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Tim Pratt


USA flag (b.1976)

aka T Aaron Payton, T A Pratt

Tim Pratt is a Hugo Award-winning SF and fantasy author, and has been a finalist for World Fantasy, Sturgeon, Stoker, Mythopoeic, and Nebula Awards, among others. He is the author of over twenty novels, most recently The Deep Woods and Heirs of Grace, and scores of short stories. His work has been reprinted in The Best American Short Stories, The Year's Best Fantasy, The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, and other nice places. Since 2001 he has worked for Locus, the magazine of the science fiction and fantasy field, where he currently serves as senior editor. He lives in Berkeley, CA with his wife and son.
 

Awards: Hugo (2007)  see all

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Stormglass Chronicles (with Andy Deemer)
   1. The Stormglass Protocol (2013)
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Axiom
   1. The Wrong Stars (2017)
   2. The Dreaming Stars (2018)
   3. The Forbidden Stars (2019)
   The Alien Stars (2021)
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Novels
   The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl (2005)
   The Nex (2010)
   Briarpatch (2011)
   Heirs of Grace (2014)
   The Deep Woods (2015)
   Nigh Space (2023)
   The Knife and the Serpent (2024)
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Collections
   Little Gods (2003)
   The Urban Bizarre (2004) (with Michael Hemmingson and Nick Mamatas)
   If There Were Wolves (poems) (2006)
   Hart and Boot and Other Stories (2007)
   Antiquities and Tangibles (2012)
   The Christmas Mummy and Other Carols (2017) (with Heather Shaw)
   Miracles & Marvells (2019)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Cup and Table (2006)
   Impossible Dreams (2006)
   Annabelle's Alphabet (2011)
   Artifice and Intelligence (2011)
   Hart and Boot (2011)
   Life in Stone (2011)
   Living with the Harpy (2011)
   Romanticore (2011)
   The Witch's Bicycle (2011)
   Bottom Feeding (2011)
   The Christmas Mummy (2011) (with Heather Shaw)
   Rangifer Volans (2011)
   The Nome King and the Shroud (2024)
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Anthologies edited
   Sympathy for the Devil (2010)
   Rags & Bones (2013) (with Melissa Marr)
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Series contributed to
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Pathfinder Tales
   8. City of the Fallen Sky (2012)
   13. Liar's Blade (2013)
   22. Reign of Stars (2014)
   28. Liar's Island (2015)
   33. Liar's Bargain (2016)
   Bastard, Sword (2021)
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Arkham Horror
   The Ravening Deep (2023)
   Herald of Ruin: The Sanford Files (2024)
     aka Herald of Ruin
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Books containing stories by Tim Pratt
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The Reinvented Detective (2023)
(Reinvented Anthology, book 2)
edited by
Jennifer Brozek and Cat Rambo
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Unidentified Funny Objects 9 (2022)
(Unidentified Funny Objects, book 9)
edited by
Alex Shvartsman
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The Stars Beyond (2022)
(Twilight Imperium)
edited by
Charlotte Llewelyn-Wells

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Awards
2007 Hugo Award for Best Short Story : Impossible Dreams

Award nominations
2017 Philip K Dick Award (nominee) : The Wrong Stars
2014 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Antiquities and Tangibles: And Other Stories
2012 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Briarpatch
2010 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (nominee) : Her Voice in a Bottle
2008 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Hart and Boot
2008 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Hart and Boot and Other Stories
2008 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (nominee) : The Dude Who Collected Lovecraft
2006 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (nominee) : The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl
2006 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl
2004 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Little Gods
2004 Astounding Award for Best New Writer (nominee) : Little Gods
2003 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Little Gods


Tim Pratt recommends
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The Circus Infinite (2022)
Khan Wong
"This dazzling space opera debut is a real delight, set in a vivid, inclusive future full of lively characters and showy set pieces. Running away to join the circus has never been more fun!"
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Bluebird (2022)
Ciel Pierlot
"Bluebird is a stunningly assured debut novel, and a rollicking space adventure with a lot of heart... not to mention panache and pizzazz."
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Sisters of the Vast Black (2019)
(Sisters of the Vast Black, book 1)
Lina Rather
"Lina Rather cements her reputation as one of our boldest and most thoughtful new voices with a tale of faith and doubt, sisterhood and politics...and some of the coolest living spaceships you'll ever meet."

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