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Eleanor Arnason

(Eleanor Atwood Arnason)

(b.1942)

Eleanor Atwood Arnason is an American author of science fiction novels and short stories. From 1949 to 1961, Arnason and her parents lived in "Idea House #2," a futuristic dwelling built by the Walker Art Center. Arnason's earliest published story appeared in New Worlds in 1972. Her work often depicts cultural change and conflict, usually from the viewpoint of characters who cannot or will not live by their own societies' rules.

Awards: Mythopoeic (1992), Otherwise (1991) see all

Genres: Science Fiction

Series

Woman of the Iron People
1. In the Light of Sigma Draconis (1992)
2. Changing Woman (1992)

Lydia Duluth Adventure
Tomb of the Fathers (2010)

Novels

   The Sword Smith (1978)
   To the Resurrection Station (1986)
   Daughter of the Bear King (1987)
   Ring of Swords (1993)

Collections

   Big Mama Stories (2013)
   Hidden Folk (2014)
   Hwarhath Stories (2016)
   Three Tiptree Award - Winning Novels (2018) (with Elizabeth Hand and Nancy Springer)

Series contributed to

Conversation Pieces
7. Ordinary People (2005)

Outspoken Authors
4. Mammoths of the Great Plains (2010)

Books containing stories by Eleanor Arnason

The Year's Best Fantasy: Volume 3 (2024)
(Year's Best Fantasy , book 3)
edited by
Paula Guran

The Future Is Female! Volume Two (2022)
(Future Is Female!, book 2)
edited by
Lisa Yaszek

The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 6 (2022)
(Best Science Fiction of the Year , book 6)
edited by
Neil Clarke

More books

Awards

	1992 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature : A Woman of the Iron People
	1991 Otherwise Award : A Woman of the Iron People

Award nominations

	2017 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Hwarhath Stories
	2016 Philip K Dick Award (nominee) : Hwarhath Stories
	2014 Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Kormak the Lucky
	2013 Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Holmes Sherlock: A Hwarhath Mystery
	2012 Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : My Husband Steinn
	2011 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (nominee) : Mammoths of the Great Plains
	2011 Sidewise Award for Best Short-Form Alternate History (nominee) : Mammoths of the Great Plains
	2011 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Mammoths of the Great Plains
	2004 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Knapsack Poems
	2004 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Potter of Bones
	2003 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Potter of Bones
	2001 Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Stellar Harvest
	2000 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Grammarian's Five Daughters
	2000 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (nominee) : Dapple: a Hwarhath Historical Romance
	2000 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Actors
	2000 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Stellar Harvest
	1998 Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : The Dog's Story
	1994 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Ring of Swords
	1992 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : A Woman of the Iron People
	1976 Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : The Warlord of Saturn's Moons

Eleanor Arnason recommends

Bad Company (2022)
(Bad Company Books, book 1)
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"A riproaring combination of crime thriller, science fiction and horror that starts fast and keeps moving!"

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