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Donald Kingsbury

ドナルド・キングズベリー

Donarudo Kingzuberī

Aliases: Donald MacDonald Kingsbury

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1929-02-12 （San Francisco）
Nationality
American, Canadian
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Montreal

Career

Occupations
mathematics professor, science fiction author
Active Years
1952-2001
Affiliations
McGill University
Nominations
Nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1983 (Courtship Rite), Nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1980 (The Moon Goddess and the Son, short version)

Awards

Compton Crook Award
1982
Work: Courtship Rite
Organization: Baltimore Science Fiction Society
Result: winner
Prometheus Award
2002
Work: Psychohistorical Crisis
Organization: Libertarian Futurist Society
Result: winner
Prometheus Award Hall of Fame
2016
Work: Courtship Rite
Organization: Libertarian Futurist Society
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Courtship Rite

1982 science fiction

A science fiction novel set on an alien world. Nominated for Hugo, winner of Compton Crook Award.

survivalsocial structure

The Moon Goddess and the Son

1986 science fiction

Expanded version of a novella nominated for Hugo.

mythologyfuture society

Psychohistorical Crisis

2001 science fiction

Hard SF inspired by Asimov's psychohistory. Winner of Prometheus Award.

psychohistorygalactic empire

Bibliography

  • The Ghost Town
  • Shipwright
  • To Bring in the Steel
  • The Moon Goddess and the Son (short)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
hard science fictiondetailed scientific description
Recurring Motifs
future societieshuman evolution

Legacy

American-Canadian SF author known for hard SF. Taught mathematics at McGill University while writing.