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M. John Harrison

Co-writes as Gabriel KingAlso known as John Harrison, Joyce Churchill, Michael John Harrison
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M. John Harrison is the award-winning author of eight previous novels and four collections of short stories. His fifth novel, In Viriconium (AKA: The Floating Gods), was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and his sixth, Climbers, won the Boardman Tasker Award. Light was recently awarded the James Tiptree Jr. Award and shortlisted for the 2002 Arthur C. Clarke Award.

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LightM. John HarrisonFirst in Kefahuchi Tract Trilogy
The Pastel CityM. John HarrisonFirst in The Viriconium Sequence
The Centauri DeviceM. John Harrisonon 15 shelves
The Committed MenM. John Harrisonon 8 shelves
Signs of LifeM. John Harrisonon 6 shelves

Known for

Post-Apocalyptic Sci-FiSpace OperaPost-Apocalyptic FantasyWonderCosmic DreadGrimdark

Awards

3 won · 15 shortlisted
WinnerPKDNova Swing2008WinnerClarkeNova Swing2007WinnerOtherwiseLight2002FinalistBSFAThe sunken land begins to rise again2021FinalistCampbellEmpty Space: A Haunting2013FinalistBSFAEmpty Space: A Haunting2013

Details

Born
26 Jul 1945
Country
United Kingdom
First book
The Pastel City, 1971

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