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Ian Whates


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Ian Whates is a British speculative fiction author and editor. In 2006 he launched the independent publishing house NewCon press.

As of 2009 Whates is currently a director of both the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA and the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA). He has had short fiction published in Nature, Hub and TQR. In 2007 his short story The Gift of Joy was nominated for the British Science Fiction Award.
 


Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror
 
Series
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Noise
   1. The Noise Within (2010)
   2. The Noise Revealed (2011)
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Dark Angels
   1. Pelquin's Comet (2015)
   2. The Ion Raider (2017)
   3. Dark Angels Rising (2020)
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Collections
   Time Pieces (2006) (with others)
   The Gift of Joy (2009)
   Anniversaries (2010) (with others)
   Growing Pains (2013)
   Dark Travellings (2016)
   Stupefying Stories 22 (2018) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Anthologies edited
   disLocations (2007)
   Celebration (2008)
   Myth-understandings (2008)
   Subterfuge (2008)
   Conflicts (2010)
   Shoes, Ships and Cadavers (2010) (with Ian Watson)
   Further Conflicts (2011)
   Fables from the Fountain (2011)
   Dark Currents (2012)
   Hauntings (2012)
   The Bitten Word (2012)
   Looking Landwards (2013)
   La Femme (2014)
   Noir (2014)
   Paradox (2014)
   Total Conflict (2015)
   Digital Dreams (2016)
   Crises and Conflicts (2016)
   Now We Are Ten (2016)
   X Marks the Spot (2016)
   Ten Tall Tales (2016)
   Barcelona Tales (2016)
   2001: An Odyssey in Words (2018) (with Tom Hunter)
   Steampunk International (2018)
   Soot and Steel (2019)
   London Centric (2020)
   No More Heroes (2021)
   Burning Brightly (2021)
   ParSec in Print (2023)
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Anthology series
Solaris Rising
   1. Solaris Rising (2011)
   1.5. Solaris Rising 1.5 (2012)
   2. Solaris Rising 2 (2013)
   3. Solaris Rising 3 (2014)
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Legends: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell
   1. Legends (2013)
   2. Legends 2 (2015)
   3. Legends 3 (2019)
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Books containing stories by Ian Whates
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To the Stars and Back (2024)
Stories in Honour of Eric Brown
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Best of British Science Fiction 2022 (2023)
(Best of British Science Fiction)
edited by
Donna Scott

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Award nominations
2020 BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction (nominee) : For Your Own Good
2013 Philip K Dick Award (nominee) : Solaris Rising 2: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction
2013 Locus Award for Best Anthology (nominee) : Solaris Rising 1.5: An Exclusive ebook of New Science Fiction
2010 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction (nominee) : The Assistant
2008 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction (nominee) : The Gift of Joy


Ian Whates recommends
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Fearless (2020)
(Fractal, book 1)
Allen Stroud
"Space battles, sabotage, and treachery envelop a gripping whodunit, as Captain Ellisa Shann strives to identify a murderer among her crew and save her ship, the Khidr, from imminent destruction. Fearless is a fabulous read from a writer who knows how to deliver."
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Terminus (2018)
(Quietus, book 2)
Tristan Palmgren
"An ambitious tale of intrigue, conspiracy and adventure."

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