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(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.
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.
Genres: Science Fiction
Series
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)
The Old Funny Stuff (1989)
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)
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)
The Old Funny Stuff (1989)
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)
Collections
Mixed Feelings (1974)
Irrational Numbers (1976)
Dirty Tricks (1978)
Idle Pleasures (1982)
Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson (1993)
Budayeen Nights (2003)
Live! from Planet Earth (2005)
A Thousand Deaths (2007)
Irrational Numbers (1976)
Dirty Tricks (1978)
Idle Pleasures (1982)
Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson (1993)
Budayeen Nights (2003)
Live! from Planet Earth (2005)
A Thousand Deaths (2007)
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)
1. Man the Fugitive (1975)
2. Escape to Tomorrow (1975)
3. Journey into Terror (1975)
4. Lord of the Apes (1976)
Anthologies containing stories by George Alec Effinger
Universe 1 (1971)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year (1972)
Universe 3 (1973)
Worlds Far and Near (1974)
Fellowship of the Stars (1974)
Universe 5 (1975)
Universe 7 (1977)
The Best of New Dimensions (1979)
The Road to Science Fiction 4 (1982)
Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year 14 (1985)
Nebula Awards 20 (1985)
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy (1985)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 12 (1986)
Masters of Darkness 2 (1988)
Nebula Awards 24 (1990)
The Night Fantastic (1991)
Inside the Funhouse (1992)
Confederacy of the Dead (1993)
Alternate Warriors (1993)
Betcha Can't Read Just One (1993)
By Any Other Fame (1994)
Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994)
Deals with the Devil (1994)
Sherlock Holmes in Orbit (1995)
New Legends (1995)
Adventures of the Batman (1995)
Chicks in Chainmail (1995)
Sisters of the Night (1995)
Tales from Jabba's Palace (1995)
War of the Worlds (1996)
Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear (1996)
Tarot Fantastic (1997)
Modern Classics of Fantasy (1997)
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction (1998)
The Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy (1999)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year (1972)
Universe 3 (1973)
Worlds Far and Near (1974)
Fellowship of the Stars (1974)
Universe 5 (1975)
Universe 7 (1977)
The Best of New Dimensions (1979)
The Road to Science Fiction 4 (1982)
Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year 14 (1985)
Nebula Awards 20 (1985)
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy (1985)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 12 (1986)
Masters of Darkness 2 (1988)
Nebula Awards 24 (1990)
The Night Fantastic (1991)
Inside the Funhouse (1992)
Confederacy of the Dead (1993)
Alternate Warriors (1993)
Betcha Can't Read Just One (1993)
By Any Other Fame (1994)
Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994)
Deals with the Devil (1994)
Sherlock Holmes in Orbit (1995)
New Legends (1995)
Adventures of the Batman (1995)
Chicks in Chainmail (1995)
Sisters of the Night (1995)
Tales from Jabba's Palace (1995)
War of the Worlds (1996)
Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear (1996)
Tarot Fantastic (1997)
Modern Classics of Fantasy (1997)
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction (1998)
The Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy (1999)
Short stories
| All the Last Wars at Once (1971) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| f(x)=(11/15/67) x=her, f(x)!=0 (1972) | |||
| The City on the Sand (1973) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| The Ghost Writer (1973) | |||
| Two Sadnesses (1973) | |||
| Ashes All My Lust (1974) | |||
| Heartstop (1974) | |||
| The Horse with One Leg (1974) | |||
| How It Felt (1974) | |||
| Ibid. (1977) | |||
| The Pinch-Hitters (1979) | |||
| The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything (1984) | Hugo (nominee) Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| How F Scott Fitzgerald Became Beloved in Springfield (1984) | |||
| Inferno (1985) | |||
| Glimmer, Glimmer (1987) | |||
| The Man Who Devoured Literature (1987) | |||
| Schrodinger's Kitten [short story] (1988) | Hugo Nebula Awards | ||
| Slow, Slow Burn (1988) | |||
| Everything But Honor (1989) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Marid Changes his Mind (1989) | Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| The Origin of the Polarizer (1989) | |||
| Albert Schweitzer and the Treasures of Atlantis (1993) | |||
| Beast (1993) | |||
| The Fifteen-Minute Falcon (1993) | |||
| The Wicked Old Witch (1993) | |||
| Good Night, Duane Allman (1994) | |||
| Martian Memorial to Elvis Sighted (1994) | |||
| The Great God Quay: The Tale of Barada and the Weequays (1995) | |||
| Marid and the Trail of Blood (1995) | |||
| Maureen Birnbaum in the MUD (1995) | |||
| The Musgrave Version (1995) | |||
| One (1995) | |||
| Mars: The Home Front (1996) | |||
| Maureen Birnbaum Pokes an Eye Out (1996) | |||
| Seven Nights in Slumberland (1996) | |||
| Solo in the Spotlight (1997) |
Awards
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George Alec Effinger recommends
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."
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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