Gwyneth Jones (writer)
Gwyneth Ann Jones (born February 14, 1952 in Manchester , England) is an English science fiction and fantasy writer , literary critic and author of books for children and young people . She also writes under the pseudonym Ann Halam .
Biography and career as a writer
After attending a convent school, she obtained her bachelor's degree in European history of ideas from the University of Sussex . She has been writing for younger readers since 1980 under the pseudonym Ann Halam . She has published more than twenty novels under this name.
In 1984 she published her first adult science fiction novel under her own name, Divine Endurance . She also continues to write for the respective target groups under these two names. Her work has received numerous prizes: the World Fantasy Award , British Science Fiction Association Award , Children of the Night Award from the Dracula Society , the Arthur C. Clarke Award , the Philip K. Dick Award and the James Tiptree, Jr. Award . Without this being a focus of her work, the feminist components contained in her science fiction works lead to comparisons with Ursula K. Le Guin - although there are more differences in content and style.
Despite the quality of her literary works and the wide range of awards, only a few texts by Gwyneth Jones are available in German translation.
Gwyneth Jones lives in Brighton , England with her husband and son .
Works
Novels
Surname | Released | ISBN | Comments | |
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Water in the air | London: Macmillan, 1977 | ISBN 0-333-22757-3 | under Gwyneth A Jones | |
The Influence of Ironwood | London: Macmillan, 1978 | ISBN 0-333-23838-9 | under Gwyneth A Jones | |
The Exchange | London: Macmillan, 1979 | ISBN 0-333-26896-2 | under Gwyneth A Jones | |
Dear Hill | London: Macmillan, 1980 | ISBN 0-333-30106-4 | under Gwyneth A Jones | |
Divine Endurance | London: George Allen & Unwin, 1984 | ISBN 0-04-823246-7 | ||
Escape Plans | London: Allen & Unwin, 1986 | ISBN 0-04-823263-7 | Arthur C. Clarke Award nomination, 1987 | |
Kairos | London: Unwin Hyman, 1988 | ISBN 0-04-440163-9 | Arthur C. Clarke Award nomination, 1989 | |
The hidden ones | London: The Women's Press, 1988 | ISBN 0-7043-4910-8 | ||
Flower dust | London: Headline, 1993 | ISBN 0-7472-0846-8 | ||
White Queen , dt. White Queen 1996 | London: Gollancz, 1991 | ISBN 0-575-04629-5 , German ISBN 3-453-10922-8 | Book 1 of the Aleutian Trilogy; James Tiptree, Jr. Award, 1991; Arthur C. Clarke Award nomination, 1992 |
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Northwind dt. Nordwind , 1999 | London: Gollancz, 1994 | ISBN 0-575-05449-2 , German ISBN 3-453-14913-0 | Book 2 of the Aleutian Trilogy; BSFA nomination, 1994; Arthur C. Clarke Award nomination, 1995 |
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Phoenix Cafe | London: Gollancz, 1997 | ISBN 0-575-06068-9 | Book 3 of the Aleutian Trilogy | |
Bold As Love | London: Gollancz, 2001 | ISBN 0-575-07030-7 | Book 1 of the Bold As Love cycle; Arthur C. Clarke Award, 2002; BSFA nomination, 2001; British Fantasy Award nomination, 2002 |
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Castles Made of Sand | London: Gollancz, 2002 | ISBN 0-575-07032-3 | Book 2 of the Bold As Love cycle; British Science Fiction Award nomination, 2002 |
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Midnight lamp | London: Gollancz, 2003 | ISBN 0-575-07470-1 | Book 3 of the Bold As Love cycle; British Science Fiction Award nomination, 2003; Arthur C. Clarke Award nomination, 2004 |
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Band of Gypsys | London: Gollancz, 2005 | ISBN 0-575-07043-9 | Book 4 of the Bold as Love cycle | |
Rainbow Bridge | London: Gollancz, 2006 | ISBN 0-575-07715-8 | Book 5 of the Bold As Love cycle | |
Life | Seattle, WA: Aqueduct Press, 2004 | ISBN 0-9746559-2-9 |
Philip K. Dick Award, 2004; James Tiptree, Jr. Award shortlist, 2004; |
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Spirit: or The Princess of Bois Dormant | London: Gollancz, 2008 | ISBN 978-0-575-07473-6 | Arthur C. Clarke Award nomination, 2010 |
Collections
- Identifying the object . Austin, TX: Swan Press, 1993. No ISBN
- Seven Tales and a Fable . Cambridge, MA: Edgewood Press, 1995. ISBN 0-9629066-5-4
- Grazing the long acre . Hornsea: PS Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-1-906301-56-9
- The Buonarotti Quartet . Seattle, WA: Aqueduct Press, 2009.
- The Universe of Things . Seattle, WA: Aqueduct Press, 2011 (trade paper). ISBN 978-1-933500-44-7
Non-fiction
- Deconstructing the Starships: Science, Fiction and Reality . Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-85323-783-2
- Imagination / Space . Seattle, WA: Aqueduct Press, 2009.
Children's and youth literature under the pseudonym Ann Halam
- Ally, Ally, Aster . London: Allen & Unwin, 1981. ISBN 0-04-823192-4
- The Alder Tree . London: Allen & Unwin, 1981. ISBN 0-04-823205-X
- King Death's Garden . London: Orchard Books, 1986. ISBN 1-85213-003-2 , Garden of Shadows , 1988, ISBN 3-401-04258-0
- The Inland trilogy
- The Daymaker . London: Orchard Books, 1987. ISBN 1-85213-019-9
- Transformations . London: Orchard Books, 1988. ISBN 1-85213-119-5
- The Skybreaker . London: Orchard Books, 1990. ISBN 1-85213-183-7
- Dinosaur Junction . London: Orchard Books, 1992. ISBN 1-85213-369-4
- The Haunting of Jessica Raven . London: Orion, 1994. ISBN 1-85881-050-7 , German shadow dreams , 1997, ISBN 3-7855-2912-0
- The Fear Man . London: Orion, 1995. ISBN 1-85881-158-9 , German The Night Window , ISBN 3-7855-3007-2
- The powerhouse . London: Orion, 1997. ISBN 1-85881-405-7
- Crying in the Dark . London: Dolphin, 1998. ISBN 1-85881-394-8
- The NIMROD Conspiracy . London: Dolphin, 1999. ISBN 1-85881-677-7
- Don't Open Your Eyes . London: Dolphin, 1999. ISBN 1-85881-791-9
- The shadow on the stairs . Edinburgh: Barrington Stoke, 2000. ISBN 1-902260-57-0
- Dr. Franklin's Island . London: Orion / Dolphin, 2001. ISBN 1-85881-396-4
- Taylor Five . London: Dolphin, 2002. ISBN 1-85881-792-7
- Finders Keepers . Edinburgh: Barrington Stoke, 2004. ISBN 1-84299-203-1
- Siberia . London: Orion, 2005. ISBN 1-84255-129-9 (shortlist, Booktrust Teenage Prize ), German Siberia 2007, ISBN 978-3-7941-8054-7
- Snakehead . London: Orion, 2007. ISBN 1-84255-526-X
Web links
- Literature by and about Gwyneth Jones in the catalog of the German National Library
- Gwyneth Jones in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Works by and about Gwyneth Jones at Open Library
- Homepage
- Gwyneth's personal blog since 2009
- Interview 1997 in Spike Magazine
- Interview in Independent Online
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1987 Award Winners & Nominees . In: Worlds Without End . Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ 1989 Award Winners & Nominees . In: Worlds Without End . Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ↑ 1991 Winners . In: James Tiptree, Jr. Award . Retrieved December 10, 2010.
- ↑ 1992 Award Winners & Nominees . In: Worlds Without End . Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ↑ 1994 Award Winners & Nominees . In: Worlds Without End . Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ↑ 1995 Award Winners & Nominees . In: Worlds Without End . Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ↑ a b c 2002 Award Winners & Nominees . In: Worlds Without End . Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ↑ 2001 Award Winners & Nominees . In: Worlds Without End . Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ↑ 2003 Award Winners & Nominees . In: Worlds Without End . Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ↑ a b 2004 Award Winners & Nominees . In: Worlds Without End . Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ↑ 2004 Short List . In: James Tiptree, Jr. Award . Retrieved December 10, 2010.
- ↑ Website about the background to Spirit, with several connected stories: Spirit ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Jones, Gwyneth |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Halam, Ann (pseudonym); Jones, Gwyneth Ann (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1952 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Manchester , England |