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Gardner Raymond Dozois

ガードナー・レイモンド・ドゥゾイス

Gādonā Reimondo Dozoisu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1947-07-23 （Salem, Massachusetts）
Died
2018-05-27 （Philadelphia, Pennsylvania） age 70
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Salem, Massachusetts → New York City → Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Career

Occupations
Editor, Writer
Active Years
1970-2018
Affiliations
Asimov's Science Fiction
Influenced
Many SF writers

Education

Salem High School
Period: 1965
Year of Graduation: 1965
Country: United States

Awards

Hugo Award
1988
Work: Asimov's Science Fiction
Category: Best Professional Editor
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Won
Nebula Award
1984
Work: The Peacemaker
Category: Best Short Story
Organization: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
Result: Won
Nebula Award
1985
Work: Morning Child
Category: Best Short Story
Organization: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Strangers

1978 Science Fiction

His only solo novel.

Futureenigmatic strangers

Hunter's Run

2008 Science Fiction

Co-authored with George R. R. Martin and Daniel Abraham.

PursuitSurvival

Morning Child

1984 Short Story

Nebula Award winner.

FamilyLoss

Bibliography

  • See Wikipedia for complete bibliography

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Short fiction focusedAdventure SF enthusiast
Recurring Motifs
Space operaCenter-core SF

Health

  • Systemic infection
    2018
    Cause of death
  • Taxi accident
    2004
    Severe injury, full recovery
  • Quintuple bypass
    2007
    Complications led to defibrillator implant

Legacy

Most influential SF editor, Hugo Awards record holder, Hall of Fame inductee.

In Popular Culture

  • Referenced as key SF figure

Trivia

  • 15 Hugo Awards for Best Professional Editor
  • Inducted into SF Hall of Fame 2011