BSFA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2013) Winner
Gareth L. Powell
ガレス・エル・パウエル
Garesu L. Paueru
Aliases:
Gareth Lyn Powell
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970 （West Country）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- West Country (UK)
Career
- Occupations
- science fiction author, novelist
- Active Years
- 2005-
- Influenced By
- Diana Wynne Jones, Helen Dunmore
- Nominations
- BSFA Awards – Best Novel – Descendant Machine (finalist) 2023, Seiun Awards – Best Translated Novel – Embers of War (finalist) 2021, Locus Awards – Best SF Novel – Embers of War (finalist) 2019
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Glamorgan (now University of South Wales) | — | humanities and creative writing | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of Glamorgan (now University of South Wales)
humanities and creative writing
Country:
United Kingdom
Mentors: Diana Wynne Jones, Helen Dunmore
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | BSFA Award for Best Novel | Ack-Ack Macaque | — | British Science Fiction Association | winner |
| 2018 | BSFA Award for Best Novel | Embers of War | — | British Science Fiction Association | winner |
BSFA Award for Best Novel
2013
Work:
Ack-Ack Macaque
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
winner
BSFA Award for Best Novel
2018
Work:
Embers of War
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ack-Ack Macaque
2012 Science Fiction 405 pagesPulp adventure featuring a cigar-chomping monkey fighter pilot in an alternative 22nd century.
alternate historyanthropomorphic monkeyaerial combat
Translations
- Japanese translation (Seiun nominee)
Embers of War
2018 Science FictionSpace opera following a sentient warship seeking redemption.
AIwarredemption
Adaptations
- [TV series] Embers of War / Breck Eisner
Translations
- Japanese translation (Seiun nominee)
Bibliography
- The Last Reef and Other Stories
- Silversands
- The Recollection
- Ack-Ack Macaque
- Hive Monkey
- Macaque Attack
- Embers of War
- Fleet of Knives
- Light of Impossible Stars
- Stars and Bones
- Descendant Machine
Translations of Works
- Translated into French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian, Czech, Catalan, and Croatian
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fast-paced space operacharacter-driven SFbrilliantly realised set-pieces
- Recurring Motifs
- AIpost-humananthropomorphic animals
Legacy
Twice BSFA Best Novel winner, influential British SF author with works optioned for TV adaptation.
In Popular Culture
- Embers of War series to be adapted into TV series directed by Breck Eisner.
Trivia
- Married to American SFF author Jendia Gammon (aka J. Dianne Dotson).