Nancy Kress is an American science fiction writer. She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo and Nebula-winning 1991 novella Beggars in Spain which she later expanded into a novel with the same title. Kress is the recipient of the Nebula (6 times), Hugo (Twice), Sturgeon, and Campbell awards. Her fiction has been translated into multiple languages, including Klingon. She has 2 sons.
Awards: Nebula (2014), Hugo (2009), Campbell (2003), Sturgeon (1997) see all
Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult Fantasy
Series
Yesterday's Kin
Yesterday's Kin (2014)
1. Tomorrow's Kin (2017)
2. If Tomorrow Comes (2018)
3. Terran Tomorrow (2018)
Yesterday's Kin (2014)
1. Tomorrow's Kin (2017)
2. If Tomorrow Comes (2018)
3. Terran Tomorrow (2018)
Novels
The Prince of Morning Bells (1981)
The Golden Grove (1984)
The Price of Oranges (1985)
The White Pipes (1985)
An Alien Light (1987)
Brain Rose (1989)
Maximum Light (1997)
The Flowers of Aulit Prison (2001)
Nothing Human (2003)
Dogs (2008)
Steal Across the Sky (2009)
After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall (2012)
Flash Point (2012)
The Eleventh Gate (2020)
Sea Change (2020)
Observer (2023) (with Robert Lanza)
The Golden Grove (1984)
The Price of Oranges (1985)
The White Pipes (1985)
An Alien Light (1987)
Brain Rose (1989)
Maximum Light (1997)
The Flowers of Aulit Prison (2001)
Nothing Human (2003)
Dogs (2008)
Steal Across the Sky (2009)
After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall (2012)
Flash Point (2012)
The Eleventh Gate (2020)
Sea Change (2020)
Observer (2023) (with Robert Lanza)
Collections
The Aliens of Earth (1985)
Trinity (1985)
Beaker's Dozen (1998)
Nano Comes to Clifford Falls (2008)
Enter A Future (2010) (with others)
Future Perfect (2012)
AI Unbound (2012)
The Body Human (2012)
Fountain of Age (2012)
The Best of Nancy Kress (2015)
Future Visions (2015) (with others)
Unrivaled (2023) (with others)
Beggars in Spain, Beggars and Choosers/ Brainrose/ Crucible/ Crossfire/ Probabilty Sun (2024)
Beggars in Spain/ Beggars and Choosers/ Terrran Tomorrow (2024)
Trinity (1985)
Beaker's Dozen (1998)
Nano Comes to Clifford Falls (2008)
Enter A Future (2010) (with others)
Future Perfect (2012)
AI Unbound (2012)
The Body Human (2012)
Fountain of Age (2012)
The Best of Nancy Kress (2015)
Future Visions (2015) (with others)
Unrivaled (2023) (with others)
Beggars in Spain, Beggars and Choosers/ Brainrose/ Crucible/ Crossfire/ Probabilty Sun (2024)
Beggars in Spain/ Beggars and Choosers/ Terrran Tomorrow (2024)
Novellas and Short Stories
Series contributed to
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Nancy Kress

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 40 (2024)
(Writers of the Future, book 40)
edited by
L Ron Hubbard and Jody Lynn Nye

Galaxy's Edge Magazine: Issue 58 (2022)
September 2022
(Galaxy's Edge Magazine, book 58)
edited by
Lezli Robyn
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Nancy Kress recommends

When We Were Real (2025)
Daryl Gregory
"When We Were Real goes far beyond the usual SF novels of living in a simulation. Its poignant, appealing, boisterous characters know they are simulations, and as they get on with their complicated digital lives, they--and we--explore what it means to be real, to be human, to be alive. A must-read by one of science fiction's most versatile and talented authors."

Robot Artists and Black Swans (2021)
Bruce Sterling
"It's all here, this time with an Italian flavor: the inventive tech, the meticulously detailed futures, the stylish and sardonic prose, the creative adjectival combinations. Set in Turin, Rome, and an upgraded Hell (Italian designers are good), these stories could only have been written by Bruce Sterling. Treat yourself to one of the most original voices in science fiction."

Keepers (2018)
(Project Earth, book 2)
Brenda Cooper
"A gem‒a complex and plausible look at what we might face someday, and how we might respond."
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