About Nancy Kress
NANCY KRESS has won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for various pieces of short fiction. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband, SF author Charles Sheffield.
In the early nineties, Nancy Kress took the SF world by storm with her multiple award-winning novella, "Beggars in Spain," which became the basis for her extremely successful Sleepless Trilogy (comprising Beggars in Spain, Beggars and Choosers, and Beggars Ride). Since then she has written more than a dozen novels, most recently the well-received Probability Trilogy, which Booklist praised saying "Kress's characterizations are as sound as ever, but many will be agreeably surprised at her proficiency with military hardware and action scenes. Very impressive."And Kirkus, in a starred review, simply raved: "Kress's always excellent characters wrestle with a splendid array of puzzles and problems, human, alien, and scientific: another resounding success for this talented sure-footed writer."
In the early nineties, Nancy Kress took the SF world by storm with her multiple award-winning novella, "Beggars in Spain," which became the basis for her extremely successful Sleepless Trilogy (comprising Beggars in Spain, Beggars and Choosers, and Beggars Ride). Since then she has written more than a dozen novels, most recently the well-received Probability Trilogy, which Booklist praised saying "Kress's characterizations are as sound as ever, but many will be agreeably surprised at her proficiency with military hardware and action scenes. Very impressive."And Kirkus, in a starred review, simply raved: "Kress's always excellent characters wrestle with a splendid array of puzzles and problems, human, alien, and scientific: another resounding success for this talented sure-footed writer."
Series
Novels
The Prince of Morning Bells (1981)
The Golden Grove (1984)
The Price of Oranges (1985)
The White Pipes (1985)
An Alien Light (1987)
Brain Rose (1989)
Oaths and Miracles (1996)
Dancing on Air (1997)
Maximum Light (1997)
Beaker's Dozen (1998)
Stinger (1998)
The Flowers of Aulit Prison (2001)
Nothing Human (2003)
Dogs (2008)
The Golden Grove (1984)
The Price of Oranges (1985)
The White Pipes (1985)
An Alien Light (1987)
Brain Rose (1989)
Oaths and Miracles (1996)
Dancing on Air (1997)
Maximum Light (1997)
Beaker's Dozen (1998)
Stinger (1998)
The Flowers of Aulit Prison (2001)
Nothing Human (2003)
Dogs (2008)
Collections
Trinity: And Other Stories (1984)
The Aliens of Earth (1985)
Nano Comes to Clifford Falls: And Other Stories (2008)
The Aliens of Earth (1985)
Nano Comes to Clifford Falls: And Other Stories (2008)
Series contributed to
Non fiction
Beginnings, Middles, and Ends (1986)
Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated (1986)
Characters, Emotion and Viewpoint (2005)
Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated (1986)
Characters, Emotion and Viewpoint (2005)
Anthologies containing stories by Nancy Kress
UniverseX 11 (1981)
Universe 12 (1982)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12 (1983)
Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year 14 (1985)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Third Annual Collection (1985)
Nebula Awards 21 (1986)
Full Spectrum (1988)
The Year's Best Fantasy Second Annual Collection (1989)
aka Demons and Dreams
Xanadu (1992)
By Any Other Fame (1993)
Full Spectrum 4 (1993)
The Mammoth Book of Modern Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1980s (1993)
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction (1993)
The Norton Book of Science Fiction (1993)
Strange Dreams (1993)
Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams (1994)
Nebula Awards 28 (1994)
New Eves: Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow (1994)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Seventh Annual Collection (1994)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Eleventh Annual Collection (1994)
Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep (1995)
Killing Me Softly (1995)
Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears (1995)
Women of Wonder (1995)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Eighth Annual Collection (1995)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Twelfth Annual Collection (1995)
Cybersex (1996)
The Science Fiction Century (1996)
Twists of the Tale (1996)
Visions of Wonder (1996)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Thirteenth Annual Collection (1996)
Year's Best Science Fiction (1996)
Black Swan, White Raven (1997)
Dying for It (1997)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 11th Annual Collection (1997)
The New Hugo Winners Volume IV (1997)
Timegates (1997)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Fourteenth Annual Collection (1997)
Future on Ice (1998)
Nanotech (1998)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Fifteenth Annual Collection (1998)
Year's Best SF 3 (1998)
Armageddons (1999)
Far Horizons (1999)
Isaac Asimov's Solar System (1999)
Isaac Asimov's Valentines (1999)
Nebula Awards 33 (1999)
Silver Birch, Blood Moon (1999)
Year's Best SF 4 (1999)
The Chick Is in the Mail (2000)
Universe 12 (1982)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12 (1983)
Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year 14 (1985)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Third Annual Collection (1985)
Nebula Awards 21 (1986)
Full Spectrum (1988)
The Year's Best Fantasy Second Annual Collection (1989)
aka Demons and Dreams
Xanadu (1992)
By Any Other Fame (1993)
Full Spectrum 4 (1993)
The Mammoth Book of Modern Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1980s (1993)
Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction (1993)
The Norton Book of Science Fiction (1993)
Strange Dreams (1993)
Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams (1994)
Nebula Awards 28 (1994)
New Eves: Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow (1994)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Seventh Annual Collection (1994)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Eleventh Annual Collection (1994)
Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep (1995)
Killing Me Softly (1995)
Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears (1995)
Women of Wonder (1995)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Eighth Annual Collection (1995)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Twelfth Annual Collection (1995)
Cybersex (1996)
The Science Fiction Century (1996)
Twists of the Tale (1996)
Visions of Wonder (1996)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Thirteenth Annual Collection (1996)
Year's Best Science Fiction (1996)
Black Swan, White Raven (1997)
Dying for It (1997)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 11th Annual Collection (1997)
The New Hugo Winners Volume IV (1997)
Timegates (1997)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Fourteenth Annual Collection (1997)
Future on Ice (1998)
Nanotech (1998)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Fifteenth Annual Collection (1998)
Year's Best SF 3 (1998)
Armageddons (1999)
Far Horizons (1999)
Isaac Asimov's Solar System (1999)
Isaac Asimov's Valentines (1999)
Nebula Awards 33 (1999)
Silver Birch, Blood Moon (1999)
Year's Best SF 4 (1999)
The Chick Is in the Mail (2000)
Short stories
| Shadows on the Cave Wall (1981) | |||
| Talp Hunt (1982) | |||
| With the Original Cast (1982) | |||
| Borovsky's Hollow Woman (1983) (with Jeff Duntemann) | |||
| Night Win (1983) | |||
| Trinity (1984) | Nebula (nominee) | ||
| Out of All Them Bright Stars (1985) | Nebula | ||
| Down Behind Cuba Lake (1986) | |||
| Phone Repairs (1986) | |||
| Cannibals (1987) | |||
| Glass (1987) | |||
| Craps (1988) | |||
| In a World Like This (1988) | |||
| In Memoriam (1988) | |||
| Philippa's Hands (1988) | |||
| Spillage (1988) | |||
| People Like Us (1989) | |||
| The Price of Oranges (1989) | |||
| The Prince of Oranges (1989) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Renaissance (1989) | |||
| The Flowers of the Aulit Prison (1990) | |||
| Inertia (1990) | |||
| Touchdown (1990) | |||
| And Wild for to Hold (1991) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Beggars in Spain (1991) | Nebula Hugo | ||
| The Mountain to Mohammed (1992) | Nebula (nominee) Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Ars Longa (1993) | |||
| The Battle of Long Island (1993) | |||
| Dancing on Air (1993) | Nebula (nominee) Hugo (nominee) | ||
| The Death of John Patrick Yoder (1993) | |||
| To Scale (1993) | |||
| Margin of Error (1994) | |||
| Words Like Pale Stones (1994) | |||
| Evolution (1995) | |||
| Fault Lines (1995) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Feigenbaum Number (1995) | |||
| Hard Drive (1995) | |||
| Summer Wind (1995) | |||
| Marigold Outlet (1996) | |||
| Always True to Thee, in My Fashion (1997) | |||
| Flowers of Aulit Prison (1997) | Nebula | ||
| Johnny's So Long at the Fair (1997) | |||
| Steadfast (1997) | |||
| Steamship Soldier on the Information Front (1997) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| The Planers of Aulit Prison (1998) | |||
| State of Nature (1998) | |||
| Arms and the Woman (2000) |
Awards
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Links to other websites
| Nancy Kress's Home Page |
Nancy Kress recommends
Tales of Old Earth (1992) Michael Swanwick "A stunning collection from one of science fiction's very best writers. Pay in blood if necessary, but don't miss these stories." | The Terminal Experiment (1995) Robert J Sawyer "Blends high-tech mystery with a cutting-edge future ... This book matters." | The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse (1999) (Gumshoe) Keith Hartman "Witty, inventive and endlessly entertaining - this is an amazing book." |
A Small and Remarkable Life (2006) Nick DiChario "One of the most original first-contact novels ever." | Horizons (2006) Mary Rosenblum "A sure winner... if you want to know what the human future might actually look like - this could well be it." | King's Property (2007) (Queen of the Orcs, book 1) Morgan Howell "Original and vivid. I was captivated." |
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