Terry Bisson

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Terry Bisson Ballantine (* 12. February 1942 in Madisonville , Kentucky ) is an American science fiction - and fantasy - writer . Best known are his short stories, such as The Bears Discover the Fire that won Hugo and Nebula .

biography

Born in Madisonville, Kentucky, he grew up in Owensboro , Kentucky.

In 1961, while studying at Grinnell College , Iowa , he was one of twelve students who traveled to Washington, DC during the Cuban Missile Crisis to support Kennedy's peace race. Kennedy invited her to the White House . A novelty, because for the first time in the USA protest movements were perceived in this way in the media. As part of the invitation, they spoke for several hours with McGeorge Bundy , who was then the President's National Security Advisor . The group received a lot of media attention. The action is seen as the start of the American student peace movement.

After graduating from the University of Louisville in 1964 , Bisson lived in New York repeatedly for the next 40 years until he moved to Oakland , California in 2002. From 1981 he worked as a full-time writer. As a member of the New Left , he ran a "revolutionary" mail order book service from 1985 to 1990 in collaboration with Judy Jensen Jacobin Books.

At the beginning of his career in the 1960s he worked on several comic books. He published the black and white horror magazine Web of Horror from Major Publications , but left the project before the fourth issue was published.

Bisson's first novel was the science fiction novel Wyrldmaker , which was influenced by James Blish's The Seedling Stars . His next novel Talking Man was set in the fantasy genre, in which the protagonist, a titular magician, lived in what was then the American South.

In 1996, he wrote two three-part comic book adaptations of Corwin of Amber and The Guns of Avalon , the first two books of Roger Zelazny's The Chronicles of Amber cycle. In 1997, Bisson completed the design Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman by Walter M. Miller, Jr., who died in 1996. It is a sequel to the novel A Canticle for Leibowitz , published in 1960 .

Bisson frequently participates in the monthly "SF in SF" programs in San Francisco.

Bisson was married three times. He has three children with his first wife, Deidre Holst. His second marriage was to Mary Corey. On December 24th, 2004 he married his "long-term work partner" Judy Jensen. The two have a daughter together.

Awards

  • 1991: Hugo Award for Die Bären discover fire as the best short story
  • 1991: Nebula Award for The Bears Discover Fire as the best short story
  • 2001: Nebula Award for macs as best short story

Works

Novels

  • Wyrldmaker , 1981
  • Talking Man , 1986
  • Fire on the Mountain , 1988
  • Mars Live , 1995, ISBN 3-453-07980-9 , Voyage to the Red Planet , 1990
  • Pirates of the Universe , 1996
  • The Pickup Artist , 2001
  • Any Day Now , 2012
Billy
  • Billy and the Ants , 2005
  • Billy and the Bulldozer , 2005
  • Billy and the Talking Plant , 2006
  • Billy and the Fairy , 2006
  • Billy and the Unicorn , 2006
  • Billy and the Spacemen , 2006
  • Billy and the Circus Girl , 2006
  • Billy and the Magic Midget , 2006
  • Billy and the Wizard , 2007
  • Billy and the Flying Saucer , 2008
  • Billy's Book , 2010
  • Billy and the Pond Vikings , 2009
  • Billy and the Time Skateboard , 2009
  • Billy and the WITHC , 2009
  • Billy in Dinosaur City , 2009
Gemini Jack (with Stephanie Spinner)
  • Be First in the Universe , 2000
  • Expiration Date: Never , 2001
Starwars
  • Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive , 2002
  • Boba Fett: Crossfire , 2002
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (as Brad Quentin)
  • Jonny Quest: The Demon of the Deep , 1996
  • Jonny Quest: Peril in the Peaks , 1997
  • Jonny Quest: Attack of the Evil Cyber-God , 1997
Movie books

Story collections

  • Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories , 1993
  • In the Upper Room and Other Likely Stories , 2000
  • Greetings , 2005
  • The Left Left Behind , 2009
  • TVA Baby and Other Stories , 2011

Serial novels

  • Dear Abbey , 2003
  • Planet of Mystery , 2008
  • Catch 'Em in the Act , 2010
  • TVA Baby , 2011
  • The Cockroach Hat , 2011

Short stories

  • Over Flat Mountain , 1990
  • The bears discover fire , Bears Discover Fire , 1990
  • The Two Janets , 1990
  • The Coon Suit , 1991
  • Carl's Lawn & Garden , 1992
  • Two Guys from the Future , 1992
  • Are there any questions? , 1992
  • Canción Autentica de Old Earth , 1992
  • Necronauts , 1993
  • England Underway , 1993
  • By Permit Only , 1993
  • The Toxic Donut , 1993
  • The Shadow Knows , 1993
  • The Message , 1993
  • George , 1993
  • Partial People , 1993
  • Tell Them They Are All Full of Shit and They Should Fuck Off , 1994
  • Dead Man's Curve , 1994
  • The Joe Show , 1994
  • 10:07:24 , 1995
  • There Are No Dead , 1995
  • Hawk Debate Heats Up , 1996
  • In the Upper Room , 1996
  • An Office Romance , 1997
  • The Reef Builders , 1997 with Karen Joy Fowler , Maureen F. McHugh and Rosaleen Love
  • The Player , 1997
  • Incident at Oak Ridge , 1998
  • First Fire , 1998
  • Not This Virginia , 1999
  • Smoother , 1999
  • Macs , 1999
  • Pleasantville Monster Project: A Movie , 1999
  • Lucy , 2000
  • He Loved Lucy , 2000
  • The Old Rugged Cross , 2001
  • A View From the Bridge , 2001
  • Charlie's Angels , 2001
  • The Hugo Nominee , 2002
  • OpenClose , 2002
  • I Saw the Light , 2002
  • Come Dance with Me , 2003
  • Dear Abbey , 2003
  • Greetings , 2003
  • Almost Home , 2003
  • Death's Door , 2004
  • Robert's Rules of Order , play, 2004
  • Scout's Honor , 2004
  • Super 8 , 2004
  • Special Relativity , 2006
  • 2 + 2 = 5 , 2006 with Rudy Rucker
  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? , 2006
  • Put Up Your Hands , 2006
  • Pirates of the Somali Coast , 2007
  • BYOB FAQ , 2007
  • Captain Ordinary , 2008
  • The Stamp , 2008
  • Let Their People Go: The Left Left Behind , 2008
  • Private Eye , 2008
  • Catch 'Em in the Act , 2008
  • Planet of Mystery , 2008
  • TVA Baby , 2009
  • Corona Centurion ™ FAQ , 2009
  • Farewell Atlantis , 2009
  • The Cockroach Hat , 2010
  • About It , 2010
  • Teen Love Science Club , 2010
  • A Special Day , 2011
Wilson Wu and Irving
  • The Hole in the Hole , 1994
  • The Edge of the Universe , 1996
  • Get Me to the Church on Time , 1998

Non-fiction

  • Nat Turner: Slave Revolt Leader , 1988
  • On a Move: The Story of Mumia Abu Jamal , 2001

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Terry Bisson: Terry Bisson of the universe: Life & Works (Engl .
  2. ^ A b c Paul Kincaid, "Bisson, Terry (Ballentine)," in David Pringle , St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers . New York, St. James Press. (P. 61-2)
  3. ↑ Terry Bisson: A Canticle for Miller; or, How I Met Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman but not Walter M. Miller, Jr. . 1997.
  4. ^ "Obituaries: Walter M. Miller, Jr.", Locus , February 1996, (p.78)
  5. ↑ Terry Bisson: Bisson at SF in SF (Engl.) .
  6. ^ "People and Publishing," Locus , April 2005, (p.8)
personal data
SURNAME Bisson, Terry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bisson, Terry Ballantine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction and fantasy writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Madisonville