John Barnes (writer)

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John Allen Barnes (born February 28, 1957 in Angola , Indiana ) is an American science fiction writer.

Life

John Barnes grew up in Detroit and Bowling Green, Ohio . He received a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in political science from Washington University in St. Louis . He then worked as a systems analyst in New Orleans . He then graduated from the University of Montana - Missoula with a Master's degree in Theater Studies ( directing ) and Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing ( fiction ). He received his PhD in theater studies from the University of Pittsburgh . John Barnes taught communication and theater studies at Western Colorado University (formerly Western State College of Colorado ) in Gunnison .

John Barnes was married to the writer Kara Dalkey for the second time .

bibliography

His novels have been translated into German, French and Italian, among others.

The Century Next Door
Nominated for the Nebula Award , nominated for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award , nominated for the Hugo Award .
German: Orbital resonance. Translated by Martin Gilbert. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5423, 1996, ISBN 3-453-10907-4 .
Pre-nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award , 12th place at the Locus Award in the category Best Science Fiction Novel.
English: The kaleidoscopic century. Translated by Martin Gilbert. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5424, 1996, ISBN 3-453-10908-2 .
Pre-nominated for the Prometheus Award in the Best Libertarian Novel category , 19th place at the Locus Award in the Best Science Fiction Novel category .
20th place at the Locus Award in the category Best Science Fiction Novel
German: The sky so wide and black. Translated by Gerald Jung . Festa SF # 1804, 2005, ISBN 3-86552-007-3 .
  • The Century Next Door (collective edition from 1–3; 2000)
Kurd-Laßwitz-Prize 2006 for Gerald Jung for the best translation.
Thousand Cultures
Nominated for the Nebula Award, pre-nominated for the Hugo Award, nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, 21st place at the Locus Award in the category Best Science Fiction Novel.
German: A million open gates. Translated by Hilde Linnert. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5421, 1996, ISBN 3-453-09467-0 .
Nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, pre-nominated for the British Science Fiction Association Award , 22nd place at the Locus Award in the category Best Science Fiction Novel.
16th place at the Locus Award in the category Best Science Fiction Novel.
15th place at the Locus Award in the category Best Science Fiction Novel.
  • The Little White Nerves Went Last (in: Analog Science Fiction and Fact, March 2006 )
Timeraider
Timeline Wars
Jak Jinnaka
Daybreak
Single novels
German: Himmelsstürmer. Translated by Michael Kubiak. Bastei Lübbe (Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch # 24304), Bergisch Gladbach 2002, ISBN 3-404-24304-8 .
German: Crusades. Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction # 24295, 2002, ISBN 3-404-24295-5 .
Nominated for the HOMer Award, the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the SF Chronicle Award. 4th place at the Locus Award in the category Best Science Fiction Novel.
German: The mother of all storms. Translated by Martin Gilbert. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5422, 1996, ISBN 3-453-10906-6 .
Nominated for the Mythopoeic Award , pre-nominated for the Nebula and Hugo Awards, 11th place at the Locus Award in the category Best Fantasy Novel.
German: The Wine of the Gods. Translated by Andreas Decker. Heyne SF&F # 9085, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-453-17217-5 .
Pre-nominated for the Hugo Award.
German: encounter with the Tiber. Translated by Irene Holicki. Heyne General Series # 13850, 1998, ISBN 3-453-13850-3 .
19th place at the Locus Award in the category Best Science Fiction Novel.
German: The return. Translated by Jürgen Langowski. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 8309, 2002, ISBN 3-453-21363-7 .
  • Gaudeamus. Tor, New York 2004, ISBN 0-7653-0329-9 .
  • Every Hole Is Outlined (short novel in: Jim Baen's Universe, October 2006 )
  • Poga (short novel in: Jim Baen's Universe, June 2006 )
  • An Ocean Is a Snowflake, Four Billion Miles Away (short novel in: Jim Baen's Universe, August 2007 )
  • Payback City. Self-published, e-book, 2007, ISBN 1-85798-513-3 .
  • Tales of the Madman Underground (children's book). Viking, New York 2009, ISBN 978-0-670-06081-8 .
Awarded as a Printz Honor Book .
Short story collections
  • Apostrophes and Apocalypses. Tor, New York 1998, ISBN 0-312-86147-8 (also: Apocalypses and Apostrophes , 1999).
Short stories

1985:

  • Finalities Besides the Grave (in: Amazing Stories, September 1985 )

1986:

  • 2E6 (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, March 1986 )
  • How Cold She Is, and Dumb (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 1986 )
German: How dumb and cold she is. In: Ronald M. Hahn (Ed.): Travel companions. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4485, 1988, ISBN 3-453-01018-3 .
  • Stochasm (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, December 1986 )

1987:

  • Digressions from the Second-Person Future (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 1987 )

1988:

  • Under the Covenant Stars (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1988 )
German: Under the Star Arch. In: Friedel Wahren (Ed.): Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazin 34. Heyne SF & F # 4631, 1989, ISBN 3-453-03892-4 .
  • Delicate Stuff (in: Amazing Stories, July 1988 )
  • The Limit of Vision (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1988 )

1989:

  • Restricted to the Necessary (in: Amazing Stories, March 1989 )

1990:

  • My Advice to the Civilized (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1990 )

1991:

  • Canso de Fis de Jovent (in: Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January 1991 )
German: Canso de Fis de Jovent. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Heyne Science Fiction Annual Volume 1994. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5100, 1994, ISBN 3-453-07264-2 .

1993:

  • Timor and the Furnace Troll (1993, in: Bruce Coville (Ed.): Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters: Tales to Give You the Creeps )

1997:

  • Between Shepherds and Kings (1997, in: Brad Linaweaver and Edward E. Kramer (Eds.): Free Space )

1998:

  • Bang on! (1998, in: John Barnes: Apostrophes and Apocalypses )
  • Empty Sky (1998, in: John Barnes: Apostrophes and Apocalypses )
  • Enrico Fermi and the Dead Cat (1998, in: John Barnes: Apostrophes and Apocalypses )
  • Gentleman Pervert, Off on a Spree (1998, in: John Barnes: Apostrophes and Apocalypses )
  • Why the Stars Are Always So Bright from Cousin Sid's Farm (1998, in: John Barnes: Apostrophes and Apocalypses )

2000:

  • Upon Their Backs, to Bite 'em (2000, in: SM Stirling (Ed.): Drakas! )

2005:

  • The Diversification of Its Fancy (in: Analog Science Fiction and Fact, November 2005 )

2006:

  • "The Night Is Fine" the Walrus Said (in: Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January-February 2006 )

2007:

  • Rod Rapid and His Electric Chair (in: Helix, Winter 2007 )

2009:

  • The Lost Princess Man (2009, in: Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan (Eds.): The New Space Opera 2 )
  • Things Undone (in: Jim Baen's Universe, December 2009 )

2010:

  • The Birds and the Bees and the Gasoline Trees (2010, in: Jonathan Strahan (Ed.): Engineering Infinity )

2011:

  • Martian Heart (2011, in: Jonathan Strahan (Ed.): Life on Mars: Tales from the New Frontier )

2012:

  • Swift as a Dream and Fleeting as a Sigh (2012, in: Jonathan Strahan (Ed.): Edge of Infinity )

2015:

  • My Last Bringback (2015, in: Jonathan Strahan (Ed.): Meeting Infinity )

2016:

  • Silence Like Diamonds (2016, in: Gardner Dozois (Ed.): The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection )

2019:

  • The One Who Was There (2019, in: Jonathan Strahan (Ed.): Mission Critical )

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Interview in Locus , issue 427, August 1996, p. 4 (English)
personal data
SURNAME Barnes, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barnes, John Allen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Angola (Indiana)