Gwyneth Jones (novelist)
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Gwyneth Jones (born February 14, 1952) is a British science fiction and fantasy writer and critic, and a Young Adult and children's writer under the name Ann Halam.
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[edit] Biography and writing career
Jones was born in Manchester, England. Education at a convent school was followed by an undergraduate degree in European history of ideas at the University of Sussex. She has written for younger readers since 1980 under the pseudonym Ann Halam and, under that name, to date has published more than twenty novels. In 1984 Divine Endurance, a science fiction novel for adults, was published under her own name. She continues to write using these two names for the respective audiences.
Jones' works are mostly science fiction and near future high fantasy with strong themes of gender and feminism. She is the winner of two World Fantasy Awards, BSFA short story award, Children of the Night Award from the Dracula Society, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Philip K. Dick Award and co-winner of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award. She is generally well-reviewed critically and, as a feminist science fiction writer, is often compared to Ursula K. Le Guin, though the two authors are very much distinct in both content and style of work.
Gwyneth Jones lives in Brighton, England, with her husband and son.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Novels
| Name | Published | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water in the Air | London: Macmillan, 1977 | ISBN 0-333-22757-3 | as Gwyneth A Jones |
| The Influence of Ironwood | London: Macmillan, 1978 | ISBN 0-333-23838-9 | as Gwyneth A Jones |
| The Exchange | London: Macmillan, 1979 | ISBN 0-333-26896-2 | as Gwyneth A Jones |
| Dear Hill | London: Macmillan, 1980 | ISBN 0-333-30106-4 | as Gwyneth A Jones |
| Divine Endurance | London: George Allen & Unwin, 1984 | ISBN 0-04-823246-7 | |
| Escape Plans | London: Allen & Unwin, 1986 | ISBN 0-04-823263-7 | Arthur C. Clark Award nominee, 1987[1] |
| Kairos | London: Unwin Hyman, 1988 | ISBN 0-04-440163-9 | Arthur C. Clarke Award nomine, 1989[2] |
| The Hidden Ones | London: The Women's Press, 1988 (paper) | ISBN 0-7043-4910-8 | |
| Flower Dust | London: Headline, 1993 | ISBN 0-7472-0846-8 | |
| White Queen | London: Gollancz, 1991 | ISBN 0-575-04629-5 | Book 1 of The Aleutian Trilogy; Arthur C. Clark Award nominee, 1992[3] |
| North Wind | London: Gollancz, 1994 | ISBN 0-575-05449-2 | Book 2 of The Aleutian Trilogy; BSFA nominee, 1994[4]; Arthur C. Clark Award nominee, 1995[5] |
| Phoenix Cafe | London: Gollancz, 1997 | ISBN 0-575-06068-9 | Book 3 of The Aleutian Trilogy |
| Bold As Love | London: Gollancz, 2001 | ISBN 0-575-07030-7 | Book 1 in the Bold As Love Cycle; Arthur C. Clarke Award winner, 2002[6]; BSFA nominee, 2001[7]; British Fantasy Award nominee, 2002[6] |
| Castles Made of Sand | London: Gollancz, 2002 | ISBN 0-575-07032-3 | Book 2 in the Bold As Love Cycle; British Science Fiction Award nominee, 2002[6] |
| Midnight Lamp | London: Gollancz, 2003 | ISBN 0-575-07470-1 | Book 3 in the Bold As Love Cycle; British Science Fiction Award nominee, 2003[8]; Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee, 2004[9] |
| Band of Gypsys | London: Gollancz, 2005 | ISBN 0-575-07043-9 | Book 4 in the Bold as Love Cycle; Philip K. Dick Award winner, 2004[9] |
| Rainbow Bridge | London: Gollancz, 2006 (paper) | ISBN 0-575-07715-8 | Book 5 in the Bold As Love Cycle |
| Life | Seattle, WA: Aqueduct Press, 2004 (paper) | ISBN 0-9746559-2-9 | |
| Spirit: or The Princess of Bois Dormant[10] | London: Gollancz, 2008 | ISBN 978-0-575-07473-6 |
[edit] Fiction collections
- Identifying the Object. Austin, TX: Swan Press, 1993 (paper). No ISBN
- Seven Tales and a Fable. Cambridge, MA: Edgewood Press, 1995 (paper). ISBN 0-9629066-5-4
- Grazing the Long Acre. Hornsea: PS Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-1906301569
- The Buonarotti Quartet. Seattle, WA: Aqueduct Press, 2009 (paper).
[edit] Non-fiction
- Deconstructing the Starships: Science, Fiction and Reality. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-85323-783-2
- Imagination / Space. Seattle, WA: Aqueduct Press, 2009 (paper).
[edit] References
- ^ "1987 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=1987. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "1989 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=1989. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "1992 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=1992. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "1994 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=1994. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "1995 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=1995. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ a b c "2002 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=2002. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "2001 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=2001. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "2003 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=2003. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ a b "2004 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=2004. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ Jones has published a webpage giving the background to Spirit, and which also includes several linked short stories: Spirit
