Geoff Ryman

Geoff Ryman ( b. 1951 in Canada ) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author. He coined the term mundane science fiction ( roughly: " profane science fiction "). This sub-genre of science fiction is characterized by the fact that their venue is usually the earth or the near-Earth space, and that they want to convey a credible representation of the currently known science and technology.

Life

Geoff Ryman was born the son of a journalist and a scientist. Through his mother he came to write and at the age of 8 years old published his first short story in a local newspaper. His father, who is also artistically gifted, woke with stories about his interest in laser science and SF. However, his path to the writer was still far away. For one, he moved with his parents at the age of 11 years to Los Angeles. He graduated from UCLA in English and History. Possibly inspired by L. A., he wanted to be an actor. It was not until 1973, when he moved to England, he began to take more seriously the letter. In 1976 he sold his first short story.

In addition to his work as an author Geoff Ryman works as a web designer and helped with to bring the British government to the Internet. He headed the team that created the first official websites of the British Monarchy and No. 10 Downing Street, and is also working on " direct.gov.uk " with, one of the British government website. He now teaches part-time writing at the University of Manchester also operates a workshop about writing in Cambodia.

Geoff Ryman currently lives openly homosexual in London. He also owns an apartment in a major city on the Amazon River in Brazil, which he often visited.

Almost all of his short stories and novels have been nominated for international or major national SF awards; a number of them have won. The biggest success so far can Ryman for his novel "Air" trend, which has the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, the British Science Fiction Association Award and the Sunburst Award four prices cleared at once.

Work

Novels

  • The Warrior Who Carried Life, 1985
  • The Unconquered Country, 1986
  • The Child Garden or A Low Comedy, 1989
  • What also What ..., 1992
  • 253: The Print Remix, 1998
  • Lust, 2001
  • Air, 2004
  • The King's Last Song, 2006

Short story collections

  • Unconquered Countries, 1994
  • "A Fall of Angels, or On the Possibility of Life Under Extreme Conditions ", 1994
  • "Fan ", 1994 ( " The Fan" )
  • " O Happy Day! ", 1985
  • "The Unconquered Country", 1984 ( " the unconquered land")
  • Paradise Valley, 2011
  • "The film - makers of Mars", 2008
  • "The Last Ten Years in the Life of Hero Kai ," 2005 ( " The last ten years in the life of the hero Kai " )
  • "Birth Days", 2003 (the " Birthdays " )
  • " V.A.O. ", 2002 ( " S.A.S. " )
  • "The Future of Science Fiction", 1992
  • " Omnisexual ", 1990
  • "Home", 1995
  • " Warmth", 1995 ( " heat ", also called " warmth " )
  • " Everywhere ", 1999
  • " No Bad Thing", 2007
  • " Talk Is Cheap", 2008
  • " Days of Wonder ", 2008
  • " You," 2009
  • " K is for Kosovo ( or, Massimo 's Career ) ", 2011
  • " Pol Pot 's Beautiful Daughter", 2006 ( " Pol Pot's beautiful daughter " )
  • "Blocked ", 2009 ( " Stopped " )

Short stories

  • "The Diary of the Translator", 1976
  • "The Unconquered Country", 1984
  • " O Happy Day! ", 1985
  • "Love Sickness", 1987
  • " Omnisexual ", 1990
  • "The Future of Science Fiction", 1992
  • "Dead Space for the Unexpected ", 1994
  • "Fan ", 1994
  • "A Fall of Angels, or On the Possibility of Life Under Extreme Conditions ", 1994
  • "Home", 1995
  • " Warmth", 1995
  • "Family, or The Nativity and Flight into Egypt Considered as episodes of I Love Lucy ", 1998
  • " Everywhere ", 1999
  • " Have Not Have", 2001
  • " V.A.O. ", 2002
  • "Birth Days", 2003
  • "The Last Ten Years in the Life of Hero Kai ," 2005
  • " Pol Pot 's Beautiful Daughter ( Fantasy) ", 2006
  • " No Bad Thing", 2007
  • " Talk Is Cheap", 2008
  • " Days of Wonder ", 2008
  • "The film - makers of Mars", 2008
  • "Blocked ", 2009
  • " You," 2009
  • " K is for Kosovo ( or, Massimo 's Career ) ", 2011

Anthology

  • When It Changed: Science into Fiction, 2009
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