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George Turner


Australia (1916 - 1996)

George Turner, who died in 1996, was a significant and award-winning Australian novelist before turning to SF in the 1970s and becoming one of the great SF writers of the late twentieth century. His major books include Beloved Son, Drowning Towers, Brain Child, and Genetic Soldier. He was widely reviewed and was a winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best novel.
 

Awards: Clarke (1988)  see all

Genres: Science Fiction
 
Series
Beloved Son
   1. Beloved Son (1978)
   2. Vaneglory (1981)
   3. Yesterday's Men (1983)
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Novels
   The Sea and Summer (1987)
     aka Drowning Towers
   Brain Child (1991)
   The Destiny Makers (1993)
   Genetic Soldier (1994)
   Down There in Darkness (1999)
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Collections
   Pursuit of Miracles (1990)
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Anthologies edited
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Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by George Turner
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20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two (2004)
(The Mammoth Book of ..., book 2)
edited by
David G Hartwell
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Dreaming Down-Under (1999)
(Dreaming Down-Under, book 1)
edited by
Jack Dann and Janeen Webb

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Awards
1994 Ditmar Award for Best Novel : The Destiny Makers
1988 Arthur C. Clarke Award : The Sea and Summer
1984 Ditmar Award for Best Novel : Yesterday's Men
1979 Ditmar Award for Best Novel : Beloved Son

Award nominations
1995 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Genetic Soldier
1995 Ditmar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Genetic Soldier
1993 Ditmar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Brain Child
1992 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Brain Child
1992 Ditmar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Brain Child
1991 Ditmar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Generation Gap
1991 Ditmar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Pursuit of Miracles
1988 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Sea and Summer
1988 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : The Sea and Summer
1988 Ditmar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Sea and Summer
1987 Ditmar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Shut the Door When You Go Out
1986 Ditmar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Fittest
1983 Ditmar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Vaneglory


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