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(b.Stephen Baxter is a trained engineer with degrees from Cambridge (mathematics) and Southampton Universities (doctorate in aeroengineering research). Baxter is the winner of the British Science Fiction Award and the Locus Award, as well as being a nominee for an Arthur C. Clarke Award, most recently for Manifold: Time. His novel Voyage won the Sidewise Award for Best Alternate History Novel of the Year; he also won the John W. Campbell Award and the Philip K. Dick Award for his novel The Time Ships. He is currently working on his next novel, a collaboration with Sir Arthur C. Clarke. Mr. Baxter lives in Prestwood, England.
Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Horror
Series
Xeelee
1. Raft (1991)
2. Timelike Infinity (1992)
3. Flux (1993)
4. Ring (1994)
5. Vacuum Diagrams (1997)
6. Starfall (2009)
6.5. Gravity Dreams (2011)
7. Vengeance (2017)
8. Redemption (2018)
Endurance (2015)
1. Raft (1991)
2. Timelike Infinity (1992)
3. Flux (1993)
4. Ring (1994)
5. Vacuum Diagrams (1997)
6. Starfall (2009)
6.5. Gravity Dreams (2011)
7. Vengeance (2017)
8. Redemption (2018)
Endurance (2015)
Destiny's Children
1. Coalescent (2003)
2. Exultant (2004)
3. Transcendent (2005)
4. Resplendent (2006)
1. Coalescent (2003)
2. Exultant (2004)
3. Transcendent (2005)
4. Resplendent (2006)
Long Earth (with Terry Pratchett)
1. The Long Earth (2012)
2. The Long War (2013)
3. The Long Mars (2014)
4. The Long Utopia (2014)
5. The Long Cosmos (2016)
1. The Long Earth (2012)
2. The Long War (2013)
3. The Long Mars (2014)
4. The Long Utopia (2014)
5. The Long Cosmos (2016)
Novels
The Time Ships (1995)
Cilia-Of-Gold (1998)
The Light of Other Days (2000) (with Arthur C Clarke)
Reality Dust (2000)
Omegatropic (2001)
Evolution (2002)
The H-bomb Girl (2007)
The Medusa Chronicles (2016) (with Alastair Reynolds)
The Massacre of Mankind (2017)
Galaxias (2021)
The Thousand Earths (2022)
Cilia-Of-Gold (1998)
The Light of Other Days (2000) (with Arthur C Clarke)
Reality Dust (2000)
Omegatropic (2001)
Evolution (2002)
The H-bomb Girl (2007)
The Medusa Chronicles (2016) (with Alastair Reynolds)
The Massacre of Mankind (2017)
Galaxias (2021)
The Thousand Earths (2022)
Omnibus
Collections
Traces (1998)
Phase Space (2002)
The Hunters of Pangaea (2004)
Time Pieces (2006) (with Steve Cockayne, Jon Courtenay-Grimwood, Mark Robson, Sarah Singleton, Ian Watson, Ian Whates and Liz Williams)
Universes (2013)
The Paradox Conspiracy (2015)
Obelisk (2016)
The Spacetime Pit Plus Two (2018) (with Eric Brown)
Stories of Hope and Wonder (2020) (with Chris Beckett, Eric Brown, Ramsey Campbell, M R Carey, Paul Cornell, Gary Gibson, Lesley Glaister, Peter F Hamilton, Frances Hardinge, Tim Lebbon, Alison Littlewood, Ken MacLeod, George Mann, Tim Pears, Adam Roberts, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Tade Thompson, Lavie Tidhar, Lisa Tuttle and Ian Whates)
Phase Space (2002)
The Hunters of Pangaea (2004)
Time Pieces (2006) (with Steve Cockayne, Jon Courtenay-Grimwood, Mark Robson, Sarah Singleton, Ian Watson, Ian Whates and Liz Williams)
Universes (2013)
The Paradox Conspiracy (2015)
Obelisk (2016)
The Spacetime Pit Plus Two (2018) (with Eric Brown)
Stories of Hope and Wonder (2020) (with Chris Beckett, Eric Brown, Ramsey Campbell, M R Carey, Paul Cornell, Gary Gibson, Lesley Glaister, Peter F Hamilton, Frances Hardinge, Tim Lebbon, Alison Littlewood, Ken MacLeod, George Mann, Tim Pears, Adam Roberts, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Tade Thompson, Lavie Tidhar, Lisa Tuttle and Ian Whates)
Chapbooks
Novellas
Series contributed to
Web
1. Gulliverzone (1997)
7. Webcrash (1998)
The Web 2027 (omnibus) (1999) (with Stephen Bowkett, Eric Brown, Maggie Furey, Peter F Hamilton and Graham Joyce)
The Web 2028 (omnibus) (1999) (with Pat Cadigan, Maggie Furey, James Lovegrove and Ken MacLeod)
1. Gulliverzone (1997)
7. Webcrash (1998)
The Web 2027 (omnibus) (1999) (with Stephen Bowkett, Eric Brown, Maggie Furey, Peter F Hamilton and Graham Joyce)
The Web 2028 (omnibus) (1999) (with Pat Cadigan, Maggie Furey, James Lovegrove and Ken MacLeod)
Anthologies edited
Non fiction
Deep Future (1985)
Revolutions in the Earth (2003)
Ages in Chaos (2004)
The Science of Avatar (2010)
Revolutions in the Earth (2003)
Ages in Chaos (2004)
The Science of Avatar (2010)
Anthologies containing stories by Stephen Baxter
Voyager 5 (1969)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Eleventh Annual Collection (1993)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Twelfth Annual Collection (1995)
Space Soldiers (1996)
Year's Best SF (1996)
Space Stories (1996)
The Best of Interzone (1996)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 11th Annual Collection (1997)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Fourteenth Annual Collection (1997)
Year's Best SF 2 (1997)
Dancing with the Dark (1997)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Sixteenth Annual Collection (1997)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Fifteenth Annual Collection (1998)
Dark of the Night (1998)
Dark Terrors 4 (1998)
Nanotech (1998)
The Good New Stuff (1999)
Royal Whodunnits (1999)
Year's Best SF 4 (1999)
Isaac Asimov's Solar System (1999)
Explorers (2000)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Seventeenth Annual Collection (2000)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Eleventh Annual Collection (1993)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Twelfth Annual Collection (1995)
Space Soldiers (1996)
Year's Best SF (1996)
Space Stories (1996)
The Best of Interzone (1996)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 11th Annual Collection (1997)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Fourteenth Annual Collection (1997)
Year's Best SF 2 (1997)
Dancing with the Dark (1997)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Sixteenth Annual Collection (1997)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Fifteenth Annual Collection (1998)
Dark of the Night (1998)
Dark Terrors 4 (1998)
Nanotech (1998)
The Good New Stuff (1999)
Royal Whodunnits (1999)
Year's Best SF 4 (1999)
Isaac Asimov's Solar System (1999)
Explorers (2000)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Seventeenth Annual Collection (2000)
Short stories
| Lines of Longitude | |||
| Something for Nothing (1988) | |||
| The Droplet (1989) | |||
| The Jonah Man (1989) | |||
| Space Butterflies (1989) | |||
| A Journey to the King Planet (1990) | |||
| George and the Comet (1991) | |||
| Traces [short story] (1991) | |||
| In the Manner of Trees (1992) | |||
| Inherit the Earth (1992) | |||
| Weep for the Moon (1992) | |||
| Downstream (1993) | |||
| Lieserl (1993) | |||
| No Longer Touch the Earth (1993) | |||
| Pilgrim (1993) | |||
| The Blood of Angels (1994) | |||
| Cilia-of-Gold [short story] (1994) | |||
| The Logic Pool (1994) | |||
| Mittelwelt (1994) | |||
| Brigantia's Angels (1995) | |||
| Darkness (1995) | |||
| Good News (1995) | |||
| Gossamer (1995) | |||
| Columbiad (1996) | |||
| In the MSOB (1996) | |||
| In The Picture (1996) | |||
| The Cartographer (1997) | |||
| Moon Six (1997) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Zemlya (1997) | |||
| The Barrier (1998) | |||
| Dante Dreams (1998) | |||
| Family History (1998) | |||
| Moon-Calf (1998) | |||
| Saddlepoint: Roughneck (1998) | |||
| The Twelfth Album (1998) | |||
| The Modern Cyrano (1999) | |||
| People Came from Earth (1999) | |||
| Hibernaculum 46 (2000) (with Arthur C Clarke) |
Awards
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Stephen Baxter recommends
Cities in Flight (1970)
(Cities in Flight)
James Blish
"A compelling future history, a tale of thistledown cities blown by the winds of time. This is one of SF's most original concepts, an exciting tale deepened and made utterly plausible by Blish's craft and his mature understanding of people and history. If you haven't read this yet, I envy you. Blish's cities will fly through your dreams."
Revelation Space (2000)
(Revelation Space, book 1)
Alastair Reynolds
"The most stunning and original alien artefact in modern science fiction."
Appleseed (2001)
John Clute
"Exuberant, witty, sexy, satirical ... every word is a special effects firecracker."
Vitals (2002)
Greg Bear
"Astonishing. I was blown away by its ferocious intelligence, astounding research and insight, and terrifying logic. Vitals is the ultimate conspiracy theory. Vitals is the future of the thriller, and a thriller of our future: Vitals is biotech noir. Read it with the light on. Prepare not to sleep easy."
Darkness Falling (2002)
(Forever Twilight, book 1)
Peter Crowther
"A fast-paced, character-driven, funny, gruesome apocalypse."
Coyote (2002)
(Coyote, book 1)
Allen Steele
"An homage to wonder, hope, and determination... Steele has constructed this glorious tale of a new starflung Mayflower from the legacies of Heinlein, Twaine, Hemingway, and others - and he has founded it on the essence of America."
The Mirrored Heavens (2008)
(Autumn Rain, book 1)
David J Williams
"A crackling cyberthriller. This is Tom Clancy interfacing Bruce Sterling. David Williams has hacked into the future."
War in Heaven (2011)
(Veteran, book 2)
Gavin G Smith
"Gavin Smith has changed the rules of engagement."
Daughter of the Sword (2012)
(Fated Blades, book 1)
Steve Bein
"A strikingly original saga blending contemporary thriller and historical fantasy."
Lockstep (2014)
Karl Schroeder
"Schroeder has the rare and invaluable ability tp develop wholly new concepts and turn them into compelling narratives."
Planetfall (2015)
(Planetfall , book 1)
Emma Newman
"Think Interstellar, think Prometheus...an unfolding alien mystery and complex, utterly believable characters. You will want to believe."
Barbary Station (2017)
(Shieldrunner Pirates, book 1)
R E Stearns
"An exhilarating mashup of Golden-Age widescreen and zeitgeist cool. Totally unexpected. More please!"
Stone Clock (2018)
(Spin Trilogy, book 3)
Andrew Bannister
"In Bannister's hands space opera lives on, gaudy and brutal and glorious."
Sunfall (2019)
Jim Al-Khalili
"The Day After Tomorrow meets Neuromancer . . . When the planet's magnetic field fails, the naked sun threatens to deliver an extinction level event now – and every century – unless a high-tech near future humanity can save itself. Sunfall is sizzling stuff. And the best informed techno-thriller you are ever likely to read."
Children of Ruin (2019)
(Children of Time, book 2)
Adrian Tchaikovsky
"A novel of sublime plot twists and spectacular set pieces, all underpinned by great ideas. And it is crisply modern - but with the sensibility of classic science fiction. Asimov or Clarke might have written this. A hugely satisfying sequel."
Phoenix Extravagant (2020)
Yoon Ha Lee
"Powerful. Unforgettable. This is another amazing piece of work, and I have the feeling I need to read it again to get it fully!"
This Fragile Earth (2021)
Susannah Wise
"A very British disaster epic. Echoes of John Wyndham. Resonances for today."
Under Fortunate Stars (2022)
Ren Hutchings
"If the Guardians of the Galaxy crashed the Foundation... A twisty, enthralling space-time opera. Fortunate readers, and a future star."
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