Michael Flynn (writer)
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Michael Flynn | |
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| Born | Michael Francis Flynn 1947 (age 76–77) Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupations | Statistician, science fiction author |
| Known for | Science fiction author |
Michael Francis Flynn (born 1947) is an American science fiction author.
Nearly all of Flynn's work falls under the category of hard science fiction, although his treatment of it can be unusual since he has applied the rigor of hard science fiction to "softer" sciences such as sociology in works such as In the Country of the Blind. Much of his short fiction has appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact.[1]
Biography
Flynn was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. He earned a B.A. in Mathematics from La Salle University and an M.S. in topology from Marquette University.[1] He has been employed as an industrial quality engineer and statistician.[1]
Bibliography
Awards
Hugo Award Nominations
- 1987 novella Eifelheim
- 1988 novella The Forest of Time
- 1995 novella Melodies of the Heart
- 2005 novelette The Clapping Hands of God
- 2007 novelette "Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth"
- 2007 novel Eifelheim (based on the 1987 novella)
- 2015 novelette "The Journeyman: In the Stone House"
Prometheus Award
- 1991 In the Country of the Blind (won)
- 1992 Fallen Angels (won)
- 1997 Firestar (nominated)
- 1999 Rogue Star (nominated)
- 2001 Lodestar (nominated)
- 2002 Falling Stars (nominated)
- 2009 The January Dancer (nominated)
Other awards
- Fallen Angels also won the Seiun Award, and was co-written with Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.
- The novelette "House of Dreams" won a Theodore Sturgeon Award in 1998.
- The novelette "Quaestiones Super Caelo et Mundo" tied with Kristine Kathryn Rusch's novella "Recovering Apollo 8" for the Sidewise Award for Alternate History in 2007.
- First winner of the Robert A. Heinlein Medal.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Dozois, Gardner (1996). The Year's Best Science Fiction. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 109.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2003 Robert A. Heinlein Award". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
Sources
- Flynn, Michael. The January Dancer; Macmillan, (2008).
External links
Wikiquote has quotations related to Michael F. Flynn.
- REVIEW: The Wreck of the River of Stars
- Mike Flynn's blog
- Publisher's page on Author
- Michael Flynn at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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