Kate Wilhelm

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Katie "Kate" Gertrude Meredith Wilhelm (* 8. June 1928 in Toledo , Ohio , † 8. March 2018 in Eugene , Oregon ) was an American science fiction - and fantasy - writer .

Life

Kate Wilhelm was the daughter of mill farmer Jesse Meredith and his wife Ann, worked as a saleswoman, model and operator after high school , before she married Joseph Wilhelm at the age of 19 and had two sons. In 1962 she divorced after fifteen years of marriage and was married from 1963 (until his death in 2002) to the author and editor Damon Knight , with whom she had another child. She lived in Eugene, Oregon where she died in March 2018 at the age of 89.

When she began writing science fiction stories in 1956, she was able to sell one of her short stories that same year : The Pint-Sized Genie was printed in the October issue of Fantastic magazine . In the stories and novels that follow, their typical themes and motifs slowly emerge. While The Clone (1965) was still a novel in which all characters are gradually eaten by the monster before they can become characters, The Nevermore Affair (1966) is already about preventing the military abuse of an elixir of longevity, and In The Killer Thing , a super soldier of the future realizes that he is hardly better than the combat robot he has to fight against on a desert planet, and he destroys the robot so that this technology does not fall into the hands of his commanders. Kate Wilhelm made a name for herself more and more as a representative of a less technical, psychologically founded science fiction; in Margaret And I , her deeply unhappy protagonist transitions into another, better reality, while in Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang she portrays a gloomy world beyond the ultimate ecological catastrophe. Her later works gradually left science fiction, for example when Kate Wilhelm describes in A Sense Of Shadow (1981) how a tyrannical father tries to rule his family after his death and never clearly states whether it is actually obsession or but psychological pressure that ultimately drives one of the characters to suicide.

Her numerous stories have been published in all major American science fiction anthology series, but also in magazines such as Cosmopolitan .

From 1991 on, she turned to a series of lawyer novels that revolved around her character Barbara Holloway ; this series has not yet been translated into German .

Awards

  • 1968: Nebula Award in the Best Short Story category for The Planners
  • 1977: Hugo Award in the “Novel” category for Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (Eng. Birds used to sing here )
  • 1977: Locus Award in the “Novel” category for Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (Eng. Birds used to sing here )
  • 1977: Jupiter Award for Best Novel ( "Novel") for Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (dt. Here sang early birds )
  • 1981: Prix Tour-Apollo in the Best Novel category for Juniper Time
  • 1986: Nebula Award in the “Novellette” category for The Girl Who Fell into the Sky
  • 1987: Nebula Award in the Best Short Story category for Forever Yours, Anna
  • 1996: I-CON Gallun Award in the Lifetime Achievement category
  • 1997: Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis in the category of best foreign novel (“foreign novel”) for Death Qualified: A Mystery of Chaos
  • 2003: Induction into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame
  • 2006: Hugo Award in the non-fiction category ("related book") for Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop
  • 2006: Locus Award in the non-fiction category for Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop
  • 2008: Spotted Owl Award for A Wrongful Death
  • 2009: SFWA Solstice Award

bibliography

Science fiction

Novels
  • The Clone (1965, with Theodore L. Thomas )
    • English: The clone: ​​essence from chance. Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Taschenbuch # 24, 1973, ISBN 3-404-00059-5 .
  • The Nevermore Affair (1966)
    • German: life without death. Goldmann's Science Fiction # 76, 1967.
  • The Killer Thing (1967)
    • German: The killer thing. Translated by Ingrid Rothmann. Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Paperback # 1, 1971. Also called: Das Killerding. Translated by Ingrid Rothmann, revised by Marcel Bieger. Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction # 23179, 1996, ISBN 3-404-23179-1 .
  • Let the Fire Fall (1969)
  • Year of the Cloud (1970, with Theodore L. Thomas)
    • German: The year of heavy water. Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Bestseller # 22003, 1978, ISBN 3-404-01056-6 .
  • Margaret and I (1971)
    • German: Margaret and me. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4114, 1984, ISBN 3-453-31074-8 .
  • City of Cain (1974)
  • The Clewiston Test (1976)
    • German: The Clewiston Test. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3765, 1981, ISBN 3-453-30666-X .
  • Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (1976)
    • German: Birds used to sing here. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3600, 1978, ISBN 3-453-30507-8 .
  • Fault Lines (1977)
  • Juniper Time (1979)
  • A Sense of Shadow (1981)
    • German: palpable shadows. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4050, 1984, ISBN 3-453-30993-6 .
  • Oh Susannah! (1982)
  • Welcome, Chaos (1983)
  • Huysman's Pets (1986)
    • English: Huysman's Schosstierchen. Translated by Irene Bonhorst. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4596, 1989, ISBN 3-453-03462-7 .
  • Crazy Time (1988)
  • Cambio Bay (1990)
  • Justice for Some (1993)
  • The Good Children (1998)
  • Skeletons (2002)
Collections
  • The Mile-Long Spaceship (1963, also as Andover and the Android )
    • German: Gift from the Stars. Translated by Hans-Ulrich Nichau. Goldmann's Space Paperback # 0105, 1969.
  • The Downstairs Room and Other Speculative Fiction (1968)
  • Abyss (1971)
  • The Infinity Box (1975)
  • Somerset Dreams and Other Fictions (1978)
  • Better Than One (1980, with Damon Knight )
  • Lists, Lists (1981)
  • Children of the Wind (1989)
    • German: Children of the Wind. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5537, 1996, ISBN 3-453-11878-2 .
  • State of Grace (1991)
  • And the Angels Sing (1992)
  • A Flush of Shadows (1995)
  • Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume One (2015)
Short stories

If only the title and year are given as the source for short stories, the complete information can be found in the corresponding collective edition.

  • The Pint-Size Genie (1956)
  • The Mile-Long Spaceship (1957)
    • English: The mile-long spaceship. In: Gift from the Stars. 1969.
  • The Last Threshold (1958)
  • Gift from the Stars (1958)
    • German: Gift from the Stars. In: Gift from the Stars. 1969.
  • The Trouble with Toys (1959)
  • Project Starlight (1959)
  • The Ecstacy of It (1959)
  • Android, Kill for Me! (1959)
  • Love and the Stars-Today! (1959)
  • One for the Road (1959)
    • German: One for on the go. In: Gift from the Stars. 1969.
  • A Is for Automation (1959)
    • German: Automation. In: Gift from the Stars. 1969.
  • Brace Yourself for Mother (1959)
  • It's a Good Trick If ... (1960)
  • UFObia (1960)
  • The Living Urn (1960)
  • When the Moon Was Red (1960)
  • A Time to Keep (1962)
  • The Man Without a Planet (1962)
    • English: Banished into space. Translated by Charlotte Winheller. In: Charlotte Winheller (Ed.): The last element. Heyne Allgemeine Reihe # 224, 1963. Also as: The man without a planet. In: Gift from the Stars. 1969.
  • The Last Days of the Captain (1962)
    • German: The last days of the captain. In: Gift from the Stars. 1969.
  • Andover and the Android (1963)
    • German: Andover and the Androidin. In: Gift from the Stars. 1969.
  • Fear is a Cold Black (1963)
    • German: The fear is cold and black. In: Gift from the Stars. 1969.
  • Jenny with Wings (1963)
    • German: Jenny with wings. In: Gift from the Stars. 1969.
  • The Apostolic Travelers (1963)
    • German: The Apostolic Traveler. In: Gift from the Stars. 1969.
  • No Light in the Window (1963)
    • German: No light in the window. In: Gift from the Stars. 1969.
  • The Feel of Desperation (1964)
  • The Man Who Painted Tomorrow (1965)
  • Staras Flonderans (1966)
    • German: Staras Flonderanen. In: Damon Knight (Ed.): Damon Knight's Collection 1. Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit # 1), 1972, ISBN 3-436-01477-X .
  • Baby, You Were Great! (1967)
    • German: Baby, you were fabulous. In: Damon Knight (Ed.): Damon Knight's Collection 2. Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit # 3), 1972, ISBN 3-436-01490-7 .
  • The Planners (1968)
    • German: The Planner. Translated by HC Artmann . In: Brian W. Aldiss, Poul Anderson, Harry Harrison (Eds.): Switch to Science Fiction. Kindler, 1972, ISBN 3-463-00510-7 .
  • Windsong (1968)
    • German: Windsong. In: Damon Knight (Ed.): Damon Knight's Collection 5. Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit # 9), 1972, ISBN 3-436-01549-0 .
  • Stranger in the House (1968)
  • Countdown (1968)
  • How Many Miles to Babylon? (1968)
  • Perchance to Dream (1968)
  • Sirloin and White Wine (1968)
  • The Downstairs Room (1968)
  • The Most Beautiful Woman in the World (1968)
  • The Plausible Improbable (1968)
  • Unbirthday Party (1968)
  • Somerset Dreams (1969)
    • English: Somerset dreams. Translated by Ute Steinbicker / Jo Klein. In: Damon Knight (Ed.): Damon Knight's Collection 9. Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit # 16), 1973, ISBN 3-436-01648-9 . Also as: Somerset dreams. Translated by Sylvia Pukallus. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Heyne Science Fiction Annual Volume 1987. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4385, 1987, ISBN 3-453-31380-1 .
  • A Cold Dark Night with Snow (1970)
    • English: A cold, dark night full of snow. In: Damon Knight (Ed.): Damon Knight's Collection 8. Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit # 15), 1972, ISBN 3-436-01629-2 .
  • The Chosen (1970)
    • German: The chosen ones. In: Damon Knight (Ed.): Damon Knight's Collection 8. Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit # 15), 1972, ISBN 3-436-01629-2 .
  • April Fool's Day Forever (1970)
    • German: The circle. In: Damon Knight (Ed.): Damon Knight's Collection 10. Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit # 19), 1973, ISBN 3-436-01715-9 .
  • The Encounter (1970)
    • German: The encounter. In: Lloyd Biggle, Jr. (Ed.): Good news from the Vatican and other "Nebula" prize stories 1. Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction # 6721), 1981, ISBN 3-8118-6721-0 .
  • The Infinity Box (1971)
  • The Plastic Abyss (1971)
  • Where Have You Been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? (1971)
  • On the Road to Honeyville (1972)
  • Symbiosis (1972)
  • The Fusion Bomb (1972)
  • The Funeral (1972)
  • The Village (1973)
  • The Red Canary (1973)
  • Whatever Happened to the Olmecs? (1973)
  • The Hounds (1974)
  • The Scream (1974)
  • Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (1974)
  • A Brother to Dragons, a Companion of Owls (1974)
    • English: Brother of the Dragons, Comrade of the Owls. In: Children of the Wind. 1996.
  • Man of Letters (1975)
  • The Time Piece (1975)
  • Planet Story (1975)
  • Ladies and Gentlemen, This Is Your Crisis (1976)
    • German: Ladies and gentlemen, here is your crisis. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Science Fiction Story Reader 11. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3627, 1979, ISBN 3-453-30538-8 .
  • State of Grace (1977)
  • Moongate (1978)
    • German: Wüstenmond. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): The digital Dachau. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4161, 1985, ISBN 3-453-31116-7 .
  • Mrs. Bagley Goes to Mars (1978)
  • Julian (1978)
    • German: Julian. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (ed.): The garment of Nessa. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4097, 1984, ISBN 3-453-31057-8 .
  • The Death of Mrs. Stringfellow (1980)
  • The Winter Beach (1981)
    • German: Winter beach. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Heyne Science Fiction Annual Volume 1983. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3962, 1983, ISBN 3-453-30894-8 .
  • With Thimbles, with Forks, and Hope (1981)
    • German: A monster on the hook. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Science Fiction Story Reader 20. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3995, 1983, ISBN 3-453-30931-6 .
  • Masterpiece of Love (1983)
    • German: A masterpiece of love. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Second Hand Planet. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4470, 1988, ISBN 3-453-00995-9 .
  • The Book of Ylin (1983)
  • The Mind of Medea (1983, also as The Promise )
  • The Book of Ylin: A Trilogy (1983)
  • The Blue Ladies (1983)
    • German: The blue ladies. In: Children of the Wind. 1996.
  • Sister Angel (1983)
  • Strangeness, Charm and Spin (1984)
  • O Homo, O Femina, O Tempora (1985)
    • German: O homo, o femina, o tempora. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): The true teaching - after Mickymaus. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4747, 1991, ISBN 3-453-04487-8 .
  • The Gorgon Field (1985)
    • German: The Gorgonenfeld. In: Children of the Wind. 1996.
  • The Dragon Seed (1985)
    • English: The Dragon Seed. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Mondaugen. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4660, 1990, ISBN 3-453-03914-9 .
  • The Great Doors of Silence (1986)
  • The Loiterer (1986)
  • The Girl Who Fell Into the Sky (1986)
    • English: The girl who fell in the sky. Translated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch . In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Heyne Science Fiction annual volume for the anniversary year 1988. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4477, 1988, ISBN 3-453-01007-8 . Also as: The girl who fell in the sky. Translated by Irene Bonhorst. In: Children of the Wind. 1996.
  • Forever Yours, Anna (1987)
  • The Disassembler (1987)
  • Isosceles (1988)
  • The Look Alike (1988)
    • German: Doppelganger. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Heyne Science Fiction Annual Volume 1991. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4770, 1991, ISBN 3-453-04477-0 .
  • Children of the Wind (1989)
    • German: Children of the Wind. In: Children of the Wind. 1996.
  • And the Angels Sing (1990)
  • The Day of the Sharks (1992)
  • Naming the Flowers (1992)
  • Bloodletting (1994)
  • I Know What You're Thinking (1994)
    • German: I know what you're thinking. In: Friedel Wahren (Ed.): Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazin 46th episode. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5373, 1995, ISBN 3-453-09438-7 .
  • All for One (1995)
  • Torch Song (1995)
  • Christ's Tears (1996)
  • Merry Widow (1996)
  • Rules of the Game (1996)
  • The Haunting House (1996)
  • Forget Luck (1996)
  • An Imperfect Gift (1999)
  • The Happiest Day of Her Life (1999)
  • Earth's Blood (2000)
  • Yesterday's Tomorrows (2001)
  • The Man on the Persian Carpet (2002)
  • Strangers When We Meet (2008)
  • The Fountain of Neptune (2008)
  • An Ordinary Day With Jason (2009)
  • Shadows on the Wall of the Cave (2009)
  • The Late Night Train (2010)
  • Changing the World (2010)
  • The Bird Cage (2011)
  • Music Makers (2011)
  • The Fullness Of Time (2012)
  • Attachments (2017)
Anthologies
  • Nebula Award Stories 9 (1974)
    • German: The plan is love and death. Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction # 6730), 1982, ISBN 3-8118-6730-X .
  • Clarion SF (1977)

Detective novels

Barbara Holloway (series of novels)
  • Death Qualified: A Mystery of Chaos (1991)
    • German: Islands in Chaos. Translated by Walter Brumm. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5536, 1996, ISBN 3-453-11877-4 .
  • The Best Defense (1994)
  • For the Defense also named Malice Prepense in hardbound editions (1996)
  • Defense for the Devil (1999)
  • No Defense (2000)
  • Desperate Measures (2001)
  • Clear and Convincing Proof (2003)
  • The Unbidden Truth (2004)
  • Sleight Of Hand (2006)
  • A Wrongful Death (2007)
  • Cold Case (2008)
  • Heaven is High (2011)
  • By Stone, By Blade, By Fire (2012)
  • Mirror, Mirror (2017)
Constance & Charlie (series of novels)
  • The Hamlet Trap (1987)
  • The Dark Door (1988)
    • German: The door into the dark. Translated by Irene Bornhorst. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4809, 1991, ISBN 3-453-04998-5 .
  • Smart House (1989)
  • Sweet, Sweet Poison (1990)
  • Seven Kinds of Death (1992)
  • Whisper Her Name (2012)
Collections
  • A Flush of Shadows: Five Short Novels (1995)
  • The Casebook of Constance and Charlie (2 volumes, 1999/2000)
Novels
  • More Bitter Than Death (1962)
  • The Clewiston Test (1976)
  • Fault Lines (1977)
  • Oh Susannah! (1982)
  • Justice for Some (1993)
  • The Good Children (1998)
    • German: Heile, heile Blessing. Translated by Stefanie Mierswa. List-Taschenbuch # 68016, 2001, ISBN 3-548-68016-X .
  • The Deepest Water (2000)
  • Skeletons: A Novel of Suspense (2002)
  • The Price of Silence (2005)
  • Death of an Artist (2012)

Non-fiction

  • Storyteller: Writing Lessons & More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop (2005)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kate Wilhelm (1928-2018) . File 770 - Mike Glyer’s news of science fiction fandom, March 10, 2018, accessed on March 11, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Wilhelm, Kate
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilhelm, Katie Gertrude Meridith; Wilhelm, Kate (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction and fantasy writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Toledo , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH March 8, 2018
Place of death Eugene , Oregon