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George Zebrowski

ジョージ・ゼブロウスキ

Jōji Zebrowski

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1945-12-28 （Villach, Carinthia, Austria）
Died
2024-12-20 age 78
Nationality
United States
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
science fiction writer, editor
Active Years
1972-2024
Affiliations
Science Fiction Writers of America (former editor of The Bulletin)
Memberships
Science Fiction Writers of America
Nominations
Nebula Award nomination for "Heathen God", Nebula Award nomination for "The Eichmann Variations", Nebula Award nomination for "Wound the Wind", Theodore Sturgeon Award nomination for "The Idea Trap"

Awards

John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
1999
Work: Brute Orbits
Category: Best Science Fiction Novel
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Macrolife

1979 Science Fiction

A science fiction novel about macro life and space habitats.

space habitatsmacro life

Brute Orbits

1998 Science Fiction

Depicts a future where criminals are exiled to asteroids.

penal coloniesspace exile

The Killing Star

1996 Science Fiction

Co-authored with Charles Pellegrino, about contact with alien life.

first contactaliens

Bibliography

  • The Omega Point
  • The Star Web
  • Ashes and Stars
  • Sunspacer
  • Macrolife
  • A Silent Shout
  • Mirror of Minds
  • The Omega Point Trilogy
  • The Stars Will Speak
  • Stranger Suns
  • Behind the Stars
  • The Sunspacers Trilogy
  • The Killing Star
  • Brute Orbits
  • Cave of Stars
  • Empties

Style & Themes

Literary Style
hard SFgrand cosmic scale
Recurring Motifs
space habitatshuman futuremacro life

Legacy

Prominent American science fiction writer and editor. Won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award and produced numerous novels and anthologies. Longtime partner of Pamela Sargent with multiple co-authored works.

Trivia

  • Lived with author Pamela Sargent and co-wrote several novels.
  • Former editor of The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America.