summer Morning (1976)
  • The Giaconda Caper (1976)
    • English: The smile of the Gioconda. In: René Oth (ed.): The smile of the Gioconda. Luchterhand (Luchterhand Collection # 556), 1985, ISBN 3-472-61556-7 .
  • The Return of the Backyard Spaceship (1976)
  • Waltz of the Bodysnatchers (1976)
  • Crossing the Line (1977)
  • Dream Fighter (1977)
  • Amphitheater (1978)
  • Small World (1978)
  • Up the Conjunction (1978)
  • Hunt for the fireman. In: Hans Gamber (Ed.): SF-Perry-Rhodan-Sonderheft, No. 3. Pabel, 1978.
  • Orbitsville (1979, with JC Higgens)
  • Frost Animals (1979)
  • The Cottage of Eternity (1979)
    • German: The cellar of eternity. In: Maxim Jakubowski (Ed.): Quasar 2. Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Bestseller # 22019, 1980, ISBN 3-404-22019-6 .
  • Tiles of Horror (1979)
  • Well-Wisher (1979)
  • Love Me Tender (1980)
  • In the Hereafter Hilton (1980)
  • The Kingdom of O'Ryan (1980)
  • Go On, Pick a Universe! (1981)
  • Conversion (1981)
    • German: The breakthrough. In: Friedel Wahren (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazine 16th episode. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3940, 1982, ISBN 3-453-30866-2 .
  • Courageous New Planet (1981)
  • Galactic Tours: Thomas Cook Out of This World Vacations (1981)
  • Aliens Aren't Human (1982)
  • Cutting Down (1982)
    • German: Parasites. In: Peter Wilfert (Ed.): Pilgrims through space and time. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23401, 1982, ISBN 3-442-23401-8 .
  • Ten Years, But Not Decayed (1984)
  • Shadow of Wings (1984)
  • Parallel Evolution (1988)
  • The Wooden Spaceships (excerpt) (1988)
  • Dark Night in Toyland (1988)
  • Executioner's Moon (1989)
  • The KY Warriors (1989)
  • To the Letter (1989)
  • A Real Downer (1991)
  • Incident on a Summer Morning (1991)
  • Lunch of Champions (1991)
  • Alien Porn (1993)
  • Time to Kill (1993)
  • The Mercenary Mirage (1995)
Non-fiction
  • Serious Scientific Talks 1982–1984 (1984)
  • How to Write Science Fiction (1993)
  • A Load of Old BoSh: Serious Scientific Talks (1995)

Complete BoSh :

  • 1 The Best of the Bushel (1979)
  • 2 The Eastercon Speeches (1979)

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personal data
SURNAME Shaw, Bob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Northern Irish science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Belfast
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 1996
Place of death Manchester