Geoff Ryman (* 1951 in Canada ) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author. He coined the term mundane science fiction (roughly: "profane science fiction"). This subgenre of science fiction is characterized by the fact that its setting is usually the earth or near-earth space, and that it aims to convey a credible representation of the science and technology known today.
Geoff Ryman was born the son of a journalist and a scientist. He got into writing through his mother and published his first short story in a local newspaper at the age of 8. His father, who is also artistically gifted, sparked his interest in science and SF with stories about lasers. Nevertheless, there was still a long way to go to become a writer. For one, he moved to Los Angeles with his parents at the age of 11 . There he graduated from UCLA in English and History. Possibly inspired by L.A., he wanted to be an actor . It wasn't until 1973, when he moved to England, that he began to take writing more seriously. In 1976 he sold his first short story.
In addition to his work as a writer, Geoff Ryman works as a web designer and helped bring the UK government to the Internet. Among other things, he led the teams that created the first official websites about the British Monarchy and No 10 Downing Street , and is also involved in direct.gov.uk, a website of the British government. He now teaches writing part-time at the University of Manchester and also runs a workshop on writing in Cambodia .
Geoff Ryman currently lives openly gay in London . He also owns an apartment in a major city on the Amazon in Brazil , which he visits frequently.
The novel was published in its original form as hypertext on the web ( 253, or Tube Theater ) and is considered the first internet novel. Each of these hypertext pages consists of exactly 253 words.
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Lust . 2001
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Spectrum
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Air . 2004
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Campbell Memorial
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Clarke
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Locus
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Nebula
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Tiptree
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Sunburst
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The King's Last Song . 2006
Short story collections
Unconquered Countries . 1994
A Fall of Angels, or On the Possibility of Life Under Extreme Conditions . 1994
Fan . 1994 ( The Fan )
O Happy Day! . 1985
The Unconquered Country . 1984 ( The Undefeated Land )
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Paradise Tales . 2011
The film-makers of Mars . 2008
The Last Ten Years in the Life of Hero Kai . 2005 ( The last ten years in the life of the hero Kai )
Birth Days . 2003 ( birthdays )
VAO . 2002 ( SAS )
The Future of Science Fiction . 1992
Omnisexual . 1990
Home . 1995
Warmth . 1995 ( warmth . Also cordiality )
Everywhere . 1999
No bad thing . 2007
Talk is cheap . 2008
Days of Wonder . 2008
You . 2009
K is for Kosovo (or, Massimo's Career) . 2011
Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter . 2006 ( Pol Pot's beautiful daughter )
Blocked . 2009 ( held up )
Short stories
The Diary of the Translator . 1976
The Unconquered Country . 1984
The undefeated country . Contained in: Hannes Riffel, Karlheinz Schlögl (Hrsg.): Pol Pot's beautiful daughter . Golkonda Verlag, 2014, ISBN 3-942396-97-1
Birthdays . Contained in: Hannes Riffel, Karlheinz Schlögl (Hrsg.): Pol Pot's beautiful daughter . Golkonda Verlag, 2014, ISBN 3-942396-97-1
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Locus
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The Last Ten Years in the Life of Hero Kai . 2005
The last ten years in the life of the hero Kai . Contained in: Hannes Riffel, Karlheinz Schlögl (Hrsg.): Pol Pot's beautiful daughter . Golkonda Verlag, 2014, ISBN 3-942396-97-1
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Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter (Fantasy) . 2006
Pol Pot's beautiful daughter . Contained in: Hannes Riffel, Karlheinz Schlögl (Hrsg.): Pol Pot's beautiful daughter . Golkonda Verlag, 2014, ISBN 3-942396-97-1
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No bad thing . 2007
Talk is cheap . 2008
Days of Wonder . 2008
The film-makers of Mars . 2008
Blocked . 2009
Held up . Contained in: Hannes Riffel, Karlheinz Schlögl (Hrsg.): Pol Pot's beautiful daughter . Golkonda Verlag, 2014, ISBN 3-942396-97-1