Philip K. Dick Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1996) Winner
Bruce Bethke
ブルース・ベスケ
Burūsu Besuke
Pen Names:
The Original Cyberpunk（Pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-01-01 （United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Minnesota
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Science fiction author
- Active Years
- 1983-2024
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Philip K. Dick Award | Headcrash | — | Philip K. Dick Award | Winner |
Philip K. Dick Award
1995
Work:
Headcrash
Organization:
Philip K. Dick Award
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cyberpunk
1983 CyberpunkShort story that gave rise to the term cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction.
cyberpunkfuture technologyanti-establishment
Headcrash
1995 CyberpunkStory of a hacker in the metaverse; winner of Philip K. Dick Award.
hackingvirtual realitycorporate intrigue
Isaac Asimov's Robots and Aliens: Maverick
1990 Science fictionNovel set in Asimov's Robot universe.
robotsaliens
Rebel Moon
2007 Science fictionNovelization of Rebel Moon Rising game prequel.
lunar warindependence
Wild Wild West
1999 SteampunkNovelization of the Wild Wild West film.
westernsteampunk
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Pioneering cyberpunk styleHumorous science fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- hackingvirtual realityanti-corporate
Legacy
Known for coining the term 'cyberpunk', influencing the SF genre. Editor of Stupefying Stories anthology.
In Popular Culture
- Credited with naming the cyberpunk genre.
Trivia
- Coined the term 'cyberpunk' in his 1983 short story.
- Lives in Minnesota and works as a supercomputer software developer.