David J. Schwartz (writer, 1970)
David John Schwartz (born September 22, 1970 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy .
Life
Schwartz attended Henry Sibley High School in Mendota Heights , Minnesota from 1985 to 1989 and then studied at the University of Wisconsin in Madison until 1998 and then from 2004 to 2006 at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign . He lives in Saint Paul.
plant
In addition to some short stories, Schwartz wrote the novel Superpowers (2008), which was nominated for the Nebula Award and the William L. Crawford Fantasy Award . It is about some college students who, after enjoying dubious home-brewed beer at a party and a nightly storm in May 2001, wake up the next morning with a hangover and various superpowers. The new superheroes then first study the relevant literature (i.e. comics) and then try to find their way around their new roles and responsibilities. Then comes September 11th .
The second novel, Gooseberry Bluff Community College of Magic, is a mixture of alternate world history and fantasy in which Joy Wilkins, a young agent for the Federal Bureau of Magical Affairs , investigates the goings-on at a small college of magic that is a center for the illicit demon trade should be - in this world after the Second World War it was not atomic bombs but demons that became the weapons of terror.
bibliography
- Novels
- Superpowers (2008)
- Gooseberry Bluff Community College of Magic (2013)
- Short stories
- Thieves' Justice (1994)
- The Comfort of Thunder (2001)
- The Ichthyomancer Writes His Friend with an Account of the Yeti's Birthday Party (2003)
- Breaking Glass (2004)
- The King of Memphis (2004)
- The Lethe Man (2004)
- The Three Clocks of Vorstein (2004)
- Iron Ankles (2004)
- The New Year's Party or Dancing on Sleipner's Bones (2004)
- A Whole Man (2005)
- Virginie and the Fool (2005)
- Five Hundred and Forty Doors (2006)
- Shackles (2006)
- The Water-Poet and the Four Seasons (2006)
- Play (2006)
- Manifest Destiny (2006)
- Grandma Charlie and the Wolves (2006)
- Proof of Zero (2008)
- Somnambulist (2008)
- Mike's Place (2008)
- The Sun Inside (2008)
- The 121 (2009)
- Destiny, with a Blackberry Sauce (2011)
- Static, and Sometimes Music (2012)
- Bear in Contradicting Landscape (2012)
- Today's Friends (2013)
- Apex Jump (2013)
literature
- John Clute : Schwartz, David J. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition), version dated August 12, 2018.
- Interviews
- William Alexander : Stories Larger Than Themselves: A Conversation . In: Strange Horizons , July 22, 2013.
- Gwenda Bond: SBBT Stop: David J. Schwartz. May 2008.
- Geoffrey H. Goodwin: An Interview with David J. Schwartz. Bookslut.com , July 2008.
Web links
- David J. Schwartz in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- David J. Schwartz in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
- Works by and about David J. Schwartz at Open Library
- David J. Schwartz in Fantastic Fiction (English)
- David J. Schwartz on LibraryThing (English)
- David J. Schwartz on Goodreads.com (English)
- Website of David J. Schwartz ( Memento of October 27, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- Mumble Herder , LiveJournal by David J. Schwartz
Individual evidence
- ↑ David J. Schwartz , Profile on LiveJournal.com, accessed January 11, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schwartz, David J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwartz, David John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer of science fiction and fantasy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint Paul , Minnesota |