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Robert Charles Wilson

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Robert Charles Wilson(born December 15, 1953[1]) is an American-Canadianscience fiction author.

Robert Charles Wilson
Wilson in 2010
Wilson in 2010
Born(1953-12-15)December 15, 1953(age 70)
California, United States
OccupationAuthor
GenreScience fiction
Years active1985-present
SpouseSharry Wilson
Children2
Website
robertcharleswilson

Career

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Wilson was born in the United States in California, but grew up nearToronto,Ontario. Apart from another short period in the early 1970s spent inWhittier,California, he has lived most of his life in Canada, and in 2007 he became a Canadian citizen. He resided for a while inNanaimo,British Columbia, and briefly inVancouver.Currently he lives with his wife Sharry inConcord,a neighbourhood ofVaughan,Ontario located north of Toronto. He has two sons, Paul and Devon.

His work has won theHugo Award for Best Novel(forSpin),[2]theJohn W. Campbell Memorial Award(for the novelThe Chronoliths),[3]theTheodore Sturgeon Memorial Award(for the novelette "The Cartesian Theater" ), threePrix Aurora Awards(for the novelsBlind LakeandDarwinia,and the short work "The Perseids" ), and thePhilip K. Dick Award(for the novelMysterium).[4]Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century Americawas a 2010Hugo Awardnominee in theBest Novelcategory.[5]

In addition to the novels listed below, he is the author of the short-story collectionThe Perseids and Other Stories,set in Toronto. His first publication appeared in the February 1975 issue ofAnalog Science Fiction,under the name Bob Chuck Wilson.

AuthorStephen Kinghas called Wilson "probably the finest science-fiction author now writing".[6]

Wilson's literary agent isShawna McCarthy,and his most recent books (includingBlind Lake,Spin,andAxis) have been edited byTeresa Nielsen HaydenofTor Books.

Spinis the first book of a trilogy that continues inAxisand finishes withVortex.Spinwon theHugo Award for Best Novelin 2006.[2]

His novellaJulian: A Christmas Story(2006) was published byPS Publishingin 2007 and was a finalist for the Hugo Award. A novel-length expansion,Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century Americawas published by Tor in 2009.

Wilson's latest novel,Last Year,was published December 6, 2016.

Bibliography

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Fiction

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  • A Hidden Place(1986)
    • Nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award for Best Novel, 1986[7]
  • Memory Wire(1987)
  • Gypsies(1988)
  • The Divide(1990)
  • A Bridge of Years(1991)
    • Nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award for Best Novel, 1991[8]
  • The Harvest(1992)
  • Mysterium(1994)
    • Winnerof the Philip K. Dick Award for Best Novel, 1994[4]
  • Darwinia(1998)
    • Nominated for the Hugo and Locus SF Awards for Best Novel, 1999[9]
  • "Divided by Infinity"(1998)
  • Bios(1999)
  • The Chronoliths(2001)
    • Winner of the Campbell Award, nominated for the Hugo and Locus SF Awards for Best Novel, 2001[10]
  • Blind Lake(2003)
    • Nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2004[11]
  • Spinseries
    • Spin(2005)
      • Winnerof theHugo Awardfor Best Novel, nominated for Campbell and Locus SF Awards, 2006[2]
      • On 2006-10-12 won the Geffen Award as the Best Translated SF Novel in Israel for 2006.
      • In 2007 won theKurd-Laßwitz-Preisas the Best Foreign Fiction of the Year for 2006.
      • In 2009 won theSeiun Awardas the Best Foreign Language Novel of the Year in Japan for 2008.
    • Axis(2007)
      • Nominated for the John W. Campbell Award, 2008[12]
    • Vortex(2011)
      • ASpinandAxissequel[13]published on July 5, 2011[14]
  • Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America(2009)
    • Nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2010[15]
  • Burning Paradise(2013)
  • The Affinities(2015)
  • Last Year(2016)

Critical studies, reviews and biography

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  • West, Michelle(Jun 2000)."[Review of 'Bios']".Musing on Books.F&SF.98(6): 41–46.Retrieved2016-02-18.

References

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  1. ^ "Robert Charles Wilson: The Cosmic and the Intimate (interview)".Locus.62(6): 6–7, 66–67. June 2009.ISSN0047-4959.
  2. ^abc"2006 Award Winners & Nominees".Worlds Without End.Retrieved2009-06-29.
  3. ^"2002 Award Winners & Nominees".Worlds Without End.Retrieved2009-06-29.
  4. ^ab"1994 Award Winners & Nominees".Worlds Without End.Retrieved2009-06-29.
  5. ^"The 2010 Hugo and John W. Campbell Award Nominees".AussieCon 4. April 4, 2010.RetrievedApril 4,2010.
  6. ^Adams, James (2007-06-29)."Canada's Best-Kept Secrets in the Arts".The Globe and Mail.Toronto:CTVglobemedia.Retrieved2012-12-29.
  7. ^"1986 Award Winners & Nominees".Worlds Without End.Retrieved2009-06-29.
  8. ^"1991 Award Winners & Nominees".Worlds Without End.Retrieved2009-06-29.
  9. ^"1999 Award Winners & Nominees".Worlds Without End.Retrieved2009-06-29.
  10. ^"2001 Award Winners & Nominees".Worlds Without End.Retrieved2009-06-29.
  11. ^"2004 Award Winners & Nominees".Worlds Without End.Retrieved2009-06-29.
  12. ^"2008 Award Winners & Nominees".Worlds Without End.Retrieved2009-06-29.
  13. ^Robert Charles Wilson (September 25, 2007)."Robert Charles Wilson - News".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-10-17.Retrieved2008-04-08.
  14. ^"Locus Online: Forthcoming books".Retrieved2010-09-28.
  15. ^"2010 Award Winners & Nominees".Worlds Without End.Retrieved2010-11-16.

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