BSFA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (1996) Winner
Barrington J. Bayley
バリントン・ジェイ・ベイリー
Barinton J. Beirī
Pen Names:
Alan Aumbry（Used as pen name）,
Michael Barrington（Used with Michael Moorcock）,
John Diamond（Used as pen name）,
P. F. Woods（Used as pen name）,
S. Barrington Bayley（Used as pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-04-09 （Birmingham, England）
- Died
- 2008-10-14 （Shrewsbury, England） age 71
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Birmingham, England → Newport, Shropshire → Donnington, Telford → Shrewsbury, England
Career
- Occupations
- Science fiction writer, Reporter, Royal Air Force
- Active Years
- 1954-2008
- Affiliations
- Fleetway Publications, New Worlds magazine
- Influenced By
- Michael Moorcock, J.G. Ballard
- Influenced
- M. John Harrison, William S. Burroughs, Brian Stableford, Bruce Sterling, Iain Banks, Alastair Reynolds
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Star Virus
1970 Science fictionAnnihilation Factor
1972 Science fictionEmpire of Two Worlds
1972 Science fictionThe Fall of Chronopolis
1974 Science fictionThe Soul of the Robot
1974 Science fictionBibliography
- The Star Virus
- Annihilation Factor
- Empire of Two Worlds
- Collision Course
- The Fall of Chronopolis
- The Soul of the Robot
- The Garments of Caean
- The Grand Wheel
- Star Winds
- The Pillars of Eternity
- The Zen Gun
- The Forest of Peldain
- The Rod of Light
- Eye of Terror
- The Sinners of Erspia
- The Great Hydration
- The Knights of the Limits
- The Seed of Evil
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- New Wave science fictiondownbeat, gloomy themesZen master of modern space opera
Health
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bowel cancer晩年Died of complications on 14 October 2008
Legacy
Pioneering figure in New Wave SF alongside Moorcock and Ballard, influential on later writers like Harrison, Burroughs, and others. Literary estate managed by Michael Moorcock.
In Popular Culture
- Contributed novels to Warhammer 40,000 series
Trivia
- Used numerous pen names including Alan Aumbry and others
- Close friend and frequent collaborator with Michael Moorcock
- Served in the Royal Air Force from 1955
- Married to Joan with 2 children
- Lived in Donnington, Telford