Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer (born April 29, 1960 in Ottawa , Ontario ) is a Canadian science fiction author.
He describes himself as a hard science fiction writer, but is more concerned about characterization and human psychology than many other representatives of this subgenre. His narratives often deal with Arthur C. Clarke- style metaphysics and philosophy; he sees science fiction as the literature of ideas. The television series FlashForward is based on Sawyer's novel of the same name from 1999.
Life
Robert James Sawyer was born in Ottawa and grew up in Toronto , where he attended Ryerson University . He currently resides in Mississauga , Ontario with his wife, Carolyn Clink .
Works
The Quintaglio Ascension series
- 1992 Far-Seer
- 1993 Fossil Hunter
- 1994 Foreigner
The Neanderthal Parallax series
- 2002 Hominids - sequel to Analog Science Fiction
- The Neanderthal parallax. Festa, 2005, ISBN 3-86552-006-5
- 2003 Humans
- 2003 hybrids
WWW series
- 2009 wake
- 2010 Watch
- 2011 Wonder
Single novels
- 1990 Golden Fleece
- 1994 End of an Era
- 1995 The Terminal Experiment - continued as Hobson's Choice in Analog Science Fiction
- The third simulation. Translated by Cecilia Palinkas. Goldmann, 1997 ISBN 3-442-24758-6
- 1996 Starplex - sequel to Analog Science Fiction (1996)
- 1997 frameshift
- 1997 Illegal Alien
- 1998 Factoring Humanity
- 1999 Flashforward
- Flash. Translated by Hendrik P. Linckens , Marianne Linckens. Heyne, 2008 ISBN 978-3-453-52370-8
- 2000 Calculating God
- 2005 Mindscan
- 2007 rollback
- 2012 triggers
- 2013 Red Planet Blues
Short story collections
- 2002 iterations
- 2008 Identity Theft and Other Stories
Non-fiction
- 2004 Relativity
- 2006 Boarding the Enterprise: Transporters, Tribbles, and the Vulcan Death Grip in Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek (with David Gerrold and Leah Wilson )
As editor
- 1999 Crossing the Line: Canadian Mysteries With a Fantastic Twist
Film adaptations
The novel Flash forms the basis for the FlashForward series .
Selected awards
- 1995: Nebula Award for The Terminal Experiment for best novel
- 2003: Hugo Award for Hominids as best novel
- 2005: John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Mindscan
- 2005: Analog Award for Shed Skin as best short story
- 2013: Aurora Award for Lifetime Achievement (from 1989 to 2017 with 46 nominations 16 times winner)
- 2014: Skylark Award
- 2016: Member of the Order of Canada
- 2017: Robert A. Heinlein Award
- 2017: Order of Ontario
Web links
- Literature by and about Robert J. Sawyer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Robert J. Sawyer in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Works by and about Robert J. Sawyer at Open Library
- Robert J. Sawyer in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
- Homepage of Robert J. Sawyer (engl.)
- Interview with Robert J. Sawyer
Reviews
- SF-Fan.de : Golden Fleece , End of an Era , Starplex , Frameshift , Illegal Alien , Flashforward , Factoring Humanity
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2003 Award Winners & Nominees. Worlds Without End, accessed March 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Order of Canada, appointments of June 30, 2016 (English)
- ↑ Sawyer Wins 2017 Heinlein Award . News from February 15, 2017 on locusmag.com (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sawyer, Robert J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ottawa |