Kage Baker

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Kage Genevieve Baker (born June 10, 1952 in Hollywood , California , † January 31, 2010 in Pismo Beach , California) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer.

Life

She was born in Hollywood, California and lived in Pismo Beach most of the time. Before her time as a book author, she worked at the theater and taught ancient forms of English.

She is best known for her cycle "The Company", which consists primarily of historical time travel novels. Her first short stories were published in Asimov's Science Fiction in 1997, as was her first novel "In The Garden of Iden". She has been nominated for various prizes and received the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for her short novel The Empress of Mars . After her death, she was subsequently awarded both the Nebula Award and the Locus Award for her short novel The Women of Nell Gwynne’s (German: Die Frauen von Nell Gwynnes) .

Her first name, which is unusual in English, is a combination of the names of her two grandmothers, Kate and Genevieve.

bibliography

Series and cycles

The series are arranged according to the year of publication of the first part.

Company / time storms
  • 1 In the Garden of Iden (1997)
    • German: In the land of immortality. Translated by Elvira Bittner. Heyne-Bücher # 13249, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-453-17793-2 . Also called: The Fires of the Inquisition. Translated by Elvira Bittner. Heyne SF & F # 52350, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-453-52350-0 .
  • 2 Sky Coyote (1999)
    • German: The Shores of the New World. Translated by Elvira Bittner. Heyne SF & F # 52351, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-453-52351-7 .
  • 3 Mendoza in Hollywood (2000; also: At the Edge of the West )
    • English: The Shadows of War. Translated by Elvira Bittner. Heyne SF & F # 52425, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-453-52425-5 .
  • 4 The Graveyard Game (2001)
  • 5 The Life of the World to Come (2004)
  • 6 The Children of the Company (2005)
  • 7 The Machine's Child (2006)
  • 8 The Sons of Heaven (2007)
  • Sky Coyote (2000)

The Company Omnibus Series (collective issues):

  • 1 On Company Time (collective edition of 1 and 2; 2001)
  • 2 In Bad Company (collective edition of 3 and 4; 2001)
  • 3 Company Men (collective edition of 5 and 6; 2005)
  • 4 The Company They Keep (collective edition of 7 and 8; 2007)

Short stories:

  • Facts Relating to the Arrest of Dr. Kalugin (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, October-November 1997 )
  • Noble Mold (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, March 1997 )
  • Lemuria Will Rise! (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, May 1998 )
  • The Literary Agent (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, July 1998 )
  • The Wreck of the "Gladstone" (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, October-November 1998 )
  • The Fourth Branch (in: Amazing Stories, Summer 1999 )
  • The Queen in the Hill (in: Realms of Fantasy, December 1999 )
  • Son Observe the Time (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, May 1999 )
  • Black Smoker (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, January 2000 )
  • The Young Master (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2000 )
  • The Applesauce Monster (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, December 2001 )
  • Standing in His Light (in: Sci Fiction, July 25, 2001 )
  • Studio Dick Drowns Near Malibu (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, January 2001 )
  • Hanuman (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, April 2002 )
  • The Hotel at Harlan's Landing (2002, in: Kage Baker: Black Projects, White Knights: The Company Dossiers )
  • Introduction: The Hounds of Zeus (2002, in: Kage Baker: Black Projects, White Knights: The Company Dossiers )
  • Old Flat Top (2002, in: Kage Baker: Black Projects, White Knights: The Company Dossiers )
  • The Queen in Yellow (2002, in: Kage Baker: Black Projects, White Knights: The Company Dossiers )
  • The Angel in the Darkness (2003)
  • A Night on the Barbary Coast (2003, in: Gary Turner and Marty Halpern (Eds.): The Silver Gryphon )
  • Welcome to Olympus, Mr. Hearst (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, October-November 2003 )
  • The Catch (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, October-November 2004 )
  • Mother Aegypt (2004, in: Kage Baker: Mother Aegypt and Other Stories )
  • Hellfire at Twilight (2007, in: Kage Baker: Gods and Pawns )
  • Rude Mechanicals (2007)
  • To the Land Beyond the Sunset (2007, in: Kage Baker: Gods and Pawns )
  • The Carpet Beds of Sutro Park (2012, in: Kage Baker: The Best of Kage Baker )
  • Hollywood Ikons (2013, in: Kage Baker: In the Company of Thieves ; with Kathleen Bartholomew)
  • Pareidolia (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, March 2015 ; with Kathleen Bartholomew)

Mars (subseries):

  • The Empress of Mars (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2003 )
  • Where the Golden Apples Grow (2006, in: Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann (Eds.): Escape from Earth: New Adventures in Space )
  • Maelstrom (2007, in: Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan (Eds.): The New Space Opera )
  • Plotters and Shooters (2007, in: Lou Anders (Ed.): Fast Forward 1: Future Fiction from the Cutting Edge )
  • The Empress of Mars (2008, novel)
  • Attlee and the Long Walk (2011, in: Jonathan Strahan (Ed.): Life on Mars: Tales from the New Frontier )

Alec Checkerfield (sub-series, short stories):

  • Smart Alec (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, September 1999 )
  • The Dust Enclosed Here (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, March 2001 )
  • Monster Story (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2001 )
  • The Likely Lad (2002, in: Kage Baker: Black Projects, White Knights: The Company Dossiers )
  • Bad Machine (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2005 )

Gentlemen's Speculative Society (Subseries):

  • The Unfortunate Gytt (2005, in: Chris Roberson (Ed.): Adventure )
  • Speed, Speed ​​the Cable (2008, in: Nick Gevers (Ed.): Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology )
  • Not Less Than Gods (2010)

Nell Gwynne's (Subseries):

  • 1 The Women of Nell Gwynne’s (2009)
  • 2 The Bohemian Astrobleme (in: Subterranean Online, Winter 2010 )
  • 3 Nell Gwynne's On Land and at Sea, or Who We Did On Our Summer Holiday (2012; with Kathleen Bartholomew)
  • Nell Gwynne's Scarlet Spy (2010)

The Company Collections:

  • 1 Black Projects, White Knights: The Company Dossiers (2002)
  • 2 Gods and Pawns (2007)
  • 3 In the Company of Thieves (2013)
Anvil of the World
  • 1 The Anvil of the World (2003)
    • English: the anvil of the worlds. Translated by Bettina Ain. Feder & Schwert (General series # 11921), [Mannheim] 2012, ISBN 978-3-86762-082-6 .
  • 2 The House of the Stag (2008)
    • English: The Deer's House. Translated by Daniel Schumacher. Feder & Schwert (General series # 11922), [Mannheim] 2012, ISBN 978-3-86762-119-9 .
  • 3 The Bird of the River (2010)
  • The Caravan from Troon (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, August 2001 )
  • The Briscian Saint (in: Realms of Fantasy, August 2003 )
  • Desolation Rose (2004, in: Kage Baker: Mother Aegypt and Other Stories )
  • Leaving His Cares Behind Him (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2004 ; also: Leaving His Cares Behind )
  • The Ruby Incomparable (2007, in: Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois (Eds.): Wizards: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy )
  • Are You Afflicted with Dragons? (2009, in: Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois (Eds.): The Dragon Book )
John James
  • 1 The Maid on the Shore (2006, in: Kage Baker: Dark Mondays )
  • 2 Or Else My Lady Keeps the Key (2008)
  • I Begyn as I Mean To Go On (2008, in: Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer (Eds.): Fast Ships, Black Sails )

Single novels

  • The Hotel Under the Sand (2009)
  • The Books (2010, short novel in: Mike Ashley (Ed.): The Mammoth Book of Apocalyptic SF )
  • The Women of Nell Gwynne's
    • English: The Wives of Nell Gwynne's: A Steampunk Novel. Translated by Astrid Mosler. Feder & Schwert (General series # 11920), [Mannheim] 2010, ISBN 978-3-86762-074-1 .

Collections

  • Mother Egypt and Other Stories (2004)
  • Dark Mondays (2006)
  • The Best of Kage Baker (2012)

Short stories

  • Two Old Men (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, March 2000 )
  • Merry Christmas from Navarro Lodge, 1928 (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, December 2000 )
  • What the Tyger Told Her (in: Realms of Fantasy, June 2001 )
  • Her Father's Eyes (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, December 2002 )
  • Nightmare Mountain (2003, in: Janis Ian and Mike Resnick (Eds.): Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian )
  • Maccreech's Dementia (2003, in: Jeff VanderMeer and Mark Roberts (Eds.): The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases )
  • The Faithful (2003, in: Mike Resnick (Ed.): New Voices in Science Fiction )
  • How They Tried to Talk Indian Tony Down (2004, in: Kage Baker: Mother Aegypt and Other Stories )
  • Miss Yahoo Has Her Say (2004, in: Kage Baker: Mother Aegypt and Other Stories )
  • Pueblo, Colorado Has the Answers (2004, in: Kage Baker: Mother Aegypt and Other Stories )
  • The Summer People (2004, in: Kage Baker: Mother Aegypt and Other Stories )
  • Silent Leonardo (2004, in: Julie E. Czerneda and Isaac Szpindel (Eds.): ReVisions )
  • The Two Old Women (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2005 )
  • So This Guy Walks Into a Lighthouse— (2006, in: Christopher Conlon (Ed.): Poe's Lighthouse: All New Collaborations with Edgar Allan Poe )
  • Calamari Curls (2006, in: Kage Baker: Dark Mondays )
  • Katherine's Story (2006, in: Kage Baker: Dark Mondays )
  • Monkey Day (2006, in: Kage Baker: Dark Mondays )
  • Oh, False Young Man! (2006, in: Kage Baker: Dark Mondays )
  • Portrait, with Flames (2006, in: Kage Baker: Dark Mondays )
  • The Ruined Vacation (2006, in: Kage Baker: Dark Mondays )
  • Running the Snake (2008, in: Lou Anders (Ed.): Sideways in Crime )
  • Caverns of Mystery (2008, in: William Schafer (Ed.): Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy )
  • The Green Bird (2009, in: George RR Martin and Gardner Dozois (Eds.): Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honor of Jack Vance )
  • Rex Nemorensis (2010, in: Nick Gevers (Ed.): The Book of Dreams )
  • Zorro and the Filibuster (2011, in: Richard Dean Starr (Ed.): More Tales of Zorro )
  • The Leaping Lover (2012, in: Kage Baker: The Best of Kage Baker )
  • In Old Pidruid (2014, in: William Schafer and Gardner Dozois (Eds.): The Book of Silverberg: Stories in Honor of Robert Silverberg )

Non-fiction

  • Ancient Rockets: Treasures and Trainwrecks of the Silent Screen (2011)

literature

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personal data
SURNAME Baker, Kage
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baker, Kage Genevieve (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Hollywood , Los Angeles , California , USA
DATE OF DEATH January 31, 2010
Place of death Pismo Beach , California , USA