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Terry Bisson


(Terry Ballantine Bisson)
USA flag (1942 - 2024)

aka T B Calhoun, Brad Quentin

Kentucky born and bred, Terry Bisson was a writer of satirical, counterculturally-inflected, often riotously funny science fiction and fantasy novels such as Fire on the Mountain and Voyage to the Red Planet. One of the premiere writers of short fiction in the field, his stories have won two Nebulas, a Hugo, and two Locus Awards.
 

Genres: Children's Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy
 
New and upcoming books
May 2024

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Tomorrowing
 
Series
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Nascar Pole Position (as by T B Calhoun)
   1. Rolling Thunder (1998)
   2. In the Groove (1998)
   3. Race Ready (1998)
   4. Speed Demon (1998)
   5. Hammer Down (1999)
   6. Spinout! (1999)
   7. Full Throttle (1999)
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Novels
   Wyrldmaker (1981)
   Talking Man (1986)
   Fire on the Mountain (1988)
   Voyage to the Red Planet (1990)
   Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
   Virtuosity (1995)
   Pirates of the Universe (1996)
   The Fifth Element (1997)
   Alien Resurrection (1997)
   Galaxy Quest (1999)
   Be First in the Universe (2000) (with Stephanie Spinner)
   The 6th Day (2000)
   The Pickup Artist (2001)
   Expiration Date Never (2001) (with Stephanie Spinner)
   Numbers Don't Lie (2001)
   Dear Abbey (2003)
   Planet of Mystery (2008)
   Billy's Book (2009)
   Any Day Now (2012)
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Collections
   Bears Discover Fire (1993)
   In the Upper Room (2000)
   Greetings (2005)
   TVA Baby (2011)
   Tomorrowing (2024)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Billy and the Bulldozer (2005)
   Special Relativity (2005)
   A Special Day (2006)
   Catch 'Em in the Act (2010)
   The Cockroach Hat (2011)
   Almost Home (2013)
   Where the Lost Things Are (2014) (with Rudy Rucker)
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Series contributed to
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Non fiction show
 
Terry Bisson recommends
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Monkey Around (2021)
Jadie Jang
"A glittering shapeshifter of a novel that takes you where the modern city and post-modern magic meet."
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Time and Robbery (2012)
Rebecca Ore
"Surprising, puzzling, and delighting us at every turn."
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The Fox Woman (2000)
(Fox Woman, book 1)
Kij Johnson
"Kij Johnson reminds us that the magic (and strength) of Fantasy is seeing ourselves in the mirror of the Other. Never has that mirror shimmered more seductively. Look."

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Anthologies containing stories by Terry Bisson
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Sense of Wonder (2023)
A Century of Science Fiction
edited by
Leigh Ronald Grossman
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18 Wheels of Science Fiction (2018)
A Long Haul into the Fantastic
edited by
Eric Miller
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Worst Contact (2015)
edited by
Hank Davis

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Awards
World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1987) : Talking Man
Hugo Best Short Story winner (1991) : Bears Discover Fire [short story]
Nebula Awards Best Short Story winner (1991) : Bears Discover Fire [short story]
World Fantasy Best Short Story nominee (1991) : Bears Discover Fire [short story]
Hugo Best Short Story nominee (1992) : Press Ann
Nebula Awards Best Short Story nominee (1992) : They're Made Out of Meat
Hugo Best Short Story nominee (1994) : England Underway
Hugo Best Novellette nominee (1994) : The Shadow Knows
Nebula Awards Best Novellette nominee (1994) : England Underway
World Fantasy Best Short Story nominee (1994) : England Underway
Hugo Best Short Story nominee (1995) : Dead Man's Curve
Nebula Awards Best Novellette nominee (1995) : Necronauts
Hugo Best Novella nominee (1999) : Get Me to the Church On Time
Hugo Best Short Story nominee (2000) : macs
Nebula Awards Best Short Story winner (2001) : macs
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2013) : Any Day Now


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