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Lois Tilton

ロイス・ティルトン

Roisu Tilton

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1946 （Unknown）
Nationality
American
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
novelist, science fiction writer, fantasy writer, horror writer, short story writer
Active Years
1985-2016
Nominations
2005 Nebula Award Best Novelette finalist (The Gladiator's War), 2005 Theodore Sturgeon Award finalist (The Gladiator's War), 2005 Sidewise Award finalist (The Gladiator's War), 2002 Nebula Award for Best Novel preliminary ballot (Written in Venom)

Awards

Sidewise Award for Alternate History
2006
Work: Pericles the Tyrant
Category: 短編部門
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Vampire Winter

1990 Horror

A vampire trying to survive in a world where humans have destroyed the planet in a nuclear war.

vampirepost-apocalypse

Darkspawn

2000 Horror/Sword and Sorcery

A vampire prince who awakens to find his world overrun with barbarians.

vampiresword and sorcery

Written in Venom

2000 Mythic Fiction

Retells the story of Loki and his betrayal of Odin.

Norse mythologybetrayal

Betrayal

1994 Science Fiction (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine tie-in novel that spent 4 weeks on the USA Today bestsellers list.

science fictionspace

Pericles the Tyrant

2006 Alternate History

Sidewise Award winner in short form category.

alternate history

Bibliography

  • Vampire Winter (1990)
  • Darkness on the Ice (1993)
  • Written in Venom (2000)
  • Darkspawn (2000)
  • Betrayal (1994)
  • Babylon 5: Accusations (1995)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
innovative contemporary vampire fictionblending genres like alternate history and sword & sorcery
Recurring Motifs
vampiresmythological elements

Legacy

American science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and horror writer who won the Sidewise Award and was a Nebula finalist. Known for over 70 short stories and innovative vampire fiction. Served as short fiction reviewer for Locus Online from 2010-2016.