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George Alec Effinger


USA flag (1947 - 2002)
Husband of Barbara Hambly

George Alec Effinger was an American science fiction author, born in Cleveland, Ohio.

He was a part of the Clarion class of 1970 and had three stories in the first Clarion anthology. His first published story was "The Eight-Thirty to Nine Slot" in Fantastic in 1971. During his early period, he also published under a variety of pseudonyms. Throughout his life, Effinger suffered from health problems. These resulted in enormous medical bills which he was unable to pay, resulting in a declaration of bankruptcy. Effinger died in New Orleans, Louisiana.
 

Awards: Sturgeon (1989), Nebula (1989), Hugo (1989)  see all

Genres: Science Fiction
 
Series
Nick of Time
   1. The Nick of Time (1985)
   2. The Bird of Time (1986)
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Marid Audran
   1. When Gravity Fails (1987)
   2. A Fire in the Sun (1989)
   3. The Exile Kiss (1991)
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Novels
   What Entropy Means to Me (1972)
   Relatives (1973)
   Nightmare Blue (1975) (with Gardner Dozois)
   Felicia (1976)
   Those Gentle Voices (1976)
   Death in Florence (1978)
     aka Utopia 3
   Heroics (1979)
   The Wolves of Memory (1981)
   Shadow Money (1988)
   Look Away (1990)
   The Zork Chronicles (1990)
   The Red Tape War (1991) (with Jack L Chalker and Mike Resnick)
   Schrodinger's Kitten (1992)
   Trinity : Hope Sacrifice Unity (1998)
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Collections
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Series contributed to
Planet of the Apes
   1. Man the Fugitive (1975)
   2. Escape to Tomorrow (1975)
   3. Journey into Terror (1975)
   4. Lord of the Apes (1976)
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Books containing stories by George Alec Effinger
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The Last Dangerous Visions (2024)
(Dangerous Visions, book 3)
edited by
Harlan Ellison
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The Big Book of Cyberpunk Vol. 1 (2023)
(Big Book of Cyberpunk, book 1)
edited by
Jared Shurin

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Awards
1989 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award : Schrodinger's Kitten
1989 Nebula Award for Best Novelette : Schrodinger's Kitten [short story]
1989 Hugo Award for Best Novelette : Schrodinger's Kitten [short story]

Award nominations
2006 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Live! from Planet Earth
2004 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Budayeen Nights
1994 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson: The Complete Stories
1990 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Marid Changes his Mind
1990 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : A Fire in the Sun
1990 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Marid Changes his Mind
1990 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : The Old Funny Stuff
1990 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Everything But Honor
1990 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Fire in the Sun
1988 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : When Gravity Fails
1988 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Skylab Done It
1988 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : When Gravity Fails
1987 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : When Gravity Fails
1987 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : When Gravity Fails
1985 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything
1985 Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything
1974 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Relatives
1974 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : The City on the Sand
1973 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : What Entropy Means to Me
1973 Astounding Award for Best New Writer (nominee) : What Entropy Means to Me
1972 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : What Entropy Means to Me
1972 Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : All the Last Wars at Once


George Alec Effinger recommends
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Bone Music (1995)
Alan Rodgers
"The highest praise one writer can give another is to say 'I wish I'd written that book.' I would cheerfully trade my younger brother Rick, my collection of original Beatles cards, and any hope that my beloved Cleveland Indians will ever win a World Series to have written Alan Rodgers' Bone Music."
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Songsmith (1992)
(Witch World : High Hallack Cycle, book 10)
A C Crispin and Andre Norton
"Andre Nortton and A C Crispin are giants in the field of fantasy, and SONGSMITH combined the best of their strengths."

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