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Jay Lake


USA flag (1964 - 2014)

Jay Lake lived in Portland, Oregon, where he worked on multiple writing and editing projects. His 2007 book Mainspring received a starred review in Booklist. His short fiction appeared regularly in literary and genre markets worldwide. Jay won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, Endeavour Award, and was a multiple nominee for the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards.
 

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller
 
Series
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Clockwork Earth
   1. Mainspring (2007)
   2. Escapement (2008)
   3. Pinion (2010)
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Green Universe
   1. Green (2009)
   A Water Matter (2010)
   2. Endurance (2011)
   3. Kalimpura (2013)
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Lost Colonies (with Ruth Nestvold)
   Second Contact (2022)
   The World Always Begins in Light (2022)
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Novels
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Collections
   Dogs in the Moonlight (2000)
   The River Knows Its Own (2000)
   Greetings from Lake Wu (2003)
   Green Grow the Rushes-Oh (2004)
   American Sorrows (2004)
   The Sky That Wraps (2010)
   Two Stories (2011) (with Ken Scholes)
   Almost All the Way Home From the Stars (2013) (with Ruth Nestvold)
   Eastlick and Other Stories (2014) (with others)
   Last Plane to Heaven (2014)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Anthologies edited
   All Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories (2004) (with David Moles)
   Tel (2005)
   Spicy Slipstream Stories (2008) (with Nick Mamatas)
   Other Earths (2009) (with Nick Gevers)
   Footprints (2009) (with Eric T Reynolds)
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Anthology series
Polyphony (with Deborah Layne)
   1. Polyphony 1 (2002)
   2. Polyphony 2 (2003)
   3. Polyphony 3 (2003)
   4. Polyphony 4 (2004)
   5. Polyphony 5 (2005)
   6. Polyphony 6 (2006)
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Series contributed to
METAtropolis
   Metatropolis (2009) (with others)
   Cascadia (2010) (with others)
   Green Space (2013) (with others)
   In the Forests of the Night (2014)
   Rock of Ages & Let Me Hide Myself in Thee (2014) (with Ken Scholes)
   The Wings We Dare Aspire (2014) (with Ken Scholes)
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Omnibus editions show
 
Jay Lake recommends
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Command Performance (2020)
(Amazing Conroy)
Lawrence M Schoen
"Only Lawrence Schoen could blend the Mayan eschaton, nightclub hypnotism, corporate elitism, radical environmentalism, and good old-fashioned slam-bang adventure fiction."
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Blood in the Skies (2011)
(Hellfire Chronicles, book 1)
G D Falksen
"This is steampunk clanking to life on the page..."
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Hidden Cities (2011)
(Moshui, book 3)
Daniel Fox (Chaz Brenchley)
"Magnificent... This series ranges from imperial intrigue to ocean-spanning magic to the smallest lives."

Anthologies containing stories by Jay Lake
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The Final Frontier (2018)
Stories of Exploring Space, Colonizing the Universe, and First Contact
edited by
Neil Clarke
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Clarkesworld Year Nine: Volume One (2018)
(Clarkesworld Anthology, book 9)
edited by
Neil Clarke and Sean Wallace

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Awards
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2008) : Mainspring


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