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Robert J Sawyer


(Robert James Sawyer)
Canada (b.1960)

Robert Sawyer was born in Toronto, Canada. He studied Radio and Television Arts, and after graduating in 1982 he began a lucrative career in journalism. He began writing science fiction in 1988 and is now a full-time writer. Sawyer has twice won the Aurora, the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Award; and in 1993 he won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story, by the Crime Writers of Canada. He won the 1995 Nebula Award for his novel 'Terminal Experiment'
.Robert J. Sawyer has been described as Canada's answer to Michael Crichton. Critically acclaimed in the US he is regarded as one of SF's most significant writers and his novels are regularly voted as fan's favourites. He lives just outside of Toronto.
 

Awards: Campbell (2006), Hugo (2003), Nebula (1995)  see all

Genres: Science Fiction
 
Series
Quintaglio Ascension
   1. Far-Seer (1992)
   2. Fossil Hunter (1993)
   3. Foreigner (1994)
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Neanderthal Parallax
   1. Hominids (2002)
   2. Humans (2003)
   3. Hybrids (2003)
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WWW
   1. Wake (2009)
   2. Watch (2010)
   3. Wonder (2011)
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Novels
   Golden Fleece (1990)
   End of An Era (1994)
   The Terminal Experiment (1995)
   Starplex (1996)
   Frameshift (1997)
   Illegal Alien (1997)
   Factoring Humanity (1998)
   Flashforward (1999)
   Calculating God (2000)
   Mindscan (2005)
   Rollback (2007)
   Triggers (2012)
   Red Planet Blues (2013)
   Quantum Night (2016)
   The Oppenheimer Alternative (2020)
   The Downloaded (2024)
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Collections
   Iterations (2002)
   Identity Theft (2008)
   Earth (2019)
   Space (2019)
   Time (2019)
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Anthologies edited
   Crossing the Line (1999)
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Series contributed to
Tesseracts
   6. Tesseracts 6 (1997) (with Carolyn Clink)
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Enigma Front
   2. Enigma Front: Burnt (2016) (with others)
   3. Enigma Front: The Monster Within (2017) (with others)
   5. The Stories We Hide (2019) (with others)
   6. The Machines That Make Us (2023) (with others)
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Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Robert J Sawyer
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State of the Ark (2023)
Canadian Futurefiction
edited by
Lesley Choyce
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Sense of Wonder (2023)
A Century of Science Fiction
edited by
Leigh Ronald Grossman
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Unnerving Magazine: Issue #14 (2020)
Another Stephen King-Inspired Extended Edition
(Unnerving Magazine, book 14)

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Awards
2017 Aurora Award for Best of the Decade : Hominids
2017 Aurora Award for Best Novel : Quantum Night
2012 Aurora Award for Best Novel : Wonder
2011 Aurora Award for Best Novel : Watch
2010 Aurora Award for Best Novel : Wake
2006 John W. Campbell Memorial Award : Mindscan
2003 Hugo Award for Best Novel : Hominids
2000 Aurora Award for Best Novel : Flashforward
1997 Aurora Award for Best Novel : Starplex
1996 Aurora Award for Best Novel : The Terminal Experiment
1995 Nebula Award for Best Novel : The Terminal Experiment
1992 Aurora Award for Best Novel : Golden Fleece

Award nominations
2021 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Oppenheimer Alternative
2014 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Red Planet Blues
2013 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Triggers
2010 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Wake
2010 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Wake
2009 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Identity Theft: And Other Stories
2008 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Rollback
2008 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Rollback
2008 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Rollback
2006 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Identity Theft: And Other Stories
2006 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Identity Theft: And Other Stories
2006 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Mindscan
2005 Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Shed Skin
2004 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Humans
2004 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Humans
2003 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Hominids
2003 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Hominids
2001 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Calculating God
2001 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Calculating God
2001 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Calculating God
2000 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (nominee) : Fallen Angel
1999 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Factoring Humanity
1999 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Factoring Humanity
1998 Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Hand You're Dealt
1998 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Frameshift
1998 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Illegal Alien
1998 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Frameshift
1997 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Starplex
1996 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Starplex
1996 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Terminal Experiment
1996 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Terminal Experiment
1995 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : End of An Era
1995 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : End of An Era
1994 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Far-Seer
1993 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Far-Seer
1991 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Golden Fleece
1991 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Golden Fleece


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"If Alien scriptwriter Dan O'Bannon had teamed with H. P. Lovecraft to write a novel, it'd look a lot like Jonathan Maberry's NecroTek, a cosmic adventure that's both pulse-pounding and hair-raising. In space, only the ghosts can hear you scream."
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To Each This World (2022)
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"The search for the 21st-century's Larry Niven is now officially over. Julie E. Czerneda gives us a galaxy-spanning vision of credible aliens and high-stakes conflict. A wonderful book."
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Hot Moon (2022)
(Apollo Rising, book 1)
Alan Smale
"Alan Smale is one of the brightest stars in the hard-SFfirmament, and Hot Moon is his best novel yet. Enjoy!"

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