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Stephen Baxter


UK flag (b.1957)

Stephen Baxter is a trained engineer with degrees from Cambridge (mathematics) and Southampton Universities (doctorate in aeroengineering research). Baxter is the winner of the British Science Fiction Award and the Locus Award, as well as being a nominee for an Arthur C. Clarke Award, most recently for Manifold: Time. His novel Voyage won the Sidewise Award for Best Alternate History Novel of the Year; he also won the John W. Campbell Award and the Philip K. Dick Award for his novel The Time Ships. He is currently working on his next novel, a collaboration with Sir Arthur C. Clarke. Mr. Baxter lives in Prestwood, England. 
 

Awards: BSFA (2005), Dick (1999), Campbell (1996)  see all

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Horror
 
New and upcoming books
October 2024

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Fortress Sol
 
September 2025

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Hearthspace
 
Series
Xeelee
   1. Raft (1991)
   2. Timelike Infinity (1992)
   3. Flux (1993)
   4. Ring (1994)
   5. Vacuum Diagrams (1995)
   6. Starfall (2009)
   6.5. Gravity Dreams (2011)
   Endurance (2015)
   7. Vengeance (2017)
   8. Redemption (2018)
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NASA Trilogy
   1. Voyage (1996)
   2. Titan (1997)
   3. Moonseed (1998)
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Mammoth Trilogy
   1. Silverhair (1999)
     aka Mammoth
   2. Longtusk (2000)
   3. Icebones (2001)
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Manifold
   1. Time (1999)
   2. Space (2000)
   3. Origin (2001)
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Time Odyssey (with Arthur C Clarke)
   1. Time's Eye (2003)
   2. Sunstorm (2005)
   3. Firstborn (2007)
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Destiny's Children
   1. Coalescent (2003)
   2. Exultant (2004)
   3. Transcendent (2005)
   4. Resplendent (2006)
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Time's Tapestry
   1. Emperor (2006)
   2. Conqueror (2007)
   3. Navigator (2007)
   4. Weaver (2008)
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Flood
   1. Flood (2008)
   2. Ark (2009)
   Landfall (2015)
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Northland
   1. Stone Spring (2010)
   2. Bronze Summer (2011)
   3. Iron Winter (2012)
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Long Earth (with Terry Pratchett)
   1. The Long Earth (2012)
   2. The Long War (2013)
   3. The Long Mars (2014)
   4. The Long Utopia (2015)
   5. The Long Cosmos (2016)
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Proxima
   1. Proxima (2013)
   2. Ultima (2014)
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World Engines
   1. Destroyer (2019)
   2. Creator (2020)
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Novels
   The Time Ships (1995)
   Cilia-Of-Gold (1998)
   The Light of Other Days (2000) (with Arthur C Clarke)
   Reality Dust (2000)
   Omegatropic (2001)
   Evolution (2002)
   The H-bomb Girl (2007)
   The Medusa Chronicles (2016) (with Alastair Reynolds)
   The Massacre of Mankind (2017)
   Galaxias (2021)
   The Thousand Earths (2022)
   Creation Node (2023)
   Fortress Sol (2024)
   Hearthspace (2025)
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Collections
   Traces (1998)
   Futures: Four Novellas (2001) (with others)
   Phase Space (2002)
   The Hunters of Pangaea (2004)
   Time Pieces (2006) (with others)
   Universes (2013)
   The Paradox Conspiracy (2015)
   Obelisk (2016)
   The Spacetime Pit Plus Two (2018) (with Eric Brown)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Wire Continuum (1998) (with Arthur C Clarke)
   Riding the Rock (2002)
   Mayflower II (2004)
   Project Cleo (2016)
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Series contributed to
Web
   1. Gulliverzone (1997)
   7. Webcrash (1998)
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Non fiction show
 
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Books containing stories by Stephen Baxter
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Best of British Science Fiction 2023 (2024)
(Best of British Science Fiction)
edited by
Donna Scott
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Life Beyond Us (2023)
An Original Anthology of SF Stories and Science Essays
edited by
Susan Forest, Lucas K Law and Julie Novakova
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Collision (2023)
Stories from the Science of CERN
(Science-Into-Fiction)
edited by
Rob Appleby and Connie Potter

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Awards
2005 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction : Mayflower II
1999 Philip K Dick Award : Vacuum Diagrams
1998 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction : War Birds
1997 Sidewise Award for Best Long-Form Alternate History : Voyage
1996 Sidewise Award for Best Short-Form Alternate History : Brigantia's Angels
1996 Philip K Dick Award : The Time Ships
1996 John W. Campbell Memorial Award : The Time Ships
1995 BSFA Award for Best Novel : The Time Ships

Award nominations
2017 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Medusa Chronicles
2017 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : The Medusa Chronicles
2014 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Proxima
2013 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Last And First Contacts
2012 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Gravity Dreams
2010 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Ark
2009 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Weaver
2009 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Flood
2009 BSFA Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Ark
2008 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Conqueror
2008 Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Last Contact
2008 BSFA Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Flood
2008 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : The H-bomb Girl
2007 Sidewise Award for Best Short-Form Alternate History (nominee) : The Pacific Mystery
2007 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Emperor
2007 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Siege of Earth
2007 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Resplendent
2006 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Transcendent
2006 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Transcendent
2005 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Exultant
2005 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Mayflower II
2004 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Coalescent
2004 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : Coalescent
2003 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Evolution
2003 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Riding the Rock
2003 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Phase Space
2002 Sidewise Award for Best Short-Form Alternate History (nominee) : First to the Moon!
2002 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Origin
2002 Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Ghost Pit
2002 BSFA Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : First to the Moon!
2001 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (nominee) : Sheena 5
2001 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (nominee) : On the Orion Line
2001 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Space
2001 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Reality Dust
2001 Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Gravity Mine
2001 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : On the Orion Line
2000 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Time
2000 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : Time
1999 Sidewise Award for Best Short-Form Alternate History (nominee) : The Wire Continuum
1999 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Moonseed
1999 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Traces
1998 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Titan
1998 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Vacuum Diagrams
1998 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Moon Six
1998 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : Titan
1997 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Voyage
1997 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Saddle Point Sequence
1997 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : Voyage
1996 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Time Ships
1996 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Time Ships
1996 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Time Ships
1996 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction (nominee) : The Ant-Men of Tibet
1996 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : The Time Ships
1995 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Ring
1994 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Timelike Infinity
1992 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Raft
1992 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : Raft


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