Jim Aikin
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| Jim Aikin | |
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| Born | James Douglas Aikin 1948 (age 63–64) |
| Occupation | Editor, teacher, writer (music technology, science fiction) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Notable work(s) |
Music Technology
Science fiction
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www.musicwords.net |
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Jim Aikin (born in 1948 as James Douglas Aikin)[1][2] is an American science fiction writer based in Livermore, California. He is also a music technology writer, an interactive fiction writer, freelance editor and writer, cellist, and teacher. He frequently writes articles for various music industry magazines, including Electronic Musician, Keyboard Magazine, and Mix.[3][4]
Aikin sold his first fiction story to Fantasy & Science Fiction where it appeared in the February 1981 issue.[3]
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[edit] Bibliography
All titles listed chronologically.
[edit] Short works
- Cleaving, Amazing, November 1984
- Statues, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1984
- Dance for the King, Omni, November 1984
- My Life in the Jungle, Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 1985
- A Place to Stay for a Little While, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, 1986
- Dancing Among Ghosts, Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 1988
- Run! Run!, Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2008
[edit] Collections
- Beyond Armageddon (1985, "My Life in the Jungle")
- The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories 13 (1987, "A Place to Stay for a Little While")
- The Omni Book of Science Fiction 6 (1989, "Dance for the King")
- The Year’s Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection (1989, "Dancing Among Ghosts")
[edit] Novels
- Walk the Moons Road (May 1985, ISBN 0-345-32169-3, Del Rey)
- The Wall at the Edge of the World (March 1993, ISBN 0-441-87140-2, Ace Books)
- The Chronicles of Eyrith Volume One: The Leafstone Shield (2006, self-published)
[edit] Interactive fiction
- Not Just an Ordinary Ballerina (1999)
- Last Resort (2006)
- Lydia's Heart (2007)
- Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret (2008, with Eric Eve)
- April in Paris (2008)
- A Flustered Duck (2009; winner of the Spring Thing)
[edit] Non-fiction works
- Fruityloops: The Ultimate Electronic Virtual Music Studio (February 2003, ISBN 0-8256-2712-5, Music Sales Corporation)
- Software Synthesizers: The Definitive Guide to Virtual Musical Instruments (editor; May 2003, ISBN 0-87930-752-8, Backbeat Books)
- Power Tools for Synthesizer Programming (January 2004, ISBN 0-87930-773-0, Backbeat Books)
- A Player's Guide to Chords & Harmony (June 2004, ISBN 0-87930-798-6, Backbeat Books)
[edit] As editor
- The Guide To MIDI Orchestration (3rd Edition, August 2004, ISBN 0-9646705-3-4, Musicworks Atlanta)
- Real World Digital Audio (2005-11-30, ISBN 0-321-30460-8, Peachpit Press)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Stories, Listed by Author: Aikin, Jim". Locus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20070223212517/http://www.locusmag.com/index/s6.html#A123. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ a b "Jim Aikin". SFBook.com. http://sfbook.com/modules.php?authorid=198.
- ^ a b c Van Gelder, Gordon (September 2008). "Run! Run! (headnote)". Fantasy & Science Fiction 115 (3): 153–160.
- ^ a b "Articles by Jim Aikin". Electronic Musician. http://emusician.com/searchresults/?ord=d&terms=Jim+Aikin&x=0&y=0. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ "Jim Aikin (bibliography, books, series, web links)". SciFan. http://www.scifan.com/writers/aa/AikinDJames.asp. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- ^ "Jim Aikin's Resume". Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20070612121922/http://musicwords.net/resume.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
