Michael Bishop (writer)

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Michael Lawson Bishop (born November 12, 1945 in Lincoln , Nebraska ) is an American author who writes primarily science fiction literature. He holds a Masters degree in English from the University of Georgia and has taught at various schools and universities.

Life

Bishop published his first short story Piñon Fall in 1970 , his first novel ( A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire ) followed in 1975. Bishop's numerous short stories and novels have been nominated for various science fiction awards. He was honored four times with the Locus Award and twice with the Nebula Award , 1981 for the short story The Quickening and 1982 for the novel "Nur die Zeit zum Feind ( No Enemy But Time ). In this novel, which is considered to be his best-known work, it is about the time travel to the cradle of mankind in Pleistocene Africa.The novel captivates with its character drawings and complex structure and dispenses with a technical attempt to explain the time travel.

His son, Christopher James Bishop, designed several covers of his father's books. He died on April 16, 2007 in the rampage at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg . He worked there as an IT consultant and German teacher.

Awards

  • 1977: Locus Award for the short novel The Samurai and the Willows (1976)
  • 1977: Phoenix Award for Lifetime Achievement
  • 1979: Rhysling Award for the poem For the Lady of a Physicist (1978)
  • 1982: Nebula Award for the short novel The Quickening (1981)
  • 1983: Nebula Award for the novel No Enemy But Time (1982)
  • 1984: Locus Award for the short novel Her Habiline Husband (1983)
  • 1984: Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll for the short novel Her Habiline Husband (1983)
  • 1985: Locus Award for the anthology Light Years and Dark (1984)
  • 1989: Mythopoeic Award for the fantasy novel Unicorn Mountain (1988)
  • 1995: Locus Award for the fantasy novel Brittle Innings (1994)
  • 1995: Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll for the novel Brittle Innings (1994)
  • 2004: Southeastern SF Achievement Award for the short story The Door Gunner
  • 2006: Southeastern SF Achievement Award for the short story Bears Discover Smut (2005)
  • 2009: Shirley Jackson Award for the short story The Pile (2009)

bibliography

Series and cycles

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

Urban Nucleus
  • If a Flower Could Eclipse (in: Worlds of Fantasy, Winter 1970 )
    • English: If a flower could darken. In: Michael Bishop: The years in the catacombs. 1982.
  • The Windows in Dante's Hell (1973, in: Damon Knight (Ed.): Orbit 12 )
    • English: A Window in Dante's Inferno. In: Michael Bishop: The years in the catacombs. 1982.
  • Allegiances (in: Galaxy, February 1975 )
    • German: Subject obligations. In: Michael Bishop: The years in the catacombs. 1982.
  • The Samurai and the Willows (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1976 )
    • English: Death of a Samurai. In: Manfred Kluge (Ed.): Death of a Samurai. Heyne SF&F # 3537, 1977, ISBN 3-453-30430-6 . Also called: The Samurai and the Willows. In: Michael Bishop: The years in the catacombs. 1982.
  • At the Dixie-Apple with the Shoofly-Pie Kid: A Story by Julian Kosturko-Cawthon (in: Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine, November 1977 )
    • German: Im Dixie-Apple. In: Michael Bishop: The years in the catacombs. 1982.
  • A Little Knowledge (1977)
    • German: The Cygnus delegation. Translated by Walter Brumm. Heyne SF&F # 3743, 1980, ISBN 3-453-30646-5 .
  • The Domes (1978, in: The Anthology of Speculative Poetry # 3 ; also: Prelude: The Domes , 1979)
    • English: Introduction: the domes. In: Michael Bishop: The years in the catacombs. 1982.
  • Old Folks at Home (1978, in: Terry Carr (Ed.): Universe 8 )
    • German: The old people at home. In: Michael Bishop: The years in the catacombs. 1982.
  • Catacomb Years (1979)
  • Death Rehearsals (1979, in: Michael Bishop: Catacomb Years )
    • German: Rehearsals for Death. In: Michael Bishop: The years in the catacombs. 1982.
  • Interlude: The Fall of Saganella Lesser (1979, in: Michael Bishop: Catacomb Years ; also: Interlude: After Jalyrica's Fall , 2019)
    • English: Interlude: The Fall of Saganella Lesser. In: Michael Bishop: The years in the catacombs. 1982.
  • Interlude: The Cradle Begins to Rock (1979, in: Michael Bishop: Catacomb Years )
    • English: Interlude: The cradle begins to rock. In: Michael Bishop: The years in the catacombs. 1982.
  • Interlude: First Councilor Lesser (1979, in: Michael Bishop: Catacomb Years ; also: Interlude: First Councilor Jarboe , 2019)
    • German: Interlude: The First Council President Lesser. In: Michael Bishop: The years in the catacombs. 1982.
  • Interlude: Volplaning Heroes (1979, in: Michael Bishop: Catacomb Years )
    • English: Interlude: The Heroes of Gliding. In: Michael Bishop: The years in the catacombs. 1982.
  • Interlude: The City Takes Care of Its Own (1979, in: Michael Bishop: Catacomb Years )
    • German: Interlude: The city takes care of its own. In: Michael Bishop: The years in the catacombs. 1982.
  • Interlude: The Testimony of Leland Turner (1979, in: Michael Bishop: Catacomb Years )
    • English: Interlude: The Testimony of Leland Tanner. In: Michael Bishop: The years in the catacombs. 1982.
  • The City and the Cygnets: An Alternative History of the Atlanta Urban Nucleus in the 21st Century (2019)
  • Interlude: Introduction to Out and Back Again (2019, in: Michael Bishop: The City and the Cygnets: An Alternative History of the Atlanta Urban Nucleus in the 21st Century )
Glaktik Come
  • Blooded on Arachne (1975, in: Roger Elwood and Robert Silverberg (Eds.): Epoch )
    • German: Arachne. In: Michael Bishop: Arachne. 1983.
  • The House of Compassionate Sharers (in: Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine, May 1977 )
    • English: The House of Compassionate Dividers. In: Michael Bishop: Arachne. 1983. Also called: The Merciful Community. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Science Fiction Story Reader 21. Heyne SF&F # 4041, 1984, ISBN 3-453-30983-9 .
  • Stolen Faces (1977)
    • English: stolen faces. Translated by Joachim Pente. Heyne SF&F # 3654, 1979, ISBN 3-453-30568-X .
  • Transfigurations (1979)
    • German: Transfigurationen. Translated by Walter Brumm. Heyne SF&F # 4331, 1986, ISBN 3-453-31324-0 .
Atlanta
  • A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire (1975)
  • Catacomb Years (1979)
    • German: The years in the catacombs. Translated by Walter Brumm. Heyne SF&F # 3893, 1982, ISBN 3-453-30816-6 .
Georgia Stories
  • Unlikely Friends (1990, in: Michael Bishop: Emphatically Not SF, Almost )
  • Crazy About Each Other (in: Pulphouse: A Fiction Magazine, November 29, 1991 )
  • Readercon 5 Program Book (1992)
  • Doggedly Wooing Madonna (in: Century, Number 2, May-June 1995 )
  • How Beautiful with Banners (in: Century, Number 6, Spring 2000 )
  • Andalusian Triptych, 1962 (2003, in: Deborah Layne and Jay Lake (Eds.): Polyphony 2 )
  • The Road Leads Back (2003, in: Deborah Layne and Jay Lake (Eds.): Polyphony: Volume 3 )
  • Baby Love (2004, in: Deborah Layne and Jay Lake (Eds.): Polyphony: Volume 4 )
  • Unfit for Eden (2012, in: Peter Crowther and Nick Gevers (Eds.): Unfit for Eden: Postscripts 26/27 )
  • Rattlesnakes and Men (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2015 )
  • Change of Life (2017, in: Michael Bishop: Other Arms Reach Out to Me: Georgia Stories )
  • Free (2017, in: Michael Bishop: Other Arms Reach Out to Me: Georgia Stories )
  • No Picnic (2017, in: Michael Bishop: Other Arms Reach Out to Me: Georgia Stories )
  • Other Arms Reach Out to Me: Georgia Stories (2017)
  • Other Arms Reach Out to Me (2017, in: Michael Bishop: Other Arms Reach Out to Me: Georgia Stories )
  • The Russian Agent (2017, in: Michael Bishop: Other Arms Reach Out to Me: Georgia Stories )
Will Keats (with Paul Di Filippo)
  • 1 Would It Kill You to Smile? (1998)
  • 2 Muskrat Courage (2000)
  • Families Are Murder: The Complete Will Keats (Collector's Edition of 1 and 2; 2005)

Novels

  • A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire (1975, also revised as Eyes of Fire 1980, third revision 1989 under the original title, fourth revision with an introduction by Paul Di Filippo 2015)
  • And Strange at Ecbatan the Trees (1976; also: Beneath the Shattered Moons , 1977)
    • English: The Strange Trees of Ectaban. Translated by Elisabeth Simon. Heyne SF&F # 3610, 1978, ISBN 3-453-30517-5 .
  • Within the Walls of Tire (1978, short novel in: Weirdbook 13 )
  • Under Heaven's Bridge (1981; with Ian Watson )
  • The Quickening (1981, short novel in: Terry Carr (Ed.): Universe 11 )
  • No Enemy But Time (1982)
    • German: Only time to the enemy. Translated by Biggy Winter. Heyne SF&F # 4095, 1984, ISBN 3-453-31055-1 .
  • Who Made Stevie Crye (1984)
    • English: The Nightmares of Stevie Crye. Translated by Irene Bonhorst. Heyne SF&F # 4810, 1991, ISBN 3-453-04999-3 .
  • Ancient of Days (1985)
  • To a Chimp Held Captive for Purposes of Research (1986, poem)
  • The Secret Ascension or Philip K. Dick Is Dead, Alas (1987; also: Philip K. Dick Is Dead, Alas , 1988, second revision with an introduction by Daryl Gregory 2015)
    • German: Unfortunately this man is dead. Translated by Rainer Schmidt. Heyne SF&F # 4785, 1991, ISBN 3-453-04494-0 .
  • Unicorn Mountain (1988)
    • English: The Unicorn Mountains. Translated by Ingrid Herrmann. Heyne SF&F # 4788, 1991, ISBN 3-453-04511-4 .
  • Apartheid, Superstrings, and Mordecai Thubana (1989, short novel)
    • German: Apartheid, Superstrings and Mordecai Thubana. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Heyne Science Fiction Annual Volume 1996. Heyne SF&F # 5398, 1996, ISBN 3-453-09459-X .
  • Count Geiger's Blues (1992)
    • German: Graph Geiger's Blues. Translated by Michael Windgassen. Heyne SF&F # 5983, 1999, ISBN 3-453-14915-7 .
  • Brittle Innings (1994)
  • The City Quiet as Death (2009, short novel; with Steven Utley )
  • Joel-Brock the Brave and the Valorous Smalls (2016)

Collections

  • Windows & Mirrors: A Chapbook of Poetry to Deep South Con XV (Poems, 1977)
  • Beneath the Shattered Moons (1978, collective edition)
  • Blooded on Arachne (1982)
    • German: Arachne. Translated by Rainer Schmidt. Ullstein Science Fiction & Fantasy # 31054, 1983, ISBN 3-548-31054-0 .
  • Blooded On Arachne I (1982)
    • German: Arachne. Translated by Johannes R. Blasius. Ullstein Science Fiction & Fantasy # 31054, 1983, ISBN 3-548-31054-0 .
  • Blooded On Arachne II (1982)
    • German: spacemen and star gypsies. Translated by Johannes R. Blasius. Ullstein Science Fiction & Fantasy # 31063, 1983, ISBN 3-548-31063-X .
  • One Winter in Eden (1984)
  • Close Encounters with the Deity (1986)
  • Emphatically Not SF, Almost (1990)
  • At the City Limits of Fate (1996)
  • Time Pieces: Poems (Poems, 1998)
  • Blue Kansas Sky: Four Short Novels of Memory, Magic, Surmise & Estrangement (2000)
  • Brighten to Incandescence: 17 Stories (2003)
  • The Door Gunner and Other Perilous Flights of Fancy: A Michael Bishop Retrospective (2012)
  • The Sacerdotal Owl and Three Other Long Tales of Calamity, Pilgrimage, and Atonement (2018)

Short stories

1970
  • Piñon Fall (in: Galaxy Magazine, October-November 1970 )
    • German: visitor. In: Michael Bishop: Arachne. 1983. Also called: Pine Autumn. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Johann Sebastian Bach Memorial Barbecue. Heyne SF&F # 4697, 1990, ISBN 3-453-04279-4 .
1971
  • Darktree, Darktide (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1971 )
  • A Tapestry of Little Murders (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1971 )
  • Spacemen and Gypsies (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1971 )
    • German: spacemen and star gypsies. In: Michael Bishop: Spacemen and Star Gypsies. 1983.
1973
  • Death and Designation Among the Asadi (1973, in: Worlds of If, January-February 1973 [UK] )
    • English: Death and Destiny among the Asadi. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Science Fiction Story Reader 11. Heyne SF&F # 3627, 1979, ISBN 3-453-30538-8 .
  • The White Otters of Childhood (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1973 )
    • English: The white otters of childhood. In: Michael Bishop: Spacemen and Star Gypsies. 1983.
1974
  • The Tigers of Hysteria Feed Only on Themselves (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1974 )
  • In Rubble, Pleading (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1974 )
  • On the Street of the Serpents or, The Assassination of Chairman Mao, as Effected by the Author in Seville, Spain, in the Spring of 1992, a Year of No Certain Historicity (1974, in: David Gerrold (Ed.): Science Fiction Emphasis I )
    • German: On the street of the snakes. In: Michael Bishop: Spacemen and Star Gypsies. 1983. Also called: Street of the Snakes. In: Werner Fuchs (Ed.): Street of the snakes. Droemer Knaur (Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5761), 1983, ISBN 3-426-05761-1 .
  • Cathadonian Odyssey (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1974 )
    • English: Odyssey on Cathadonia. In: Michael Bishop: Arachne. 1983. Also called: Odyssey on Cathadonia. In: Science Fiction Jahrbuch 1987. Moewig Science Fiction # 3703, 1986, ISBN 3-8118-3703-6 . Also called: Cathadonia Odyssey. In: Josh Pachter (ed.): Top Science Fiction: Third Part. Heyne SF&F # 4654, 1990, ISBN 3-453-03918-1 .
1975
  • The Contributors to Plenum Four (1975, in: Robert Silverberg (Ed.): New Dimensions Science Fiction Number 5 )
  • Rogue Tomato (1975, in: Robert Silverberg (Ed.): New Dimensions Science Fiction Number 5 )
    • German: As a tomato in space. In: Michael Bishop: Spacemen and Star Gypsies. 1983. Also as: The Metamorphosis. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (ed.): The bones of Bertrand Russell. Heyne SF&F # 4057, 1984, ISBN 3-453-31000-4 .
1976
  • In Chinistrex Fortronza the People Are Machines or, Hoom and the Homunculus (1976, in: Thomas M. Disch and Charles Naylor (Eds.): New Constellations: An Anthology of Tomorrow's Mythologies )
    • English: The residents of Chinistrex Fortronza are machines. In: Michael Bishop: Arachne. 1983.
  • In Chinistrex Fortronza the People Are Machines (1976)
    • English: The residents of Chinistrex Fortronza are machines. In: Michael Bishop: Arachne. 1983.
1977
  • Cabinet Meeting (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Summer 1977 )
  • Leaps of Faith (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1977 )
    • German: leaps of faith. In: Michael Bishop: Arachne. 1983.
1978
  • Three Dream Woman (1978, in: Robert Silverberg (Ed.): New Dimensions: Science Fiction: Number 8 ; with Craig Strete )
  • Mory (1978, in: Charles L. Grant (Ed.): Shadows )
  • Effigies (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1978 )
    • German: Abbilder. In: Manfred Kluge (Ed.): Lektrik Jack. Heyne SF&F # 3681, 1979, ISBN 3-453-30600-7 .
  • Vernalfest Morning (1978, in: Roy Torgeson (Ed.): Chrysalis 3 )
    • German: spring morning. In: Roy Torgeson (ed.): The corrupt woman. Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction # 6720), 1981, ISBN 3-8118-6720-2 .
  • Collaborating (1978, in: Lee Harding (Ed.): Rooms of Paradise )
    • German: cooperation. In: Josh Pachter (ed.): Top Fantasy: Part Two. Heyne SF&F # 4518, 1988, ISBN 3-453-02775-2 .
  • For the Lady of a Physicist (1978)
  • I, Cartographer (1978, in: The Anthology of Speculative Poetry # 3 )
  • Within the Walls of Tire (1978)
    • English: Behind the Walls of Tire. In: Terry Carr and Martin H. Greenberg (eds.): Dream realm of magic: highlights of modern fantasy. Heyne SF&F # 4254, 1985, ISBN 3-453-31262-7 .
1979
  • Storming the Bijou, Mon Amour (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, June 1979 )
  • A Few Last Words for the Late Immortals (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, July 1979 )
  • Seasons of Belief (1979, in: Charles L. Grant (Ed.): Shadows 2 )
  • Love's Heresy (in: Shayol, # 3 Summer 1979 )
1980
  • Of Crystalline Labyrinths and the New Creation (1980, in: Roy Torgeson (Ed.): Chrysalis 7 )
    • English: Of glass labyrinths and the new creation. In: Roy Torgeson (Ed.): Sonata for three electrodes. Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction # 6731), 1982, ISBN 3-8118-6731-8 .
  • A Short History of the Bicycle: 401 BC to 2677 AD (1980, in: Ursula K. Le Guin and Virginia Kidd (Eds.): Interfaces )
    • English: Brief History of the Bicycle (401 BC - 2677 AD). In: Hans Joachim Alpers (Ed.): Kopernikus 7. Moewig Science Fiction # 3587, 1982, ISBN 3-8118-3587-4 . Also called: The Bicycle - A Brief Historical Outline from 401 BC. until 2677 AD In: Ursula K. Le Guin and Virginia Kidd (eds.): Grenzflächen. Heyne SF&F # 4175, 1985, ISBN 3-453-31140-X .
  • Cold War Orphans (1980, in: Their Immortal Hearts: Three Visions of Time )
    • English: an event in the cold war. In: Hans Joachim Alpers (Ed.): Kopernikus 5. Moewig Science Fiction # 3563, 1982, ISBN 3-8118-3563-7 .
  • The Yukio Mishima Cultural Association of Kudzu Valley, Georgia (1980, in: Ellen Kushner (Ed.): Basilisk )
  • Saving Face (1980, in: Terry Carr (Ed.): Universe 10 )
    • German: The rescue of the faces. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Science Fiction Story Reader 18. Heyne SF&F # 3897, 1982, ISBN 3-453-30820-4 .
  • One Winter in Eden (1980, in: Orson Scott Card (Ed.): Dragons of Light )
1981
  • Murder on Lupozny Station (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 1981 ; with Gerald W. Page)
  • O Happy Day (in: Rigel Science Fiction, # 2 Fall 1981 )
  • A Spy in the Domain of Arnheim (1981, in: Ian Watson (Ed.): Pictures at an Exhibition )
  • Vox Olympica (in: Omni, December 1981 ; also: Out of the Mouths of Olympus , 1984)
    • German: Vox Olympica. In: Werner Fuchs and Hans Joachim Alpers (eds.): New science fiction stories. Tosa, 1982, ISBN 3-85001-097-X .
1982
  • At the City Limits of Fate (in: Shayol, # 5 Winter 1982 )
  • Patriots (in: Shayol, # 6 Winter 1982 )
1983
  • The Last Child into the Mountain (in: Omni, March 1983 ; with Lee Ellis)
  • The Monkey's Bride (1983, in: Jessica Amanda Salmonson (Ed.): Heroic Visions )
  • Her Habiline Husband (1983, in: Terry Carr (Ed.): Universe 13 )
  • Gravid Babies: A Novel of Horrific Menace in Considerable Synopsis (1983, in: Charles L. Grant (Ed.): The Dodd, Mead Gallery of Horror )
  • And the Marlin Spoke (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1983 )
  • Give a Little Whistle (in: Whispers # 19-20, October 1983 )
  • The Gospel According to Gamaliel Crucis (or, the Astrogator's Testimony) (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1983 )
    • English: The Gospel According to Gamaliel Crucis or The Legacy of the Astrogator. In: Friedel Wahren (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 26th episode. Heyne SF&F # 4249, 1985, ISBN 3-453-31230-9 .
1984
  • With a Little Help from Her Friends (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 1984 )
  • Dogs' Lives (1984, in: Michael Bishop: Light Years and Dark: Science Fiction and Fantasy Of and For Our Time )
  • Scrimptalon's Test (1984, in: Michael Bishop: Light Years and Dark: Science Fiction and Fantasy Of and For Our Time ; with Gerald W. Page)
1985
  • A Gift from the GrayLanders (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September 1985 )
    • German: A present from the Gray Land. In: Friedel Wahren (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 28th episode. Heyne SF&F # 4366, 1987, ISBN 3-453-31368-2 .
  • The Bob Dylan Tambourine Software & Satori Support Services Consortium, Ltd. (in: Interzone, # 12 Summer 1985 )
    • German: The Bob Dylan Tambourine Software & Satori Support Services Consortium, Ltd. In: Hans Joachim Alpers and Werner Fuchs (eds.): 13 fantastic rock stories. Fantasy Productions # 507, 1988, ISBN 3-89064-507-0 . Also as: Bob Dylan's Tambourine Software & Satori Support Services Consortium, Ltd. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): The Metamorphosis. Heyne SF&F # 5495, ISBN 978-3-453-10935-3 .
1986
  • Close Encounter With the Deity (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, March 1986 )
    • German: An intense encounter with the deity. In: Friedel Wahren (Ed.): Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine 37th episode. Heyne SF&F # 4795, 1991, ISBN 3-453-04991-8 .
  • Alien Graffiti (A Personal History of Vagrant Intrusions) (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, June 1986 )
    • German: Extraterrestrial Graffiti (An experience report on wandering projections). In: Friedel Wahren (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 32nd episode. Heyne SF&F # 4536, 1988, ISBN 3-453-03126-1 .
  • Taccati's Tomorrow (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 1986 )
    • German: encounter with Taccati. In: Ronald M. Hahn (Ed.): The wilderness of a large city. Heyne SF&F # 4438, 1987, ISBN 3-453-00468-X .
  • Voices (1986, in: Jessica Amanda Salmonson (Ed.): Heroic Visions II )
  • Dear Bill (1986, in: David D. Deyo Jr. (Ed.): All the Devils Are Here )
  • Diary of a Dead Man (1986, in: Michael Bishop: Close Encounters with the Deity )
  • 000-00-0000 (in: Last Wave, Winter 1986 )
1987
  • The Egret (in: Playboy, June 1987 )
  • God's Hour (in: Omni, June 1987 )
  • An Episode in the Death of Philip K. Dick (in: New Pathways into Science Fiction and Fantasy, August 1987 )
  • In the Memory Room (1987, in: Peter D. Pautz and Kathryn Cramer (Eds.): The Architecture of Fear )
  • For Thus Do I Remember Carthage (1987, in: Byron Preiss (Ed.): The Universe )
  • Alien Graffiti (1987)
    • German: extraterrestrial graffiti. In: Friedel Wahren (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 32nd episode. Heyne SF&F # 4536, 1988, ISBN 3-453-03126-1 .
1988
  • The Calling of Paisley Coldpony (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 1988 )
  • Unicorn Mountain (Chapter 20) (in: New Pathways Into Science Fiction And Fantasy, March 1988 )
  • A Father's Secret (in: Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, Issue One: Fall 1988 )
1989
  • Reading the Silks (in: Omni, August 1989 )
  • Icicle Music (1989, in: Kathryn Cramer and David G. Hartwell (Eds.): Spirits of Christmas: Twenty Other-Worldly Tales )
  • The Ommatidium Miniatures (1989, in: Byron Preiss (Ed.): The Microverse )
  • Apartheid, Superstrings and Mordecai Thubana (1989)
    • German: Apartheid, Superstrings and Mordecai Thubana. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Heyne Science Fiction Annual Volume 1996. Heyne SF&F # 5398, 1996, ISBN 3-453-09459-X .
  • Within the Walls of Tire (1989)
1990
  • Snapshots from the Butterfly Plague (in: Omni, December 1990 )
  • Tears (1990, in: Michael Bishop: Emphatically Not SF, Almost )
  • Wished-For Belongings (1990, in: Michael Bishop: Emphatically Not SF, Almost )
  • Life Regarded as a Jigsaw Puzzle of Highly Lustrous Cats (1990)
    • English: Life, viewed as a jigsaw puzzle of cats. In: Jack M. Dann and Gardner R. Dozois (eds.): Magical cats. Heyne (General Series # 9790), 1996, ISBN 3-453-09316-X . Also as: Life as a puzzle made of cats with shiny fur. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Riffprimaten. Heyne SF&F # 5390, ISBN 978-3-453-09454-3 .
1991
  • Thirteen Lies About Hummingbirds (1991, in: Charles L. Grant (Ed.): Final Shadows )
  • The Creature on the Couch (1991, in: Megan Miller, David H. Keller , Byron Preiss and John Gregory Betancourt (Eds.): The Ultimate Frankenstein )
    • English: The creature on the couch. In: Byron Preiss (Ed.): The best of Frankenstein. Bastei-Lübbe, 1993, ISBN 3-404-13443-5 .
1992
  • The Balloon (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 1992 )
    • German: The balloon. In: Friedel Wahren (Ed.): Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazin 40th episode. Heyne SF&F # 4957, 1992, ISBN 3-453-06199-3 .
  • Herding with the Hadrosaurs (1992, in: Byron Preiss and Robert Silverberg (Eds.): The Ultimate Dinosaur )
1993
  • Beginnings (1993, in: David G. Hartwell (Ed.): Christmas Forever )
1994
  • Cri de Coeur (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, September 1994 )
    • German: Cri de coeur. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Heyne Science Fiction Annual Volume 1999. Heyne SF&F # 6301, 1999, ISBN 3-453-14899-1 .
1995
  • Spiritual Dysfunction and Counterangelic Longings; or, Sariela: A Case Study in One Act (1995, in: Peter Crowther (Ed.): Heaven Sent: 18 Glorious Tales of the Angels )
  • Epistrophy (1995, in: Edward E. Kramer and Peter Crowther (Eds.): Tombs )
  • Simply Indispensable (1995, in: Jennifer Hershey, Tom Dupree and Janna Silverstein (Eds.): Full Spectrum 5 )
  • Chihuahua Flats (1995, in: Gardner Dozois (Ed.): Killing Me Softly: Erotic Tales of Unearthly Love )
  • I, Iscariot (in: Crank !, Summer 1995 )
1996
  • Outside the Circle (in: Thirteenth Moon, January 1996 )
  • Among the Handlers or, The Mark 16 Hands-On Assembly of Jesus Risen, Formerly Snake-O-Rama (1996, in: Peter Crowther and Edward E. Kramer (Eds.): Dante's Disciples )
  • The Alzheimer Laureate (in: Science Fiction Age, March 1996 )
  • Allegra's Hand (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, June 1996 )
  • The Procedure (in: Science Fiction Age, July 1996 )
  • Three Dreams in the Wake of a Death (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 1996 )
  • Annalize, Annalize (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October-November 1996 )
1997
  • Cyril Berganske (in: Omni Online, May 1997 )
  • Yesterday's Hostage (1997, in: Gardner Dozois (Ed.): Dying for It: More Erotic Tales of Unearthly Love )
1998
  • Sequel on Skorpiós (in: Interzone, # 134 August 1998 )
1999
  • Tithes of Mint and Rue (in: World Horror Convention Program 1999 )
2000
  • Blue Kansas Sky (2000, in: Michael Bishop: Blue Kansas Sky: Four Short Novels of Memory, Magic, Surmise & Estrangement )
  • Tired (in: Analog Science Fiction and Fact, November 2000 )
2001
  • Her Chimpanion (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 2001 )
2002
  • Midwiving the World (in: The Silver Web # 15, January 2002 )
  • Help Me, Rondo (2002, in: William Schafer and Bill Sheehan (Eds.): JK Potter's Embrace the Mutation )
  • "We're All in This Alone" (in: Interzone, # 184 November-December 2002 ; with Paul Di Filippo)
2003
  • Cicada, Inc. (in: Interzone, # 185 January 2003 )
  • The Sacerdotal Owl (2003, in: Brian A. Hopkins (Ed.): 13 Horrors: A Devil's Dozen Stories Celebrating 13 Years of the World Horror Convention )
  • The Door Gunner (2003, in: Gary Turner and Marty Halpern (Eds.): The Silver Gryphon )
  • Last Night Out (2003, in: Michael Bishop: Brighten to Incandescence: 17 Stories )
  • Menard's Disease (2003, in: Jeff VanderMeer and Mark Roberts (Eds.): The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases )
2004
  • The Angst of God (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October-November 2004 ; also: The Angst, I Kid You Not, of God , 2007)
2005
  • Bears Discover Smut (in: Sci Fiction, October 26, 2005 )
2006
  • Dr. Prida's Dream-Plagued Patient (in: Aberrant Dreams, # 7 Spring 2006 )
2007
  • The Inquisitor General (2007, in: Michael Bishop: A Cross of Centuries: Twenty-five Imaginative Tales about the Christ ; with Fyodor Dostojewski )
  • Miriam (2007, in: Michael Bishop: A Cross of Centuries: Twenty-five Imaginative Tales about the Christ )
2008
  • The Pile (in: Subterranean Online, Winter 2008 )
  • Vinegar Peace, or, The Wrong-Way Used-Adult Orphanage (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2008 )
  • Purr (in: Weird Tales, November-December 2008 )
2009
  • Last Drink Bird Head (2009, in: Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer (Eds.): Last Drink Bird Head: Flash Fiction for Charity )
2010
  • The Library of Babble (in: Subterranean Online, Winter 2010 )
2011
  • Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes (in: Tor.com, July 11, 2011 )
2012
  • Twenty Lights to "The Land of Snow" (2012, in: Les Johnson and Jack McDevitt (Eds.): Going Interstellar ; also: Twenty Lights to "The Land of Snow": Excerpts from the Computer Logs of Our Reluctant Dalai Lama , 2016; also: To the Land of Snow , 2018)
2017
  • Gale Strang (in: Asimov's Science Fiction, July-August 2017 )
2018

Anthologies

  • Changes (1983; with Ian Watson )
  • Light Years and Dark: Science Fiction and Fantasy Of and For Our Time (1984)
  • A Cross of Centuries: Twenty-five Imaginative Tales about the Christ (2007)
  • Passing for Human (2009; with Steven Utley )
Nebula Awards
  • Nebula Awards 23 (1989)
  • Nebula Awards 24 (1990)
  • Nebula Awards 25 (1991)

Non-fiction

  • A Reverie for Mister Ray: Reflections on Life, Death, and Speculative Fiction (2005)

Audio

  • Jamie's Hair (2009, in: StarShipSofa, No 82 )

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography ( Memento from February 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), English
personal data
SURNAME Bishop, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bishop, Michael Lawson (full name); Ben-Ami, Muni (pseudonym); Lawson, Philip (pseudonym); Obispo, Miguel (pseudonym); Tyent, Nōni (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 12, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Lincoln , Nebraska , USA