Samuel R Delany
(1942 - )Samuel R. Delany is the winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula awards and one of science fiction's most celebrated authors. Born and raised in New York City, Delany began writing in the early 1960s. His 1966 novel Babel-17 established his reputation, and over the next decade he became famous for his provocative futuristic explorations of race and sexual identity in the novels Nova (1969), Dhalgren (1975) and Triton (1976). His other works include the Neveryon series of novels (1979-87) and the novel Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (1984). He has also written frankly about his life as an African-American homosexual, and his non-fiction books include The Motion of Light and Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village, 1957-65 (1988) and Times Square Red, Times Square Blue (Sexual Culture) (1999).
Series
Fall of the Towers
1. Captives of the Flame (1963)
aka Out of the Dead City
2. The Towers of Toron (1964)
3. The City of a Thousand Suns (1965)
The Fall of the Towers (omnibus) (1970)
1. Captives of the Flame (1963)
aka Out of the Dead City
2. The Towers of Toron (1964)
3. The City of a Thousand Suns (1965)
The Fall of the Towers (omnibus) (1970)
Neveryon
1. Tales of Neveryon (1975)
2. Neveryona (1983)
3. Flight from Neveryon (1978)
4. The Bridge of Lost Desire (1987)
aka Return to Neveryon
Return to Neveryon: The Complete Series (omnibus) (2017)
1. Tales of Neveryon (1975)
2. Neveryona (1983)
3. Flight from Neveryon (1978)
4. The Bridge of Lost Desire (1987)
aka Return to Neveryon
Return to Neveryon: The Complete Series (omnibus) (2017)
Novels
The Ballad of Beta-2 (1965)
Babel-17 (1966)
The Einstein Intersection (1967)
Nova (1968)
The Tides of Lust (1973)
aka Equinox
Dhalgren (1974)
Triton (1976)
aka Trouble on Triton
Empire (1978)
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (1985)
They Fly at Ciron (1993)
The Mad Man (1994)
Hogg (1995)
Dark Reflections (2007)
Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders (2011)
Babel-17 (1966)
The Einstein Intersection (1967)
Nova (1968)
The Tides of Lust (1973)
aka Equinox
Dhalgren (1974)
Triton (1976)
aka Trouble on Triton
Empire (1978)
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (1985)
They Fly at Ciron (1993)
The Mad Man (1994)
Hogg (1995)
Dark Reflections (2007)
Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders (2011)
Omnibus
Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo / The Star Pit (1988) (with John Varley)
Babel-17 / Empire Star (2002)
In Search of Silence (2017)
The Novels of Samuel R. Delany Volume One (2017)
Babel-17 / Empire Star (2002)
In Search of Silence (2017)
The Novels of Samuel R. Delany Volume One (2017)
Collections
Aye, and Gomorrah (1967)
Driftglass (1971)
Distant Stars (1981)
The Complete Nebula Award-Winning Fiction (1986)
Driftglass / Starshards (1993)
Atlantis (1995)
Giant Science-Fiction Six-Pack (2014) (with Marion Zimmer Bradley, Harry Harrison, H Beam Piper, Winston P Sanders (Poul Anderson) and Harl Vincent)
The Mad Man: or, The Mysteries of Manhattan (2015)
A, B, C (2015)
Driftglass (1971)
Distant Stars (1981)
The Complete Nebula Award-Winning Fiction (1986)
Driftglass / Starshards (1993)
Atlantis (1995)
Giant Science-Fiction Six-Pack (2014) (with Marion Zimmer Bradley, Harry Harrison, H Beam Piper, Winston P Sanders (Poul Anderson) and Harl Vincent)
The Mad Man: or, The Mysteries of Manhattan (2015)
A, B, C (2015)
Novellas
The Jewels of Aptor (1962)
Empire Star (1966)
We, in Some Strange Power's Employ, Move on a Rigorous Line (1990)
Bread and Wine (1999)
Phallos (2004)
Empire Star (1966)
We, in Some Strange Power's Employ, Move on a Rigorous Line (1990)
Bread and Wine (1999)
Phallos (2004)
Series contributed to
Anthologies edited
Quark 1 (1970) (with Marilyn Hacker)
Quark 3 (1971) (with Marilyn Hacker)
Quark 4 (1971) (with Marilyn Hacker)
Quark 2 (1971) (with Marilyn Hacker)
Quark 3 (1971) (with Marilyn Hacker)
Quark 4 (1971) (with Marilyn Hacker)
Quark 2 (1971) (with Marilyn Hacker)
Non fiction
The Jewel-Hinged Jaw (1977)
The American Shore (1978)
Heavenly Breakfast (1979)
Times Square Red, Times Square Blue (1983)
Starboard Wine (1984)
The Straits of Messina (1986)
The Motion of Light in Water (1988)
Wagner/Artaud (1988)
Silent Interviews (1994)
Longer Views (1996)
Shorter Views (1999)
1984 (2000)
Black Gay Man (2001) (with Robert Reid-Pharr)
About Writing (2006)
The Atheist in the Attic (2018)
The American Shore (1978)
Heavenly Breakfast (1979)
Times Square Red, Times Square Blue (1983)
Starboard Wine (1984)
The Straits of Messina (1986)
The Motion of Light in Water (1988)
Wagner/Artaud (1988)
Silent Interviews (1994)
Longer Views (1996)
Shorter Views (1999)
1984 (2000)
Black Gay Man (2001) (with Robert Reid-Pharr)
About Writing (2006)
The Atheist in the Attic (2018)
Anthologies containing stories by Samuel R Delany
Dangerous Visions 3 (1967)
Nebula Award Stories 3 (1967)
World's Best Science Fiction 1968 (1968)
Nebula Award Stories 5 (1970)
The Hugo Winners 1968-1970 (1971)
Partners in Wonder (1971)
Modern Science Fiction (1974)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Four (1981)
The Norton Book of Science Fiction (1993)
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction (1994)
Off Limits (1996)
Nebula Award Stories 3 (1967)
World's Best Science Fiction 1968 (1968)
Nebula Award Stories 5 (1970)
The Hugo Winners 1968-1970 (1971)
Partners in Wonder (1971)
Modern Science Fiction (1974)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Four (1981)
The Norton Book of Science Fiction (1993)
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction (1994)
Off Limits (1996)
Short stories
| The Ballad of Beta-2 [short story] (1965) | Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| Empire Star [short story] (1966) | |||
| Aye, and Gomorrah... (1967) | Hugo (nominee) Nebula Awards | ||
| Corona (1967) | |||
| Driftglass [short story] (1967) | Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| The Star Pit (1967) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| High Weir (1968) | |||
| Lines of Power (1968) | Hugo (nominee) Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| The Power of the Nail (1968) (with Harlan Ellison) | |||
| Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones (1968) | Hugo Nebula Awards | ||
| Prismatica (1977) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| The Tale of Gorkin (1979) | Nebula Awards (nominee) |
Awards
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Books about Samuel R Delany
Samuel R Delany recommends
Motherlines (1978) (Holdfast, book 2) Suzy McKee Charnas "Everything I've always wanted from an adventure, and then some!" | Golem 100 (1980) Alfred Bester "An elegant and exuberant performance." | Icehenge (1984) Kim Stanley Robinson "Intricate and elegant." | |
The Falling Woman (1986) Pat Murphy "A lovely and literate exploration of the dark moment where myth and science meet." | Alanya to Alanya (2005) (Marq'ssan Cycle, book 1) L Timmel Duchamp "[Duchamp] is simply and unarguably among the best." |
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