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Michael Swanwick


USA flag (b.1950)

Michael Swanwick is the author of a novella, two short story collections, and four critically acclaimed novels: Vacuum Flowers; the Nebula Award-winning Stations of the Tide; The Iron Dragon's Daughter, which was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and nominated for a World Fantasy Award; and Jack Faust, also a New York Times Notable Book. Mr. Swanwick lives with his wife and son in Philadelphia, PA.
 

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction
 
Novels
   In the Drift (1985)
   Vacuum Flowers (1987)
   Griffin's Egg (1990)
   Stations of the Tide (1991)
   Gravity's Angels (1991)
   Jack Faust (1997)
   Bones of the Earth (2002)
   City Under the Stars (2020) (with Gardner Dozois)
   The Star-Bear (2023)
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Collections
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Series contributed to
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Michael Swanwick recommends
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The Navigating Fox (2023)
Christopher Rowe
"The Navigating Fox is as charming a story as the fox himself is a narrator. I applaud this, the first, I hope, of many adventures to come."
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The Dragon House (2018)
Darrell Schweitzer
"This is the house i should have grown up in! Schweitzer's fantasy is cleanly written, original, and great fun to read."
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First Strike (2003)
(HALO, book 3)
Eric Nylund
"Eric Nylund writes clean; plays hard and knows how to plot."

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Anthologies containing stories by Michael Swanwick
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The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Fourth Annual Collection (2023)
(Year's Top Robot and AI Stories, book 4)
edited by
Allan Kaster
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The Year's Top Tales of Space and Time 3 (2023)
(Year's Top Tales of Space and Time, book 3)
edited by
Allan Kaster

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Awards
Nebula Awards Best Novellette nominee (1981) : The Feast of Saint Janis
Nebula Awards Best Novellette nominee (1981) : Ginungagap
Nebula Awards Best Novellette nominee (1982) : Mummer Kiss
World Fantasy Best Short Story nominee (1983) : The Man Who Met Picasso
Nebula Awards Best Novella nominee (1985) : Marrow Death
Nebula Awards Best Novellette nominee (1985) : Trojan Horse
Hugo Best Novellette nominee (1986) : Dogfight
Nebula Awards Best Novellette nominee (1986) : Dogfight
Nebula Awards Best Short Story nominee (1986) : The Gods of Mars
Hugo Best Short Story nominee (1990) : The Edge of the World
World Fantasy Best Short Story nominee (1990) : The Edge of the World
Hugo Best Novella nominee (1992) : Griffin's Egg [short story]
Hugo Best Novel nominee (1992) : Stations of the Tide
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (1992) : Stations of the Tide
Nebula Awards Best Novel winner (1992) : Stations of the Tide
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (1993) : Stations of the Tide
Nebula Awards Best Novella nominee (1993) : Griffin's Egg [short story]
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (1994) : The Iron Dragon's Daughter
World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1994) : The Iron Dragon's Daughter
World Fantasy Best Short Story nominee (1995) : The Changeling's Tale
Hugo Best Short Story nominee (1996) : Walking Out
World Fantasy Best Novella winner (1996) : Radio Waves
Hugo Best Short Story nominee (1997) : The Dead
Hugo Best Novel nominee (1998) : Jack Faust
Nebula Awards Best Short Story nominee (1998) : The Dead
World Fantasy Best Collection nominee (1998) : A Geography of Unknown Lands
Hugo Best Short Story nominee (1999) : Radiant Doors
Hugo Best Short Story winner (1999) : The Very Pulse of the Machine
Hugo Best Short Story nominee (1999) : Wild Minds
Hugo Best Short Story nominee (2000) : Ancient Engines
Hugo Best Short Story nominee (2000) : Scherzo with Tyrannosaur
Nebula Awards Best Short Story nominee (2000) : Radiant Doors
Nebula Awards Best Short Story nominee (2001) : Scherzo with Tyrannosaur
Hugo Best Novel nominee (2003) : Bones of the Earth
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2003) : Bones of the Earth
Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee (2003) : Bones of the Earth
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2012) : Dancing With Bears


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