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Michael Swanwick

(1950 - )

About Michael Swanwick

Michael Swanwick is the author of a novella, two short story collections, and four critically acclaimed novels: Vacuum Flowers; the Nebula Award-winning Stations of the Tide; The Iron Dragon's Daughter, which was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and nominated for a World Fantasy Award; and Jack Faust, also a New York Times Notable Book. Mr. Swanwick lives with his wife and son in Philadelphia, PA.

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The Best of Michael Swanwick

Novels

In the Drift (1985)
Vacuum Flowers (1987)
Griffin's Egg (1990)
Stations of the Tide (1991)
Gravity's Angels (1991)
The Iron Dragon's Daughter (1993)
Jack Faust (1997)
Bones of the Earth (2002)
The Dragons of Babel (2008)

Collections

Short Stories

Triceratops Summer (2005)

Non fiction

The Postmodern Archipelago: Two Essays on Science Fiction and Fantasy (1997)
Michael Swanwick's Complete L is for Language (1998)
Being Gardner Dozois (2001) (see Gardner Dozois)

Anthologies containing stories by Michael Swanwick

Short stories

	The Feast of Saint Janis (1980)		Nebula (nominee)
	Ginungagap (1980)		Nebula (nominee)
	Mummer Kiss (1981)		Nebula (nominee)
	Touring (1981) (with Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois)
	Walden Three (1981)
	The Man Who Met Picasso (1982)		World Fantasy (nominee)
	Golden Apples of the Sun (1984) (with Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois)
	Marrow Death (1984)		Nebula (nominee)
	Trojan Horse (1984)		Nebula (nominee)
	The Blind Minotaur (1985)
	Dogfight (1985) (with William Gibson)		Nebula (nominee) Hugo (nominee)
	The Gods of Mars (1985) (with Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois)		Nebula (nominee)
	Covenant of Souls (1986)
	The Dragon Line (1988)
	A Midwinter's Tale (1988)
	The Edge of the World (1989)		Hugo (nominee) World Fantasy (nominee)
	The Dead (1990)
	Three Scenes from Stations of the Tide (1991)
	Griffin's Egg (1992)		Hugo (nominee) Nebula (nominee)
	The Changeling's Tale (1994)		World Fantasy (nominee)
	"In the Tradition..." (1994)
	North of Diddy-Wah-Diddy (1995)
	Radio Waves (1995)		World Fantasy
	Walking Out (1995)		Hugo (nominee)
	Ships (1996) (with Jack Dann)
	The Dead (1997)		Hugo (nominee) Nebula (nominee)
	The Wisdom of Old Earth (1997)
	Ancestral Voices (1998) (with Gardner Dozois)
	Microcosmic Dog (1998)
	Midnight Express (1998)
	Radiant Doors (1998)		Hugo (nominee) Nebula (nominee)
	The Very Pulse of the Machine (1998)		Hugo
	Wild Minds (1998)		Hugo (nominee)
	Ancient Engines (1999)		Hugo (nominee)
	Scherzo with Tyrannosaur (1999)		Hugo (nominee) Nebula (nominee)

Awards

	Nebula Best Novellette nominee (1981) : Ginungagap
	Nebula Best Novellette nominee (1981) : The Feast of Saint Janis
	Nebula Best Novellette nominee (1982) : Mummer Kiss
	World Fantasy Best Short story nominee (1983) : The Man Who Met Picasso
	Nebula Best Novellette nominee (1985) : Trojan Horse
	Nebula Best Novella nominee (1985) : Marrow Death
	Nebula Best Short story nominee (1986) : The Gods of Mars
	Hugo Best Novellette nominee (1986) : Dogfight
	Nebula Best Novellette nominee (1986) : Dogfight
	World Fantasy Best Short story nominee (1990) : The Edge of the World
	Hugo Best Short story nominee (1990) : The Edge of the World
	Hugo Best Novella nominee (1992) : Griffin's Egg
	John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (1992) : Stations of the Tide
	Hugo Best Novel nominee (1992) : Stations of the Tide
	Nebula Best Novel winner (1992) : Stations of the Tide
	Nebula Best Novella nominee (1993) : Griffin's Egg
	Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Novel nominee (1993) : Stations of the Tide
	Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Novel nominee (1994) : The Iron Dragon's Daughter
	World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1994) : The Iron Dragon's Daughter
	World Fantasy Best Short story nominee (1995) : The Changeling's Tale
	Hugo Best Short story nominee (1996) : Walking Out
	World Fantasy Best Novella winner (1996) : Radio Waves
	Hugo Best Short story nominee (1997) : The Dead
	Nebula Best Short story nominee (1998) : The Dead
	World Fantasy Best Collection nominee (1998) : A Geography of Unknown Lands
	Hugo Best Novel nominee (1998) : Jack Faust
	Hugo Best Short story nominee (1999) : Wild Minds
	Hugo Best Short story winner (1999) : The Very Pulse of the Machine
	Hugo Best Short story nominee (1999) : Radiant Doors
	Hugo Best Short story nominee (2000) : Scherzo with Tyrannosaur
	Hugo Best Short story nominee (2000) : Ancient Engines
	Nebula Best Short story nominee (2000) : Radiant Doors
	Nebula Best Short story nominee (2001) : Scherzo with Tyrannosaur
	Hugo Best Novel nominee (2003) : Bones of the Earth
	Nebula Best Novel nominee (2003) : Bones of the Earth

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Michael Swanwick Online

Michael Swanwick recommends

The Model (1987) Robert Aickman "A Strange and delicate winter fable, chilling and dreamlike."	Caliban Landing (1988) Steven Popkes "Steven Popkes is an audacious new talent and a welcome addition to the ranks."	Harvest the Fire (1995) (Harvest of Stars, book 3) Poul Anderson "Fast, elegant, and visionary ... Poul Anderson is one of the pillars of modern science fiction and this is Poul Anderson at his best."
First Strike (2003) (Halo, book 3) Eric S Nylund "Eric Nylund writes clean; plays hard and knows how to plot."	Singularity Sky (2003) (Singularity Sky, book 1) Charles Stross "A carnival of ideas."	He Do The Time Police In Different Voices (2003) David Langford "Almost pointlessly brilliant."

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