Philip K. Dick Award
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2010) Winner
Sarah Zettel
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Sarah Zettel
Pen Names:
Darcie Wilde（Used for regency mysteries and romances）,
C. L. Anderson（Used for the SF novel Bitter Angels）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1966-12-14 （Sacramento, California）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Sacramento, California (birthplace) → Michigan (current)
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Science fiction writer
- Active Years
- 1988-2024
- Influenced By
- Ursula K. Le Guin, Octavia E. Butler, Mary Doria Russell, Terry Pratchett
- Nominations
- Philip K. Dick Award finalist (Reclamation, 1997), Sidewise Award nomination (The Persistence of Souls, 2010)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | — | Communication | Bachelor of Arts (BA) | — | United States |
University of Michigan
Communication
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Locus Award for Best First Novel | Reclamation | 最優秀新人小説 | Locus Magazine | winner (tie) |
| 2010 | Philip K. Dick Award | Bitter Angels | — | — | winner |
Locus Award for Best First Novel
1997
Work:
Reclamation
Category:
最優秀新人小説
Organization:
Locus Magazine
Result:
winner (tie)
Philip K. Dick Award
2010
Work:
Bitter Angels
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Reclamation
1996 Science fictionA story set on the planet Hasira inhabited by two sentient species.
alienscultural contact
Fool's War
1997 Science fictionAn adventure involving spaceships and the relationship between AI and humans.
artificial intelligencefeminism
Bitter Angels
2009 Science fictionA thriller involving future spies and nanotechnology.
espionagenanotech
Playing God
1998 Science fictionDepicts contact between alien civilization and humanity.
tribalismecological disaster
Bibliography
- Reclamation
- Fool's War
- Playing God
- The Quiet Invasion
- Kingdom of Cages
- Bitter Angels
- A Sorcerer's Treason
- Dust Girl
- Golden Girl
- And many others
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Complex, multidimensional storytellingAction-packed plots
- Recurring Motifs
- artificial intelligencecultural clashecological issues
Legacy
Prolific American author across SF, fantasy, mystery genres, winner of Locus and Philip K. Dick Awards.
In Popular Culture
- Fool's War featured in Book Riot's 'Sci-Fi Books About AIs Taking Over'
- Dust Girl included in Bustle's YA novels with POC protagonists
Trivia
- Decided at age 13 to write in multiple genres
- Cat named Buffy the Vermin Slayer
- Married to a rocket scientist
- Mother: retired teacher and social worker; Father: retired engineer